That time of year is almost here…HOUSE GUEST SEASON! 😉 If you are anything like me you panic slightly at the thought of someone thinking you are a total slob! Having your house clean of clutter is one thing but a dirty bathroom is an entirely different matter! Is there anything worse than a dirty bathroom? Towels on the floor, toothpaste in the sink (or the walls if you have kids), and a frightening looking toilet can make you not even want to open the door, let alone have a friend or family member use it. But with a little forethought and planning, you can make this one of the easiest rooms to keep clean.
Cleaning the bathroom is less than 15 minutes CAN happen…here’s how:
- FIRST: squirt a little toilet bowl cleaner in the toilet. You’ll come back to it in a minute, but for now just add the cleaner and close the lid.
- Next are the towels (and clothes). Having a place to hang them is a must. Toss dirty towels and closes into the hamper. Replace the old towels with fresh ones!
- With the easy part done, it’s time to tackle the countertops. How big is your array of items and, more importantly, do all those items really need to be there? If you have items strewn around that really do have other homes, put them away first. This allows you to see what you have left. Take a minute and look around again and see if there is anything else you can put away. Make a mental note of any type of storage items that might help you eliminate the countertop clutter in the future. Baskets and small plastic containers that can be put under the sink or in a closet are ideal. You have two goals when cleaning your bathroom counter: to make sure everything is presented neatly and that the displayed items are clean. Keeping these two goals in mind will help you dramatically reduce your cleaning time.
- The shower and tub are next. As with the countertops, toss out what’s no longer needed (like those empty bottles of shampoo) and store what you don’t need to have at arm’s reach. If you have a tub, close the shower curtain and be done with it. If you have a shower, give it a good rinse out and maybe a quick clean. (If you have time, go ahead and clean out the tub as well. This wouldn’t be a thorough scrub: just a quick wipe and rinse.)
- Tackle the toilet next. Give it a quick wipe on the outside – especially the lid – and then a quick swish around the inside (which should be fairly easy to clean since you put in the toilet bowl cleaner earlier).
- Finally, there’s the floor. A fast wipe with a damp rag will do on most days. If you have bath mats toss them into the dryer to give them a nice fluff. If the mats are dirty, throw them in the hamper. You can either leave the floor with no mats or replace the ones you freshened up.
I’ll be honest, cleaning the bathroom is right up there with putting the laundry away!! Being efficient is the best way, right?
If you are interested in some fun details about my master bathroom makeover, check out this post: HERE.
Love those simple and quickest ideas over there. I am a lazy woman and always keep my bathroom dirty as I am the only member of my family. After about a month or so I noticed that something I have to do with my dirty toilet and almost forgot again for the time period. But 15 minutes to do the job, sounds great to me.
Toilet is the place where the germs are all over after every uses. So you should be aware always to keep it clean every time. Specially if you have kids then it’s so much necessary to clean the bathroom more than twice a week. Anyway thanks for the valuable sharing.
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I just can’t think a dirty bathroom. I don’t care what my guest will react but I do care myself. I hate to enter in an unorganized bathroom. I have to clean always my bathroom, so it don’t take me more than 5 minutes. But for those lazy fellows, your tips will rock and I am sure I can visit those families..lol 🙂
Bathroom is the spot where the viruses are all above after every makes use of. So you should bear in mind always to help keep it clear every time. Particularly if you have youngsters then it may be so much required to clean the toilet more than 2 times a week. In any case thanks for the beneficial sharing.
It is quite an easy way to clean a bathroom. A bathroom should always be clean. When I go to cleaning the bathroom, it took plenty of time. You have shared a great article to clean the bathroom in just 15 minutes. Thanks for your excellent ideas.