« How to keep order in the apartment?”- this question is asked by many housewives who are tired of raking mountains of garbage behind themselves and their households on the weekend.

We will answer honestly: in order to maintain cleanliness and order in the apartment, you need daily make a little effort and clean up. After all, it is much better to spend 5-10 minutes a day on maintaining cleanliness than to spend the whole weekend on it.

Most importantly, this should apply to absolutely all members of your family, including children.

"What does that mean?" you ask. Now we will understand everything in order.

Absolutely every thing in your home should have its own place. This also applies to all kinds of magazines, and children's toys, and even the TV remote control. In other words, each thing should lie exclusively in its place, then the order in the apartment will be provided to you.

Particular attention should be paid to clothing. Many of them scatter it on armchairs, sofas or chairs when they come home. Under no circumstances should this be done. Take a minute to put your jeans and jacket in the closet, otherwise you will definitely be too lazy to do it later. And so every day... At the end of the week, there will be a "junk storage" of your things on your favorite chair, and then you will definitely spend several hours in order to clean up the house and closet again. But in order to simply maintain it, one or two minutes daily would be enough.

Make it a rule for yourself: no matter how tired you are, put each item immediately in the place that is intended for it! At once! After that, you can lie down to rest after a hard day's work.

I can give you similar recommendations regarding the kitchen. Wash the dishes immediately after each meal, rather than pile mountains in the sink. Try to explain to your husband and children that this responsibility should not be assigned solely to you: let everyone wash the dish after themselves. Believe me, it will only take a few minutes for each of your family, but how much free time will you have to keep order not only in the apartment, but also keep your appearance in order.

Dear hostesses, I want to advise you to stick to the order when cooking. Wash all pans, pots, spoons and forks immediately during cooking, and do not throw them in the sink. It is better to take a few seconds to wash another spoon than to stand at the sink all evening. Wipe the kitchen table from all kinds of crumbs from bread or cookies should be daily.

It is desirable to wipe furniture from dust every day, but if you don’t have a lot of it, then to maintain order in your house, it’s enough to do this several times a week.

Weekend cleaning should include cleaning all the rooms in your apartment, and not only by you, but by all members of your family. I think that you will agree with me, because this is a very laborious process, and for one person it is a very difficult job.

Suggest to your family that everyone starts cleaning exclusively in their room. You can clean in the living room, the husband in the bedroom, and the children in their rooms.

The weekly tidying up includes vacuuming all the carpets, mopping the floors and, most importantly, putting everything back in its place!

Agree that if you act alone, then you can spend a whole day on this, and with the joint efforts of the whole family, this work can be done within an hour. By the way, e If you invite children to put things in order in a race, this can awaken sports passion in them.

It is advisable to carry out general cleaning several times a year, for example, before the Easter holidays and the New Year. Be sure to involve everyone in restoring the general order: let the husband repair the cabinets and drawers, and in the meantime you will wash all the crystal dishes. After such general cleaning, it is much easier to maintain the already done order.

Dear hostesses, do not forget that the order in your family and family life depends on the order in your nest, because the husband and children will want to return to a clean and comfortable home as soon as possible. Therefore, accustom your children and your beloved man (which can be much more difficult than accustoming children) to constantly maintain order in the apartment, especially since this can be done much easier and faster by working together.

Learning how to keep the rooms clean

Order in the house is the hallmark of any housewife, so keeping every room clean is our main task. Agree that our mothers from early childhood taught us to put things in order, they kept repeating that cleanliness in the apartment is the personification of our cleanliness. Remember the phrases: "What kind of stove, such is the hostess. If the house is clean, and the stove is stained, it spoils your whole image and so on"?

As a child, we willingly helped our mother, but, having already matured, we increasingly catch ourselves thinking that we don’t have enough time or energy to clean a house with a modern pace of life. Therefore, it is important for every housewife to know how to maintain order in the apartment, adhering to simple measures to ensure cleanliness.

By following simple recommendations, you can always ensure order in your nest by spending a little time and effort on it. Well, dear friends, I propose to begin. I want to give you valuable recommendations regarding each room separately:

1. Hallway. It is in order in the hallway that we can immediately conclude about the mistress of the house herself, since we receive guests there. In order to maintain order in the hallway, ensure that there is a minimum of shoes in it. Leave only those pairs that are worn now, and hide those that are out of season away in the closet. Now take a look! Thanks to this, the hallway has noticeably changed. Now it is enough to wipe the mirror, smile - and you can receive guests!

2. Kitchen. This room is like a shrine... It is here that any woman and hostess spends most of her time, so let's ensure order here, so that we would be pleased to create our gastronomic masterpieces on it. Since it is in the kitchen that a large amount of waste and dirty dishes are collected, Teach all family members to take out the trash and wash their dishes in a timely manner. And you, like a mountain from your shoulders, and your family will feel their indelible contribution to maintaining order in the apartment.

