Making Bedrooms Their Best with a DIY Checklist
Just like every other room in the house, you want each bedroom to be clean, neat, and clutter-free. Here’s a DIY checklist to help you get started:
- Thoroughly clean the floors. If the carpet is soiled, then have the carpet professionally cleaned. If it’s worn, look at your budget to see whether you can afford to replace it.
- Clean and freshen up the woodwork, baseboards, and trim moulding around the doorways. These areas must be sparkling clean or freshly painted.
- Clean or replace switch plates and outlet covers. If they’re decorative,
- then replace them with new, plain covers in either white or cream.
- Clean your switch plate and outlet covers by running them through your dishwasher on the top shelf.
- Wash the windows so they’re sparkling clean. Also, check that the windows work smoothly and don’t squeak.
- Replace window treatments if they aren’t on-trend. Bring in the lightest in each room by opening the drapes or curtains. If your curtains are in good shape, just wash and iron them.
- Replace dated overhead lighting.
- Clean out and organize the wardrobe. Remove and store out of season clothing; pick up everything off the floor.
- Oil door hinges if they squeak.
- Repaint bright walls with a neutral shade. Make sure the ceiling is in good repair.
