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Bedrooms can harbor dust and dirt, which is super unhealthy. This checklist will help you deep clean your bedroom little by little (perfect for working women!).
Do you know what you’re breathing in while you slumber peacefully in your bedroom?
I’ll venture a guess – dust, dirt, and harmful germs.
For some reason, the bedroom is one of the places many people think they can skip when it comes to deep cleaning.
But with a mattress full of shed skin cells, drool-covered pillows, and a dusty closet, I beg to differ.
Why it’s Important to Deep Clean Your Bedroom
Wondering why you should deep clean your bedroom in the first place? Here’s why. We spend a significant portion of our lives in our bedrooms – about 8 hours per night, if we’re lucky. As a result, it’s important to guard against the dust and germs floating around in the air.
Your bedroom is also probably where you store most of your clothes. Because of this, it’s important to keep both your bedroom and your closet clean and dust-free. Therefore, this checklist also includes cleaning tasks for inside your closet.
How This Deep Cleaning Checklist is Different
My bedroom deep cleaning checklist is different from the other bedroom cleaning checklists available online. Here’s what makes it unique and special.
It’s Thorough
When you deep clean your bedroom with my checklist, you’ll get all the nooks and crannies sparkling. I’m talking about the things you might not even think to clean!
You can skip anything you don’t want or need to clean. But if you want to really deep clean your bedroom, my checklist is there for you.
It’s Specialized
My deep cleaning checklists are detailed and comprehensive. As a result, I split them up into several parts, by room. As you know, this part of my deep cleaning checklist covers tasks that you should do in your bedroom.
Before you start to deep clean your bedroom, be sure to complete my deep cleaning checklist of whole-home tasks. These are the basic deep cleaning tasks to complete in every room. Next, you can move on to tasks specifically tailored for that room.
I have other specialized deep cleaning checklists for specific areas of your home, such as the kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, etc. Those checklists will include tasks that are specific to only those rooms. You can find links to all of my available deep cleaning checklists at the bottom of this post.
It’s Bite-Sized
If you work full-time or you’re otherwise busy, you probably don’t have time to complete an entire deep-cleaning checklist in one day.
Because I know it might be easier for you to clean in chunks whenever you have time, my checklists break larger tasks down into smaller, bite-sized steps.
As a result, you can complete these smaller deep-cleaning tasks whenever you have time. You don’t have to spend a big, exhausting chunk of several hours to deep clean your bedroom all at once. This means that my deep cleaning checklists are perfect for working women, because you can complete them a little at a time,
It’s Specifically Ordered for Efficiency
You might know that cleaning from top to bottom is best.
My bedroom deep cleaning checklist is ordered more or less from top to bottom. However, it’s also broken down based on area (Bed, furniture, closet). As a result, you’ll deep clean your bedroom more efficiently. You’ll also be able to minimize re-cleaning areas you’ve already done.
The tasks are also ordered in a way that makes sense. As a result, you can move methodically when you deep clean your bedroom. In addition, you can stop cleaning when you need to, and you’ll know just where to start in your next deep cleaning session.
How To Complete the Deep Cleaning Checklist
There are a few different ways to deep clean your bedroom using my checklist.
Do It All At Once
If you have the time and energy, you can complete the checklist in probably a few hours. Also, you deserve a medal.
Do It In Bite-Sized Chunks
If you don’t have the time endurance to deep clean your bedroom all at once, then you can complete the checklist in chunks. Take some time each day to complete one or two tasks from the checklist.
Each task will take between 5 and 30 minutes, but it depends on how clean the room already is and how quickly you work.
As I stated above, my master deep cleaning checklist is broken up into several parts. This portion covers tasks to deep clean your bedroom. Be sure you complete the general deep cleaning tasks first, before you move on to the bedroom deep cleaning checklist below.
How to Deep Clean Your Bedroom
Here’s my detailed checklist for how to deep clean your bedroom.
- Remove and wash all bedding
- Wash mattress protector
- Vacuum mattress
- Remove stains and freshen mattress
- Launder pillows according to manufacturer instructions
- Wash curtains
- Vacuum/dust/clean out under bed
- Clean headboard, footboard of bed
- Clean upholstery
- Empty and wipe down interiors of drawers (Also a great time to declutter!)
- Wipe down outsides of furniture (dressers, nightstands, etc)
- Wipe down closet shelves
- Wipe down closet hanging racks/poles
- Vacuum in closet
- If desired, clan house slippers according to manufacturer’s instructions
- Clean pet beds according to manufacturer’s instructions
- Clean humidifier according to manufacturer’s instructions
How to Deep Clean Your Bedroom: Conclusion
This deep cleaning checklist focused on tasks for your bedroom. Complete the tasks on my whole-home deep cleaning checklist before completing the bedroom checklist. As a result, you’ll achieve a great foundation for a deep-cleaned bedroom.
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Take a look at my other deep cleaning checklists for specific rooms! Check back here for updates – I’ll link to each new checklist once I’ve published it.
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Bedrooms
Playroom
Closets
Laundry Room
Utility Room
Basement
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