One more thing! Necessarily check your refrigerator. Be sure to throw away all expired products, but it’s better not to buy food and cereals for the future, constantly thinking: “What if prices rise tomorrow or there is hunger, but you have nothing.” Keep all food fresh. In addition, you should not litter all the kitchen shelves: this will definitely not provide you with a perfect order.

3. Living room. This room is rightfully considered the most cluttered and overloaded with all sorts of objects and things. Don't believe? Take a look around now and see for yourself. Countless magazines, books, small interior details, children's toys... After all, this is where you all gather in the evenings and make a mess.

"Indeed," you agree. But this is not scary, now we will put things in order in the living room. Many psychologists argue that if you look at a particular object, then if you really need it, there will be a place where you can put it right away. If you feel sorry for throwing away your daughter's one hundred and forty-seventh doll just because her eye fell off or the handle broke, then you are making the wrong decision on the path to maintaining order.

The most important principle, dear hostesses and mothers, that you should adhere to is get rid of unnecessary things and useless rubbish! Moreover, this must be done not only when it is already unrealistic to walk around the room, but also when the thing has already worked out its own. For those interior details and other things that are really needed, there is always a small place where they will look organic and create order in the house.

4. Bedroom. Your bedroom also stores a bunch of unnecessary trash. Don't believe? Then look under your bed! There, for sure, there is a stack of magazines that you read a few years ago. But because of a couple of interesting articles, it's a pity to throw them away? No, throw it away immediately! Better buy new ones or go to the bottomless expanses of the Internet - there you will find everything you need. Otherwise, you will never learn how to maintain order in the apartment. It is in the bedroom that you can safely involve your husband, because there you live together. Well, after he himself, in the process of putting things in order, sees that you have more than enough things, then you won’t even have to hint at buying a multifunctional locker. I assure you that the next day your man himself will go to buy a new chest of drawers, because the day before he could not cope with countless things.

5. Bathroom and toilet. How can you keep order in the apartment if there are so many bottles and bottles in the bathroom that you won’t see so many even in a household chemicals store! Throw away everything you don't need immediately, including those bottles of creams that are called "You can still use a few times." You either use them to the end, or quickly throw them in the trash!

Throw away all toothbrushes, except for the one you use, immediately. Do not litter the space with them.

To keep the bathroom neat and tidy, put dirty laundry in a laundry basket, not in a basin. Believe me, it will be much more aesthetically pleasing!

Well, and finally, take 5-10 minutes and quickly wipe the mirror and all the plumbing - so the bathroom will always shine with cleanliness!

Not difficult at all, right? And it won't take long, trust me! If you take these tips as a rule, then you will never again spend your day off cleaning the entire apartment, because it will be enough to allocate only 15 minutes during the day to maintain order in the house. That's all!

If putting your house in order is an impossible dream for you, I advise you to bring to life 10 valuable tips that will help you maintain impeccable cleanliness in your apartment, get rid of the eternal mess and make your nest more comfortable, and life more harmonious.

1. Any thing should be only in its place. The things you use most often should be in accessible places. If there is no such place for them, then they accumulate on tables, cabinets, chests of drawers, creating chaos. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you allocate a shelf or a drawer in a chest of drawers for such things - so you can maintain cleanliness and order in the apartment.

2. "Close guard" at the entrance to the apartment. You know, dear hostesses, the less rubbish gets into your house, the less likely it is to accumulate inside, thereby creating a mess. Of course, it is very nice to receive another cup or a funny souvenir as a gift, but are you sure that you will use such things in your life? If you want your house to always be in order, then you should give up unnecessary mailings, pointless purchases, and you don’t need to bring numerous leaflets and catalogs into the house that are thrown into the mailbox. Simply put, block access to these kinds of things that have absolutely no benefit to you.

3. We play detective. Periodically, you should check in your apartment for the presence of "junk storage" - those places where things accumulate the most. For example, a kitchen sink could be such a "hot spot" because it always contains dirty dishes. You may think that the family simply does not want to help you. But in fact, both the husband and the children do not like to wash dishes due to the fact that a huge number of cans constantly need to be rearranged in the cabinet before putting the washed plate there. Therefore, it is worth getting rid of such rubbish in order to achieve the necessary comfort in everyday life. Here's a look at how the situation changes after you put things in order in the kitchen cabinet.

4. Don't buy a huge amount of storage containers. Many believe that after acquiring "magic" containers, all the mess in the house will immediately disappear. But few realize that by buying a huge number of such containers, you will only aggravate the situation. They will really help you keep organized, but only if you distribute things by groups, purpose and storage locations. Only after that you can buy suitable containers, boxes and boxes.

