French housing experts teach you how to effectively clean up the house

1. Kitchen

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To clean up your home, start with the kitchen, because housewives often stay here to cook for the family.

Seasoning cabinets

Pick out outdated condiments and throw them away.  Those overdue cinnamon may not poison your family, but its best place to go is trash.  Try to avoid eating out-of-date condiments.  Anyway, they have already lost their taste or nutrition.

 

 

Kitchenware

If there are many utensils in the drawers and cupboards, make a selection first, leave the ones that are frequently used, and collect those that are rarely used in boxes, such as oyster forks, hot pots, snail clamps, etc.  If you still need more space, save them in the cabinet outside the kitchen.

Drawers and kitchen cabinets

Do you have a messy drawer?  Do you have to take a long time to find what you are looking for?  The solution is simple, classification!  Drawer dividers are easy to find in stores.  You can categorize tableware and kitchenware, including bottle openers, can openers and crab claws.  Put the frequently used ones in the drawer, and put the others inside.

 

In addition, have you calculated the times you have to take out your salad bowls?  If it is with high frequency, place your frequently used utensils in a place that is easily reachable and put the rarely used ones on the top.

2. The living room

The living room has the largest space for family activities.  Which will have DVDs, CDs, books, magazines and other small accessories.  Where here's a simple rule: just keep things that will inspire you and give you pleasure.

DVDs, CDs, and books

For DVDs you dislike, give them up, give it to your friends, or swap another DVD with them.  This rule also applies to books and CDs.

Accessories

Everyone has different ways of managing accessories.  Still, remember one principle: The more decorations accumulated, the more time you will spend on cleaning.

3. The bedroom

 

If your wardrobe is full and messy, that means you have forgotten that the bedroom is a place for relaxing and sleep.  Therefore, clean and clear are crucial.

Wardrobe

If there are piles of clothes in your closet that are no longer fit or are out of trend, but you still hope that they will be popular again, and you don’t know if you should keep them or throw them.  Please remember the following rules which helps you to decide.  If any one of the following features appears in your situation: You should not hesitate to send them away or throw them:

- Cause itchy skin

- Too small or too short

- No longer suitable for your lifestyle

- Does not meet your age

- Faded colour or stained

- Cannot be repaired

- Unsuitable colour

Sports Equipment

When did you last use this rowing machine or exercise bike?  If you do not remember, it means that they are meaningless to you!  These large equipment occupy a large space in the room, sell it, you can earn some money and space!

 

4. Children's room

As an adult, we have the responsibility to show our children that, all goods must have a life cycle.

Toy

You can give away toys that are no longer used by children, of course it is important to gain consent from your children.  You can explain that these toys will be given to children who were forgotten by Santa or younger cousins.  The children's room should not be full of toys under any circumstances. It would be unnerving.

Annual cleanup

When the school year is over, during the summer vacation, you and your children will sort out the textbook brought back from school.  In particular, let them choose to keep the most rewarding and favourite paintings or handicrafts, and throw the rest.

Kid clothing

As the child grows very quickly, sometime you may find difficulty in organizing children's clothing, you can use two box to solve:

The first box: Put the clothes that given by others which will wear in the upcoming months or years in this box, then check and update every quarter.

The second box is prepared for the clothes to be donated.  Once the clothes are no longer suitable for the child to wear, put them in this box.

 

5. Bathroom

Bathroom items must make you feel satisfied and enjoyable.

Medicine cabinet

Periodically check the expiration date of the drug and discard the expired drug at any time.

Beauty products

Whenever you open a bottle of beauty products, use a pencil to mark the date, so that you know its "age" to avoid the risk of adverse skin reactions.  Don't be addicted and buying a lot of beauty products at once in the store.

Cosmetic

Throw away any cosmetics that aren't suit for you, such as tried mascara and lipstick that does not suits your skin tone.  Also, avoid buying cosmetics which is in a set that combines blush, base, multi-colour eyeshadow, etc.  These products will eventually be forgotten at the bottom of the drawer until it expires, because it is rarely used.

Multifunctional products

Why are there always many bottles and jars on the side of the bathtub or in the corner of the shower?  If we can find a single product that suitable for all ages and with multi-functions, it will make our bathroom more clean and tidy.  “Alep soap” is a typical multi-functional product, it can be a bath soap, a shampoo and a face-cleansing soap, but also for adults and Children, even babies!

Small appliances

Hair dryers are frequently used, so it should be put in an easily accessible place.  Nevertheless, hair straighteners and hair curling can be placed in a forgotten corner, if you rarely bring them when you go to travel.

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