Tips for your interior spring cleaning

The living room is a room designed to live, and if you use it correctly, it is probably very dusty, congested or even in disorder. Bonus points if you have children and they have spread their talents as artists on the walls. But as fun as life is, sometimes you just want a clean space when you go home and the weekly cleaning that you do is not always enough to completely eliminate dirt. 

 

We have five quick and easy ways to clean your living room, each requires 20 minutes or less.

What find a clean living room regardless of the use you make of it, from relaxation to training.

Clean the flat -screen TV and the remote control

It is an element of the living room often neglected and yet, over time dust and dirt accumulate on TV. Gently wipe your TV with a soft and dry antistatic microchiffon to avoid scratching the screen. Avoid window cleaners - or any other chemical product, moreover - because they can damage the screen. Even paper towels and paper tissues can cause damage. If there are stains that are difficult to remove, slightly moisten the cloth with water and gently clean the screen.

And don't forget to clean the essential accessory: the remote control. Remove the batteries from the remote control, then turn the remote control over and shake the debris that drag between the buttons. If you have a compressed air cartridge, you can use it to dislodge dirt.

Use a wipe or a cleaning cloth sprayed with a cleaning solution to gently clean the outer shell. Use a cotton swab soaked in an all-use cleaning solution for cleaning around the buttons. Scrape the debris housed in the crevices with a dry toothpick.

Clean the air conditioner filter

Nowadays, air conditioners are not only used in summer. As they are mostly reversible, they also act as heating in winter. And very often, we forget to clean them. 

Prepare your air conditioner for the summer season by cleaning the filter behind the front grid in case there is accumulated dirt and dust. Remove the grid, take the filter out, vacuum cleaner, then wash it with hot soapy water. Let the filter dry before reinstalling it. If the filter is very worn, it is time to replace it.

Clean the underside, the back and between the sofa cushions

Even if you regularly vacuum in areas with high traffic, dust balls can hide under and behind your sofa. It is important to check the condition of these difficult to access areas at least once a year (every six months if possible) by moving the sofa. 

Vacuum the carpet or floor and use special accessories to reach spaces between the cushions of the sofa. This will allow you to clean your sofa. Animal hair can be notoriously difficult to remove from certain furnishings, so you may need to use an anti-paint roller or adhesive tape for these areas.

Clean training equipment

Since containment, your living room has also become a gym. You have installed some training items such as dumbbells, an apartment bike or a treadmill. If you share the training equipment with other members of your home, it is best to clean the handles and other areas frequently affected with a disinfectant wipe between uses. But from time to time, you will want a more in -depth cleaning. 

Get rid of the accumulation of dust around the engines and other mechanical parts of the treadmills and the exercise bikes by disconnecting the machine, removing the engine cover (the manual can help you find it) and aspiring visible debris. 

Then clean the surface of the machine with a soft, damp cloth and soft soapy water. Do not use window cleaners or aggressive chemicals on the screen, which could damage the screen covering and the reactivity of the touch screen.

Give your dumbbells and yoga carpet the same treatment with a damp cloth and soft soapy water. 

Replace your sofa covers

Spring cleaning is a good time to refresh your interior decoration or change what is damaged. So if the cover of your sofa begins to show signs of fatigue, opt for Extensible new covers.

No need to use a professional to replace the fabric that covers your sofa or chair. Just find the perfect cover and put it on. In a few minutes, your sofa finds a new youth and your interior decoration is transformed.