5. Avoid repetition. Tell me, why do you need four identical decanters for compote, if one is enough? Why do you keep five identical combs and three bathrobes? Do not accumulate duplicate things in the apartment, because by getting rid of this, you prevent the formation of blockages and thereby contribute to the fact that the house will always be in order and cleanliness.

6. Avoid nostalgia. Oh... Nostalgia, as everyone knows it... I agree with you: it's not easy to get rid of your favorite dressing table, because it reminds you of your childhood, how you sang songs in a hairbrush in the image of a singer. Well, if you are a reverent parent, then your hand will not rise to get rid of the creations of your baby. Keep only the best drawings of your kids, and shoot the rest with a camera. Here it is already worth deciding what you want to see in your house: a museum of old things or an ideal order?

7. Weeds in the wardrobe. This is where the 80/20 rule comes into play. You don't know what I'm talking about? Everything is simple! 80% of our time we wear only 20% of all our clothes. In order to maintain order in the apartment, put things in order in the closet. Review regularly. If you find things that do not fit, feel free to give them to thrift stores or share with friends. Holding on to clothes just because you will need them someday is not worth it. Remember, our dear hostesses, that the key to maintaining cleanliness and order is getting rid of unnecessary things, and not shifting them to a new place each time.

8. Simple solutions will help control the order. You won't believe it, but most often the simplest solution will help to clean up the biggest mess. For example, by placing an ordinary key holder on the wall, you will save yourself from the daily search for keys, as is often the case, especially when you are late for work. Well, if you put a wastebasket near the workplace, you will save a huge amount of time. What is the relationship between the basket and time, you ask? You just don't have to spend half an evening to put things in order on your desktop, clearing it of a lot of papers and candy wrappers. Such a simple solution will allow you to constantly keep your workplace clean.

9. Create "kits". I advise you to purchase transparent containers or textile baskets in order to put things in them that are necessary for a specific purpose. For example, in one box you can put all the things that are necessary for the care of leather shoes, and in the other - all the necessary creams and lotions that you use every Sunday when you go to the bath. Believe me, this greatly simplifies life and effectively helps to maintain order in your home.

10. Create a cleaning schedule for yourself. Some areas of the house require daily cleaning, such as the kitchen, while others can be cleaned once a week. When the schedule for cleaning the bathroom comes up, do not skip it, even if you are very tired. It is better to spend 20 minutes today just to maintain order than to spend several hours later on it, because the plumbing and the bathroom itself will no longer be so easy to clean.

Surely, after reading these tips, you thought that maintaining order in the apartment would take you a lot of time. Actually it is not. It is important to simply take them as a rule. Why do you need to maintain order in the apartment? And in order to free up as much time as possible for yourself and your family. After all, we do not live for constant cleaning on the weekends, but in order to enjoy every moment next to our loved ones and relatives.

Cleaning is not the most exciting activity in the world. But whether you like it or not, every week, or even more often, you have to gather your will into a fist - get a vacuum cleaner, mops, rags and start cleaning up. How to make this process not so painful, AiF.ru learned from the book of an expert on professional cleaning of premises - Marie Kondo.

Step #1: Starting in the Morning

The best time to start cleaning is early in the morning. Fresh morning air clears the mind, sharpens the ability to judge. The earliest cleaning I've ever done in my life started at 6:30 and I managed to get everything done in half the time I normally would!

Step #2: Create a Work Environment

It is important to create a calm space in which to appreciate the things in your life. Ideally, you should not even listen to music while cleaning. In my opinion, any noise makes it difficult to listen to the internal dialogue between the owner and what he owns. And of course, there can be no question of the TV being turned on. If you need some background noise to relax, choose calm music without words.

Step number 3. First we throw it away, then we store it

Start by getting rid of what you don't need. Once you've done that, deciding where to put the rest of your stuff isn't too difficult, because after the reduction, you'll be left with a third or even a quarter of what you started with.

Step number 4. Sort

I recommend cleaning by category. Instead of cleaning a specific room, set a goal of “clothes today, books tomorrow.” One of the main reasons many of us fail to succeed at cleaning is because we have too many things. This excess is caused by the fact that we simply do not know how much we actually have. When we distribute storage spaces of the same type throughout the house and clean one room at a time, we have no way to estimate their total volume, and therefore we cannot finish cleaning. To avoid this negative spiral, clean by category, not by location.

Start with clothes, then move on to books, documents, miscellaneous, and finally things of sentimental value. If you decrease your property in this order, your work will progress surprisingly easily.

Step number 5. Properly store

For clothes, there are two methods of storage: hang items on a hanger and put them in a closet, fold them and put them in drawers. I don't think hanging can compete with folding in terms of space savings. Although this depends to a certain extent on the thickness of the garment in question, when folded, it is possible to fit between 20 and 40 garments in the same space required to hang 10 items.

