A Guide to Spring Cleaning: Make the Most of Your Space This Spring

It’s the time of year when many homeowners and renters look to revamp their lives through spring cleaning. With longer days and warmer temperatures, it’s an excellent chance to address the areas of your home that you wouldn’t normally clean or declutter so that you’re ready for summer’s arrival.  

In this guide, we’ve provided helpful tips on how to approach spring cleaning, breaking it down room by room. We’ve also included advice on decluttering and ways to maximise space in your home using self-storage solutions. Keep reading to discover how to clean and organise your home effectively this spring. 

The Tradition of Spring Cleaning  

Spring is the season of renewal, new life, and transformation. This leads many people to clean and declutter around this time of year, saying goodbye to winter and preparing to welcome the summer months. 

For some, this could be a simple deep clean around the house, tackling those areas that you perhaps don’t normally attend to during your weekly clean. For others, this may involve a drastic decluttering of all rooms in the house, getting rid of unused or unwanted items, and could even be tied with moving house. There is also the digital declutter, which has picked up in popularity in recent years as people get overwhelmed by an unorganised computer, phone, or other device.  

No matter how you choose to spring clean, it can be a great opportunity to refresh your life and help you feel prepared to embrace the coming months. Letting go of clutter and creating a tidy space can help you feel motivated and reduce stress, creating a sense of renewal and productivity. 

Room-by-Room Spring Cleaning Guide  

The idea of spring cleaning can appear daunting, especially if you’re looking to deep clean your entire home. The best way to get started is to break down the cleaning process by room, either assigning days to deal with one room at a time or if you’ve got a family or roommates, divide the rooms between the group. Here’s what you should clean depending on the room: 

• Living Room: In addition to regular duties like dusting and hoovering, take the time to clean your upholstery such as chairs and sofas. This is a task that many people put off due to its time-consuming nature, but is well-worth the result of fresh, clean furniture.  

• Kitchen: If you own a kitchen with hard surface flooring, such as wood or tiles, be sure to sweep, hoover, and mop, in order to get the best results. Take the time to deep clean appliances such as your oven, dishwasher, and toaster, as these are things we tend to neglect on an everyday basis. There is ample opportunity for organisation within your spring clean, as you can go through cupboard by cupboard and clean the shelves – these are also something most people don’t consider in their regular kitchen clean. 

• Bedroom: When it comes to the bedroom, the majority of the work will be down to wardrobe decluttering. Within your spring clean, be sure to dust any hard-to-reach areas, or places you may ignore during your weekly hoovering session. 

• Bathroom: Like the kitchen, take the time to deep clean your bathroom flooring – for the real clean fanatics, consider using a steam mop for an easy and effective approach to mopping. Disinfect surfaces thoroughly, and sort through any toiletries that you may not use or are expired.  

Of course, these are just a few areas of the house to consider; you may well have office spaces, garages, and utility rooms to spring clean too. The main objective is to break the cleaning process down into rooms, to create a manageable process.  

Decluttering: What to Keep, Donate, Store, or Toss 

Decluttering and cleaning go hand in hand. There’s no benefit to a clean space if it’s also disorganised, so it’s important to tackle both tasks, if you can. To make the process easier, sort your items into four categories: Keep, Donate, Store, and Toss. Items that you use regularly in your daily life should stay. Anything in good condition that no longer serves a purpose can be donated, or in some cases, sold. For belongings that you want to hold onto, but they take up too much space, self-storage can be a great solution. This is especially useful for seasonal clothing, holiday decorations, sports gear, and children’s furniture. Finally, anything broken, expired, or unusable should be thrown away, but be sure to utilise recycling options whenever possible. 

If you’re considering self-storage, think about the size and cost of the unit to ensure it fits your needs and budget. At Kangaroo Self Storage, we offer options ranging from lockers to 500ft2 in some locations, so we can cater to your size requirements. Location and accessibility are also key factors, which is why we offer sites that are in close proximity to major cities across Scotland and North West England.  

Letting go of clutter and creating a tidy space can help you feel renewed for the spring season, with other subsequent benefits like a clearer headspace, reduced stress, and improved productivity. With the right approach to cleaning, organising and even utilising self-storage, you can transform your home in time for spring. To learn more about how our self-storage facilities can assist you with your spring cleaning and decluttering process, reach out to our expert team.