Ever since I was little I always saw my mom, grandmother, and aunts clean their house before the holiday season.
I never understood why until I became an adult. I love the idea of having my home clean for the holidays. Especially Christmas.
With how busy you become during the holidays it’s so hard to give yourself time to clean until the new year.
I want to share with you in detail how I cleaned my entire home for the holidays.
How To Clean Your House For The Holidays?
I try to do a deep clean of certain areas or places I want to tackle before the new year.
Step 1: Write down all the places you want to clean
Step 2: Make room for your holiday decor
Step 3: Tackle the places you delayed cleaning all year.
Step 4: Give yourself a timeline
Step 5: Break down your cleaning into stages
Once we complete these steps here is an example of my holiday cleaning checklist.
My Holiday Cleaning Checklist
Month Before
It’s a month before the festivities begin, and you want to make sure the deep cleaning and/or the places that will take the longest to clean are taken care of in advance. Here is a list of areas you should deep clean for the holidays:
- Go Through the pantry for any spoiled food and baking items
- Clean and organize the fridge
- Deep clean oven
- Clean out the guest bedroom
- Go through holiday decor (See what needs to be fixed or replaced)
- Take down curtains and wash them
- Clean any appliances you need for holiday baking
- Vacuum and mop behind the couch
- Wash and prep the Christmas linen you will be using (Table cloth, napkins, placemats, etc…..)
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1-2 Weeks Before
The holidays are super close! Now is the time to get down to the details of cleaning.
- Dust living room/common area guests will be around
- Remove any clutter or items you will not be needing during the holiday season
- Wash dishes that are going to be used during the holidays (mugs, plates, serving bowls)
- Vacuum the couch
- Prep guest bedroom
- Wash bath mats
- Take down and wash/replace shower curtains
- Wash and prep guest linens (bed sheets, towels, etc.)
- Haven’t already; take out Christmas decor and place it around the house/apartment
- Clean front hallway
- Deep Clean bathroom
- Deep clean microwave
- Wash and disinfect garbage cans
- Add extra hangers to the front door closet
Overall…
This list is a simple way to keep yourself on track while cleaning your home for guests (Or no guests at all).
Plus this helps you get your deep cleaning out of the way until the new year!
If you’re looking for a general cleaning schedule. I have a great apartment/small spaces cleaning schedule you can check out here.