Proper folding tightens the fabric, smoothes out wrinkles, makes the material stronger and more viable. Clothes that have been neatly folded are characterized by durability and a sheen that is immediately recognizable. He immediately distinguishes it from those things that were carelessly pushed into the box.

Step number 6. Use improvised means

The world is full of storage devices. You can even find things that you could not even imagine. But there's really no need to buy dividers or any other fancy gadgets. You can solve your storage problems with the things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.

In fact, any rectangular box or container of the right size will do for this purpose. However, large cardboard boxes or boxes from electrical appliances are too large to serve as storage dispensers, inconvenient for storing other items, and simply ugly. Please get rid of them in time. Never cling to them with the conviction that they may someday be needed.

People are busy, there is not enough time, but there is a lot to do. In our fast-paced time, it is interesting to live, and there is a lot to be done. As usual, there is not enough time for everything. Most of us love cleanliness, but not everyone manages to make their home cozy and clean, which you always want to return to. How to improve your life with the least expenditure of your strength? And how to avoid clutter in the future? How to put things in order in the apartment? How to quickly ensure cleanliness and maintain it? Let this article serve as a little guide for hosts.

How often do you need to clean?

It is not always desirable to take up cleaning, because the working day is very tiring and it is better to come home and relax. But what if there are piles of unwashed linen nearby, and a pile of unwashed dishes in the kitchen? How to force yourself?

Tip: when you come home, sit for fifteen minutes or a little longer at a chair littered with clothes, for example. Such a picture will still be annoying and you will want to quickly clean up. Starting to think logically, where and what can be removed, automatically there will be a desire to put all these things in their places.

The main thing is to start, because "appetite" comes with "eating". No need to set any additional tasks, let it take 5-10 minutes and that's enough. It has become easier to breathe. Then everything will go by itself. The house needs order. And you need to maintain it regularly. If you do such and similar things a little and every day, then order will soon reign, and keeping the apartment clean is the responsibility of everyone in the family. In a house where it is clean and it is easier to breathe.

The organization of cleaning and restoring order depends on the degree of clutter. If we want order and comfort, we will have to do the cleaning every day, and not from time to time. Now there are so many different cleaning products, some of them make housework very easy. I will not reveal a secret if I say that good funds are not cheap, but they greatly facilitate the work of the hostess. You can advise such a remedy for baths and toilets as Sanfor - apply the remedy and after 1-2 minutes all rust and dirt is removed with a simple sponge. Gel for stoves and microwaves Sanita - also makes it very easy to clean appliances. Foamy TopHouse helps fight fat.

Try changing products, do not trust advertising, a lot in cleaning depends on cleaning products. An important point in cleaning is to remove dust from furniture, shelves, tables, and so on. Rags from old clothes will not help here, they are not able to eliminate dust and dust mites. Buy cellulose wipes, they help a lot in the fight against dust, do not leave lint and streaks, rinse with water and dry quickly.

Let's start cleaning. We start with the kitchen, because we spend most of our time there, which means that cleaning here is always the most. Don't forget to wear rubber gloves.

Unwashed dishes have always annoyed the owners, especially those left on the table or windowsill, even if they are in the sink, it is impossible to wash your hands. To avoid this trouble, make it a rule to wash the dishes immediately after eating. It is desirable that this applies to all family members. Or you can wash the dishes in turn. If this is not feasible, then it is recommended to purchase a basin or other container for its temporary storage. At least it will take up less space, and relative order will be provided.

Washing dishes takes a lot of time. In order for the work not to turn into hard labor, you need to know the main points:

• the remains of food from the containers must be removed so that there are no sewer blockages and the pans are quickly washed. If the food is dry, then soaking with a drop of detergent will be appropriate;
• warm water is a must. You need to collect the required amount in the sink or basin, in this case everyone acts in their own way, and washing under running water is uneconomical; glasses, glasses, cups, glasses should be washed immediately, and cutlery, such as forks and spoons, can be left for later;
• so that the dishes do not accumulate and cleanliness is ensured, it is recommended to rinse after eating or cooking, and thus maintain order.

Our first steps in the kitchen: we soaked the dishes in water with a drop of detergent. We apply the gel on the stove, and while it gets wet, we put things in order in the refrigerator, simultaneously wiping the dust from the table and the rest.

Tidying up the fridge

This closet is a whole warehouse of products that cannot be found right away, therefore:

• food must be packaged;
• products are arranged in small containers;
• products are laid out on their shelves, for example: vegetables and fruits at the bottom, eggs on the door, like milk, and so on;
• we look and smell, we throw away the spoiled, we wipe the smudges with a damp cloth.

