50 Areas of Your Home that You’re Probably Forgetting to Clean

You’ve moved that one piece of furniture and thought: why have I never cleaned here? Despite cleaning schedules, deep cleans, and keeping a tidy home, there are just some areas that often get overlooked in day-to-day cleaning. Here are some areas that commonly get overlooked when it comes to cleaning.

Items You Probably Use Everyday But are Forgetting to Clean 

There are certain items we may look at or use every single day, but never think of cleaning. These could be:

1. Your remote control – You probably grab this every day and never think to clean it.
2. Throw pillows – you look at them every day, but when was the last time you actually washed them?
3. The top of your tv – just another surface to dust often forgotten about.
4. Your front door – No harm in wiping down all the doorknobs in your home.
5. Light switches – A surface you touch every day and probably never think to wipe down.
6. The top of your refrigerator – the perfect place for dust to accumulate.
7. Electronics, like your phone and laptop
8. Salt and pepper shakers
9. Your Coffee Maker
10. Trash Cans
11. Chandeliers and light fixtures

Items in the Bathroom Often Overlooked 

Your bathroom cleaning routine probably includes cleaning the toilet, sink, shower, tub, and refreshing your towels, but have you checked on these areas lately to see how they look?

12. Your bathmat – You can easily toss this in a washing machine, but be cautious about putting them in the dryer as they could shrink or melt depending on the material.
13. The space behind your toilet
14. Your soap dispensers – the grimiest of hands touch these daily, but how often do they get washed?
15. Your toothbrush holder
16. Under Your shampoo bottles – If you don’t remove these when you clean the shower, you may be surprised at what you find.
17. Showerhead – soaking this in vinegar can help loosen hard water deposits
18. Exhaust fans or air vents
19. Hairbrushes and combs
20. Your shower curtain

Other Areas of Your Home You May be Forgetting to Clean 

21. Lampshades – be gentle when cleaning these to avoid damage
22. Under beds 
23. The space between your oven and the counter
24. Ceiling fan blades
25. Fake plants – gently dust the leaves
26. The inside of your washing machine
27. Your icemaker, or ice cube trays
28. Your drawers and trays inside of your refrigerator
29. Kids toys – especially if your kids have been sick recently.
30. Baseboards
31. The floors of your closets
32. Headboards of beds
33. Knife blocks
34. Utensil Holders
35. Your silverware tray
36. The top of your kitchen cabinets
37. Rungs of stools or chairs
38. Picture frames

The Bags You Carry Everywhere    

You carry them everywhere and never think about what germs and dust they are carrying home.

39. Lunchboxes
40. Backpacks – Long Holiday weekends are a great time to freshen these up
41. Suitcases – Especially after a trip
42. Gym bags
43. Purses, handbags, and briefcases
44. Reusable grocery bags and totes

Pet Items You May Be Forgetting to Clean 

45. Food storage cabinets and containers
46. Pet beds
47. Leashes and collars
48. Kennels – Inside and out
49. Crates
50. Toys

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