With Christmas and the New Year rapidly approaching we are on countdown to getting the house ready for company. Here are a few items that should be on your Christmas house cleaning checklist.

Entryway

• Wipe down the door with a damp cloth.
• Wash the doormat.
• Mop or sweep floors.
• Transfer coats from the entry closet to another closet to make room for guests’ items.

Living Room

• Take time to clean up the furniture and carpet with either vacuuming it or treating any stains you may have!
• Launder throw blankets.
• Dust furniture.
• Lint roll seating areas if you have pets.

Dining Room

• Polish the silver.
• Wash serving dishes.
• Polish the dining room table.
• Wash and iron table linens you plan to use.
• Cross check your guest count with the number of chairs you have.
• Consider purchasing fresh flowers for the table.
• Set the table ahead of time for one less thing to do.

Kitchen

• Clean your oven.
• Clean your refrigerator and freezer inside and out.
• Clean inside out outside of microwave.
• Take the time to remove any grease residue from kitchen surfaces.
• Mop floors.

Bathrooms

• Mop or sweep floors.
• Stock up on bathroom essentials and toiletries.
• Wipe mirror.
• Clean the tub, shower and toilet.
• Remove any clutter from the vanity.
• Check to make sure there aren’t any leaks and everything is in order.
• Close the shower curtain so everything looks tidy.

Guest Bedroom

• Remove some personal items so guests have space.
• Have clean fresh sheets and towels ready.
• Take the time to write down the Wi-Fi password so they don’t have to ask!

Outside

• If you have any holiday décor that goes outside now is a great time to make sure it’s up!

After you finished preparing your home for guests enjoy the process! Holidays are filled with memories that will last you a lifetime. And if cleaning your home is too much to take on with getting ready to host, don’t wait any longer. Email or call Southern Shine Cleaning, your Spartanburg home cleaning service today.