Plate

We applied stove gel to the hob. After 5 minutes, you can already wash off with light movements what was formed from previous meals. Do not scrub grease and dirt with abrasive powders and iron sponges; your stove will look shabby over time.

• Keep dishes (plates, cups) at the top, and pots, pans, all bulk cereals and foods at the bottom;
  the more cabinets, the better, they are needed to quickly find a thing;
• hooks, hangers will do a good job for placing towels, pots and other utensils.
• to keep the knives in place, attach them to a magnetic board or buy a wooden knife holder.

The fewer items on the table, the greater the ability to maintain order. In the kitchen, try to do a wet cleaning every day, as this is the most “popular” place in the apartment and there is always the most dirt here.

In such places, everything is usually stored in bulk. Sometimes you can’t open the door, as things fall on the floor, and their next stacking begins. To avoid such repetitions, you need to take note of some rules:

1. Divide clothes into those that are constantly in use, as well as unnecessary, or there is a need to repair.
2. If the item is made of good fabric or knitwear, do not throw it away. The quality of goods only gets worse over the years, and these things can still please you later.
3. Buy more hangers to hang things as much as possible, but keep in mind that knitted sweaters are best stored folded.
4. Old clothes made of artificial fabrics can be handed out or used for needlework (no need to become attached to such things, they will always lie, and the option that they can be used is excluded).
5. Using boxes will keep warm things whole.
6. Storing clothes vertically in chests of drawers will not only allow you to find the right T-shirt at any time, but will also allow you to accommodate more things.
7. Do not throw away boxes from under shoes, they are convenient to put small things in.

It remains only to maintain order.

Bath and toilet

1. To save space, shampoos, gels, paint and bath and toilet cleaners are recommended to be stored in a cabinet arranged under the sink;
2. On the doors of the aforementioned sink, it is desirable that there are patch pockets that can also be used for different tubes;
3. Pastes and toothbrushes should be kept in a separate jar;
4. Towels should be hung on hooks, and the more hooks, the better, since you can hang a lot more;
5. So that dirty linen is not scattered around the apartment, you need order for all family members: put things in a container;
6. After each bath or use of the toilet, wipe the bath with a sponge and detergent. For the toilet, buy products with a spout, such as Sanfor, so that you can easily pass inside the toilet and keep it shiny.

The order in the room is viewed when:

• the bed is made;
• things are stacked in a closet or container;
• the curtains hang neatly;
• dust from carpets can be removed quickly with a vacuum cleaner;
• children's toys are all stacked in boxes and containers, especially Lego toys.

Some tricks

Dust is a source of many diseases and it is definitely necessary to get rid of it.

• if it is possible to throw away carpets, then you need to do it;
• audit and get rid of all unnecessary items;
• if possible, replace curtains with blinds;
• if there are pets at home, then wash their paws and comb them periodically;
• spray with water or wipe houseplants;
• purchase a vacuum cleaner with an aquafilter, which not only vacuums, but also purifies the air;
• wipe dust on all available surfaces;
• order in the apartment begins with the hallway;
• work better with an open window;
• a simple and at the same time unique plant chlorophytum perfectly cleans the air environment in the apartment.

Lots of little things:

1. Screens of TVs and monitors need to be sprayed with antistatic, so dust sticks less.
2. cords from cell phones, tablets, computers and other things are recommended to be signed by sticking a tag on adhesive tape and stored in a box.
3. In order not to get lost elastic bands and hair clips, you can put them in a separate jar;
4. A beautiful basket can become a repository for a child's drawings and colors;
5. Houseplants are recommended to be cleaned weekly of old leaves so that they do not fall asleep on the windowsill.

If guests unexpectedly asked for it, then there is no need to panic, but it is possible to quickly clean up:

• walk around the apartment with a bucket and collect garbage;
• put unwashed dishes in one place and cover with a kitchen towel;
• straighten the curtains beautifully and make the beds;
• Wipe kitchen tables and hang clean towels.

Perfect order in the apartment is possible. Maintaining it is easier than doing a general cleaning.

Home is a place of rest and comfort. Here we spend time with loved ones and alone with ourselves, relax and prepare for new labor exploits. I want to return home if it is cozy, warm and smells delicious. But it’s completely different if chaos reigns in the apartment: a small mess, not cleaned up on time, is rapidly increasing, and soon a mess will form in the house, which there is neither the strength nor the desire to clean up (still, seeing the scale of the work!). Those who want to live in comfortable conditions should learn how to clean up the house once and for all. It is enough to clean the entire living space once, and then it remains only to maintain cleanliness.

There are a considerable number of them. To decide on the most convenient one, it is necessary to test several strategies in practice and compare them. How to put things in order in the apartment?

