Before you get busy cleaning the floor, run the vacuum’s brush over your mattress. These mattresses can wear unevenly, so flipping and/or rotating your mattress can help prolong its life. If you have a coil mattress, this is a good time to flip it. As long as it’s not too damp or too cold, using Mother Nature’s drying system is the way to go! If you like to switch up your bedding to match the season, give your seasonal blankets and sheets some outdoor air time also. Add that the mixture to the wash. If the weather cooperates, dry your quilts, blankets, and pillows outside.
To lightly scent and soften the fabrics of your bedding, combine a drop of tea tree oil with a cup of white vinegar or ½ cup of Epsom salt. Read labels, of course, before you start the wash and be sure to follow the directions. Nearly everything except foam pillows can be laundered. Start your spring-inspired cleaning by stripping the bed. In fact, a good, thorough cleaning doesn’t even have to wait for spring! Here are helpful tips to freshen up your bedroom any time of the year. That doesn’t mean, however, that we should skip the tradition of spring cleaning. Today our climate-controlled homes don’t require a sunny day to flush out the dirt and soot accumulated throughout the winter. When our homes were heated solely by coal, oil and/or wood and we lit our nights by candle and lantern, the first hint of spring’s warmer days marked a time to air things out and clean things up.