The best cleaning hacks for the holiday season

As the holiday season approaches, you may be thinking about having your house perfectly cleaned and ready for family and friends to visit. We all would love to have professional housekeepers to keep our homes looking amazing, but sometimes this isn’t possible. Whether you’re simply hosting a Christmas brunch or having guests staying with you for an extended period of time, you want your home to look its best. But this time of year is busy and expensive. So if you’re short on time and money, here are some great DIY tips to clean your house quickly and cheaply for Christmas.

Toilets
showers and toilets

Get rid of limescale with just two ingredients by combining white vinegar and dish soap in a spray bottle. Apply liberally in shower or bath, then wash off. You will see the area turn bright and clean white before your eyes.

Walls

You may have noticed that bathroom walls get dusty very easily. If you have noticed, your guests surely will. This ‘lint’ can be difficult to remove with a cloth and you can risk ruining the paint. A great alternative is to keep a duster or handheld vacuum near your bathroom to pick up dust from the walls, sink, and any other areas that are needed.

Mirrors

An unlikely solution for dirty mirrors is black tea. The tannic acid in the tea is great for getting rid of streaks and splashes of water, so make some tea and use a lint-free cloth to wipe down the mirror. You will see the results in seconds.

Toilets

One way to ensure that your bathroom stays fresh during any guest’s stay is to use DIY toilet ‘pods’. Combine baking soda, vinegar, and tea tree oil and place the mixture in an ice cube tray in the freezer. Then put them on for the holidays, give them a little scrubbing with the toilet brush and it’s good as new. Alka Seltzer tablets are also a quick alternative.

The kitchen
sinkholes

Citrus and baking soda are a fail-safe cleaner for any area of ​​the sink, including stainless steel. Make a bowl of baking soda and just dip half a lemon or lime into it, then rub.

Pots and pans

If you want your pots and pans to sparkle after cooking Christmas dinner, check out your fruit bowl! Put some apple peel in the pots you want to clean with water and simmer for half an hour. Once this is done, the pan will be very easy to clean, even if grease had built up before.

microwave

The easiest way to get a tough coagulating spray from soups and exploded cartons in a microwave is to simply microwave a bowl of vinegar and then wipe it clean. You’ll be amazed at how easy the marks come off! This also works for dishwashers with vinegar on the hottest cycle.

stainless steel

Baby oil is perfect for polishing stainless steel appliances, removing dirty finger marks, and bringing back that reflective effect. All you have to do is run it and then wipe the area with a microfiber cloth.

Refrigerators and cabinets

Preparation is the key to keeping fridges and cupboards clean. If you don’t know what’s in your fridge, you’ll end up moldy and messy, and poorly organized cabinets can lead to rice spills and all sorts of nasty situations. Try to store non-perishables like pasta in jars and jars to avoid spills, and organize your fridge logically. Keep vegetables, dairy, and meat on separate shelves for optimal food hygiene. You could even put washable mats in the bottom of your refrigerator drawers so that if they get dirty, you can just pull them out and wash them quickly.

Bedrooms and living rooms
linens

If you’re looking for the perfect fabric softener to make your bedding more comfortable for any guests, don’t shop for overpriced supermarket deals. Instead, use white vinegar and an essential oil of your choice. These ingredients are antibacterial, ensuring that they really deep clean your sheets and condition them too.

Carpets and rugs

Getting back to the baking soda, mixing this super cleaner with 10-20 drops of a strong mint-scented essential oil is great for deodorizing carpets and rugs. Just spray on the area, leave it on for a few hours, and vacuum. You can even add water to the concoction and apply it to particularly smelly areas, before washing it off.

screens and cushions

For those fabric-based home furnishings that collect dust, but are too small or flimsy to vacuum, a lint roller is the answer. Run one over lampshades, cushions, and anything else you can think of, and you’ll see that the dust comes out better than any vacuum ever could.