Method number 1 - consistent cleaning of the premises

Its essence is that first a complete order (general cleaning) is put in place in one room, then in the next, and in another, and so on, until all the rooms in the house are covered. At the same time, it is necessary to maintain neatness in already cleaned rooms - but this will already take less time than a thorough cleaning. It is recommended to start with the cleanest room, the second to choose the most cluttered, and then as it turns out.

Consistent cleaning is suitable for an apartment where a small number of people live

Method number 2 - "All at once"

In this case, putting things in order is carried out immediately in the entire housing: first, scattered clothes are removed, then all the garbage is taken out, after which all books, magazines, control panels for equipment are laid out in their places. For such cleaning, it is worth using each family member so that things move faster, and the result is visible immediately after the start.

Including children in the process of cleaning, you gradually teach them to maintain order in the house.

Method number 3 - "Fly Lady"

The popular method of maintaining cleanliness in the house, developed by the American Marla Seeley, is based on the initial thorough cleaning of the premises, even in the most remote places, stretched for a month, and then on daily 15-minute rituals to maintain cleanliness.

Method number 4 - "Express cleaning"

Suitable for situations when guests are expected, but there is no time for a full cleaning: in this case, things lying out of place are removed from sight, dust is swept away from the most visible places (tables, chairs, chests of drawers, window sills), vacuumed and washed floor. Attention is also paid to the ceiling - cobwebs may appear in the corners. Everything takes up to 40 minutes, but this is a temporary measure - the house will still need a full-fledged cleaning, but only when more time can be allocated for it.

On the first circle, surface cleaning is carried out, on the second - local areas of debris and pollution are eliminated

Whatever strategy you choose, it is always important to remember that it is easier to maintain order than to restore it every time. But all family members should do this. If there are small children or pets in the house, it is more difficult to quickly clean up the apartment, but it is also possible. In addition, only one's own example can bring up cleanliness in children.

Before a radical change in the principles of living in an apartment, it is necessary to critically assess how rationally the space is used. It's not even about its area: in a one-room apartment it can be cozy and beautiful, but in a house with seven rooms, on the contrary, there is even more space for organizing real chaos. Much depends on the furniture used and on the love of "collecting" things that are not really needed.

Useful: The fewer figurines, boxes, dishes, shoes in the house, the easier it is to store. The more closed furniture, the more aesthetic it looks, since the contents of shelves and drawers are hidden behind laconic doors. But to force all the walls with such furniture is also not worth it - you can get the effect of a tunnel.

A simple life hack on how to clean up the apartment if there are a lot of things worth taking note of:

Sequencing

First of all, with each cleaning, it is necessary to eliminate the mess: to remove everything that is “bad” in its place - this way the front of further work will be better visible, and the room itself will immediately become more comfortable.

Tip: To save time, you can put a box or basket, and put in this container all those items that need to be taken out of the room - and then, when all the things are sorted out, take everything at once to their places.

So you don’t have to run around the house with each individual book, jacket or plate. All things should be laid out so that a neighbor or friend who accidentally enters does not put you in an awkward position: personal things are put away in drawers (documents, money, jewelry, underwear), the bed is covered with a bedspread or a blanket, worn things are immediately taken out to the dirty laundry basket , everything else falls into place as well.

After that, you can proceed directly to cleaning. It is carried out from top to bottom, since dust is heavier than air, and if you act in the reverse order, by the time the work is completed, you will have to repeat everything again. That is, you should start with a chandelier, then - curtains, windows, tops of cabinets, doors, and only after that you can smoothly go lower.

By following the principle of top-down cleaning, you do not have to do the same job several times

The dust must be wiped off, after removing everything that clutters it up from the surface - when a bright light falls, it is very clearly visible where they were too lazy and did not pick up objects - dust particles will remain under it and half a centimeter nearby in an even layer.

In the same way, floor cleaning must be carried out not only in a prominent area, but also under bedside tables, sofas, beds - in the most inaccessible places, otherwise the dust will fly out to a clean area from the movement of air masses immediately after cleaning. If there is a carpet with a long pile on the floor, it must not only be vacuumed, but also occasionally brushed by hand.

The frequency of cleaning depends on how often people are in the house. If only one person lives in the apartment, and most of the day he is away from home, cleaning is required much less often. If we are talking about a large family, you will have to put things in order daily. But 5-10 minutes a day to put everything in its place, and another 40-60 minutes a week for dusting and mopping is definitely better than systematically littering the apartment and then cleaning once a week, taking the whole day off.

It is not strictly necessary to follow the rules, but adhering to these principles, your home will always look neat and comfortable.

Cleaning of various rooms in the apartment

For each type of room, there are certain cleaning principles that allow you to put things in perfect order in a house or a separate room. Brief recommendations on how to clean the apartment quickly and efficiently will help you spend less effort on cleaning.

