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House Cleaning Tips: Get Your Home Ready for the Celebrations

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Published on November 8, 2021. EST READ TIME: 3 minutes

Introduction

The moment you hear the word Diwali, your mind is filled with thoughts of diyas lighting up your home and neighbourhood, boxes full of sweets, beautiful rangoli patterns, bright new traditional clothes, and gifts from relatives and friends. That’s how it usually is for most of us around the country. While the reason for celebrating Diwali may vary based on the part of the country you belong to, one thing is common for all of us; Cleaning your house to make it ready for celebrations.

Here are some tips to make your house shine as bright as the diyas you’ll be lighting up on Diwali:

Divide the house area for cleaning

As good as it may sound, cleaning your whole house before it’s time to light diyas and celebrate Diwali can be a herculean task. It can take its toll on you if you don’t have a proper plan in place. The best way to deal with such big tasks is to break them into small and manageable parts and approach them one at a time. You can start the cleaning process by dividing the house area into different zones. Once you are done dividing the whole house into different zones, start by allocating time for each zone. The bigger the house the more time it is going to take, so it's prudent to start early.

Get ready with your pre-Diwali cleaning equipment and tools

A good cleaner is as good as his/her tools, so getting the right cleaning tools should be at the top of your list. Basic tools such as brooms, dustpan, wipes, scrubbers, bucket, mop, etc. should be enough for ensuring a sparkly clean house. The deep home cleaning process can be a tedious task so it is best to give yourself enough time to ensure proper cleaning. Depending upon the size of your house, deep home cleaning can take from a few days to multiple weeks, so plan accordingly.

Declutter all the things

One of the most important parts of cleaning your home is the decluttering process. It allows you to get rid of the unwanted stuff which is consuming space and making your home look small. Start by opening that storeroom you don’t open often and remove unnecessary things. Make a stack of the things you don’t need anymore. Donate all those unwanted items to bring smiles to the face of the unfortunate ones and make this Diwali special for them.

Wash curtains & covers

A deep home cleaning exercise during Diwali is a good time to visit some of the items that are often neglected and are not cleaned on regular basis. Hence, Diwali cleaning is a good time to wash the overlooked items such as curtains, rugs, sofa, and cushion covers.

Organize your wardrobe

Cleaning your home also allows you to declutter your wardrobe and make it well organised. By this, you can remove unwanted clothes from your wardrobe and optimise space to keep maximum stuff in it. Keeping things in the right place in the wardrobe also opens up space in the bedroom, making the home look neater and well organised.

Scrub & clean the kitchen & bathrooms

Scrubbing those greased kitchen shelves and bathroom floors can be the most toiling task of the home cleaning process. Well, this tough task can be made easy by using the right ingredients to shine those hard-to-clean surfaces. Use warm water, disinfectant, vinegar, etc. to clean those shelves.

Plan your decorations

When it’s all done and your home is sparkling clean and shining as bright as the diyas, it’s time to focus on the most interesting part of the festival, decorating your home. So take out those decorative items and let the artist in you come out. It’s time to make those beautiful and creative rangoli patterns, decorate your house with candles, diyas, etc.

Conclusion

A clean, lit-up, and decorated house is said to be fundamental to welcome Goddess Lakshmi and prosperity to your home. Apart from this, you can think of securing your home by buying a home insurance policy. Home insurance So, this Diwali, get the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha by buying a home insurance plan and preparing yourself for those uncertain times.

Disclaimer: The above information is for illustrative purpose only. For more details, please refer to policy wordings and prospectus before concluding the sales.

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