Bedroom

If it is not combined with the living room, it is easiest and fastest to clean it: the bed is made up and covered with a blanket or a blanket on top, which is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also hygienic if you want to sit on the bed in street clothes when you come home from work. Then the clothes are laid out in their places. A common problem in the bedroom is the placement of clothes that have already been put on, but it’s too early to take them to the laundry - you can’t put them in the closet with clean things, so they hang them on the backs of chairs and beds. But you can buy a special rack-hanger just for such things and put it in an inconspicuous corner of the room.

Bedroom cleaning plan

Garbage and dirty dishes are removed from the bedside tables, the surface of the chest of drawers and the window sill, then everything else is removed to wipe the dust. Do not forget about windows and mirrors - fingerprint stains left on them significantly affect the perception of the interior. It remains to clean the floor and ventilate the room - and the cleaning is completed here.

Marie Kondo's tidying system works effectively in the closet - it involves vertical storage of things. So more clothes fit in the drawers, and besides, everything is immediately visible, and it is not necessary, taking something from the very bottom, to make a mess on the entire shelf.

The Marie Kondo system works especially well with small items of clothing that often cause closet clutter.

Bathroom

Here, cleaning is quite laborious: there should always be clean plumbing, including taps on the sink, bidet and bath. Modern household chemicals allow you to achieve the desired result in seconds, but you need to do such cleaning regularly so that persistent plaque does not have time to form.

Mirrors also require attention. Once a month, wipe the ventilation grille and tiles on the walls. Bottles, jars and bottles that are on open shelves should also be washed. Clean, soft towels, a pleasant scent, and clean flooring are all essentials for a clean bathroom.

The bathroom requires special care, as it is used daily by all family members.

Kitchen

First of all, cleaning should be focused on three positions: the work surface (both the countertop and the wall), the stove and the sink.

Tips for keeping your kitchen clean

If they are clean, there will be no dirty dishes and unpleasantly smelling garbage in the kitchen, it will be pleasant to be here.

The fewer items and appliances located on the kitchen worktop, the easier it is to clean it, and the tidier the room looks.

Kitchen cleaning plan

Living room

Furniture with glass doors is beautiful until it is full. In practice, it is in the living room that the cabinets contain a lot of “necessary and useful”, and it is not possible to place all this beautifully.

Note: If there is no desire to change furniture, you can purchase decorative baskets for storing small items - this will add aesthetics.

Here, dust is first wiped and the floor is cleaned, at the same time you can walk with a vacuum cleaner and upholstered furniture.

How to keep order in the living room

Children's room

This is exactly where cleanliness depends on rationally selected furniture. Open shelves for a child's room are not the best choice. Fashionable baskets and boxes for storing toys will help to organize and give some accent to the interior.

In the children's room, it is most convenient to lay out toys and children's things in boxes and baskets.

• take out the garbage more often - do not let it stale, do not collect it in different rooms;
• in parallel with cleaning, check the remotes and lamps for operability - this will make it clear where you need to replace the light bulb, and where - buy a battery;
• to make cleaning more fun, turn on the music - set yourself a "timing", for example, wipe the dust - for one song, sort out the contents of the dresser - for three songs.

If general cleaning is carried out once a month, and express cleaning every two or three days, the house will always sparkle with cleanliness.

And do not be sorry to part with things - such a move makes room for new ones. If the thing has not been used for one year (this is a rather long period, 4 seasons, temperature regimes, preferences change during this time), it should be discarded - if not donated or thrown away, then at least take it to the pantry, and not litter the usable area . The more such things will be taken out, the more space will be freed up in the house.

The state of our home is partly a reflection of our inner worldview. Have you noticed that cleanliness and order cheer you up, but dust, dirt, scattered things begin to oppress? But, why, despite this, we do not always keep the apartment clean? The reason is quite simple. When you look at all this mess, you don’t feel like doing much. After all, where to start? Which pile of rubbish should be cleared first, and will there be an end to this?

You can actually get your apartment in order very quickly. The main thing is to know where to start and in what order to start acting. The most important thing is to clean only in a good mood. If you follow some rules, the apartment will be in perfect order in a few hours.

The order in the apartment must be restored every week on a full scale and intermediate daily. If you tidy up your apartment every day, then on the weekend you will need to spend literally half an hour to wash the floors and wipe the dust. So, how to clean up the apartment?

The first thing you should start with is raking up large blockages in the apartment. For example, you have an armchair, a sofa, a chair in your house, on which you used to throw all your things. And it seems that everything in this heap is familiar and understandable to you, but when it comes to finding something, you spend several hours on it.

The first point of the plan is cleanliness and order at the points of obstruction. It is not necessary to remove all these things, garbage, etc. in one day. You will need to set aside a few minutes a day, say 5 minutes, to put one or two things from this big pile into place. That is, they took some clothes, washed them and hung them in the closet.

The next day, they threw out everything unnecessary, then sorted everything in its place. It is very important - everything that you take from the rubble, you must determine the destination and nothing else. You do not need to put things in perfect order in the house, you need to strive to ensure that everything is in its place.

Clearing debris can be localized in the refrigerator, desktop, bookshelf, linen closet. The order in the room begins with a list of the main blockages. After you do this, it will become easier and easier for you to live.

Tricks

The ideal order is not magic or magic, but something that every person can observe and do. After you have cleared all the rubble in your house, it is recommended to divide your housing into zones. What does it mean? And the fact that each apartment has a kitchen, an entrance hall, a bedroom, a balcony, etc. If you have a small apartment, then it is even easier for you. So, you have decided how many areas in your house you have that need to be cleaned.

Now assign a zone to each day. For example, on Monday you clean the toilet, on Tuesday - the hallway, on Wednesday - the bedroom. It is much easier to spend 20 minutes cleaning a particular room every day than it is to try to clean up the whole house over the weekend.

In the hallway, you can allocate a separate place for keys, for outerwear, as well as for shoes. Everything should lie in its place, which means that we put the gloves on the shelf, hang the scarf on the hook of the hanger, and put the hats in a conspicuous place.

The ideal order in the house is impossible if a child lives in it. And all because the children do not understand why put the toys in their places, if then they will need to be taken out again for the game. Issues of child upbringing are a separate topic, but still - you can put things in order and cleanliness in the children's room.

To do this, purchase bright toy bags and, in the form of a game, explain to the baby why it is necessary to put all his items and personal belongings in the bag. For a quick cleanup, come up with a fun game for your little one that includes a prize for cleaning up.

Kitchen and bathroom

To keep your bathroom in order, you need to accustom yourself to keep the necessary household chemicals in one place. Allocate a special drawer for this, in which you can find rags, cleaning products and detergents at any time. Don't forget to disinfect the bathroom and toilet several times a week. Be sure to clean the toilet immediately after use. Once a week, set aside 5-10 minutes to clean your bathroom mirror.

In the kitchen, first of all, you need to learn how to quickly wash dishes. In order for you to have a desire to wash dishes, you need to properly organize your workspace. There should be no scattered things in the kitchen, because this is the first step towards a total mess. Keep dishes in a separate cabinet, hang rags on hooks, put bread in a certain place. After that, it will be much easier for you to put things in order, wash the dishes and put them in their places.

Cleaning and guests

Order in the apartment before the arrival of guests can be restored in a matter of minutes. The first thing you should do is to fill the toilet and bathroom with detergent, preferably with a chemical composition, in order to quickly eliminate all old pollution. Spray the mirror in the bathroom with a spray and wipe it. After, walk around the apartment and put the curtains on the windows in order. Next, pick up a trash basket and go through the whole house. In parallel, we collect dirty cups, spoons and put them in the sink.

If your child left behind scattered toys, then a large bag will come to the rescue, in which we actually place them. Scattered clothes need to be sorted and put in their places. If there is not enough time for this, then take it and put it in the closet so that the guests do not notice. Now you can return to the bathroom in which you previously poured the chemical solution. Don't forget to clean the surface of the toilet.

Remove all unnecessary from the kitchen, wash and hide dirty dishes, quickly wipe the table and sweep the floor. Don't forget to replace your kitchen towels with clean ones. Be sure to open the windows and ventilate the room.

The Secret of Purity

The secret of cleanliness in the house lies in the constant observance of cleanliness and order. As mentioned above, it is impossible to quickly remove all deposits of dirt in the house. But, if you start doing this gradually, measuredly, without chasing the perfect apartment, then soon the apartment will shine.

Make a plan for yourself that will help you clean up within 30 days, that is, one month.

Start with the most problematic rooms in the house, i.e. the bathroom, toilet, kitchen, and then gradually move on to the residential bedrooms. Before you start cleaning, prepare large garbage bags, as well as boxes in which you will place everything that you have not used over the past year.

Even if you feel sorry for parting with a thing, you should understand that if you have not taken it in your hands for the last 12 months, then in the coming days it is unlikely that you will be interested in anything.

Glasses in the house can be washed with ordinary table vinegar and you will not need to purchase expensive detergents for this. As they say, fast, cheap and cheerful. The best way to deal with dust is to wipe all horizontal surfaces daily. Grab a rag, turn on your favorite music, and run around the house. Try to put things in their places and litter less. If you have already littered it, then clean it up this very second, and not tomorrow or next month.