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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning
• What you need

Cleaning a room can be a tedious job, but you still have a way to get it done quickly. To quickly clean the room, you need to be organized: throw away all the trash, return the furniture to where it was, make the bed, sweep and vacuum if necessary. You can use tips like listening to exciting music or playing a game to make your work more enjoyable - time will pass quickly if you're having fun.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Get the job done

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   Open music (Spotify, YouTube and Pandora are great sites if you listen to music on the internet). Having a little fun while you work will help time pass faster. Remember to play music that makes you sing and want to dance.

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   Open curtains to let light in. Light can energize you and help you see what you're doing. Make your bed, this will only take 5 minutes, but your room will look different.

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   Start with getting rid of trash. Throw any trash you find in the trash or pile it up in the kitchen trash. Garbage is easy-to-see and the only thing you need to remove it will make your room look much cleaner.

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   Rearrange bedroom furniture. Bring all the items in the wrong place to the center of the room. This will give you space to stack stacks of books or a few rows of small toys, and you can place them near their correct positions. Arrange groups of items belonging to different places in the closet, as this will make it easier to store them later.

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   Clean up the dishes. If you eat in the room, the dirty dishes left behind will make the room, although relatively clean, suddenly turn into dirty. Take all dirty dishes and cups into the kitchen. Wash the dishes or put them in the dishwasher.

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   Cleaning clothes. Separate clean and dirty clothing. Place dirty laundry straight into the washing machine or laundry basket, hang or fold the clean clothes and store them in the cupboard. If you store your clothes in a drawer with lots of compartments, fold them neatly so that there is room for more clothes. This way, the space will be wider and your room will look tidier in an instant.
   • Put away all shoes. If not, you may trip and slip. Either take them downstairs and put them in shoelaces, or keep them neatly lined up under the closet or put them under the closet.
   • Don't forget belts, bags and ties. Hang them on a rack and store them in a closet. If you have separate drawers for these items, be sure to return them to their original locations so you don't mess with your wardrobe.

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   Clean up miscellaneous items. Don't just look at the floor and clean up things that catch your eyes like trash or dirty clothes. You should also remove miscellaneous items and tidy up table surfaces, cabinets, and shelves. Arrange drawers, drawers with multiple compartments, nightstands, and everywhere you store things. Check under the bed as well.
   • Give it to a charity or throw away things you don't need. If you have a lot of unused clothes, toys, or books, put them in your bag and ask your parents to bring them to you, or if someone else can use them in the house. That way you will have more room for other things. Cleaning and arranging the rest will also be easier.
   • Throw away any paper you no longer need and sort out the rest.
   • If you are a student, consider buying containers or folders to keep loose documents and notebooks. That way, you can check back or find things you want to get rid of more easily. Place next to the door of the room for easy access when going to school.
   • Store smaller items in bags or containers. These boxes can be stored in cabinets, displayed on top of many cabinets as decorations or hidden under beds.
   • Try to place similar items in one place when setting up the room for easy access.

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   Make the bed. A messy bed will make a room messy no matter how clean it is. Put blankets, sheets and spread them out neatly. You can take off the sheets and turn the mattress over (if you have one), as the unused mattress will be more comfortable. You may also need to wash your sheets and blankets. Should clean the bed first to get motivation to clean the room.
   • To impress parents more, you should adjust the four corners of the mattress so that the bed looks even more tidy.
   • If you make your bed first, you will have a place to do other things, such as folding clothes, organizing paperwork, and more.

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   Return the items from the other rooms to where they should be. Place items that are not from your room in the box or laundry basket and return them. For example, you can take your child's toy, stuffed animal, or blanket to his or her room or put the book in the living room.

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    If you are in a hurry, set a time. Focus on the main things and stop when time runs out.Dirty clothes (they can be thrown into the laundry basket and taken to another room), the unwashed bed and the trash are the things that make the room look the most awkward. advertisement

Part 2 of 3: Cleaning a Room Professionally

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   Clean up and wipe off surface dust. The room will be even cleaner if dust is cleaned; Your parents will be very satisfied without wasting much time. Wet a rag or use a paper towel and a suitable cleaning solution to clean greasy, dirty surfaces.

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   Shake the small rugs and dry them. If there is carpet in the room, shake it and dry it (if it doesn't rain). You can't clean carpets completely by vacuuming, so rinsing and exposing them to the outdoors can really make a difference, carpets will not only look clean, but smell good.
   • Do this before sweeping or vacuuming. This way you can remove dirt from the carpet.

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   Vacuum dust! Remember to vacuum every corner and edge of the room, don't forget under the bed. This can make the room cleaner, as a dirty carpet or floor will make a clean room dirty as well.
   • If the floor in the room is made of hard material, it is better to sweep and mop the floor instead of vacuuming; The vacuum cleaner cannot clean everything.

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   Scent the room. Start by opening doors and windows to let fresh air into the room. Use aromatherapy water when the room is well ventilated. A fragrant room will feel cleaner even if it's not really clean.
   • It is important that you wash soiled clothing before you do this. Dirty clothes are what makes the room smell.

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   Make sure everything in the room has room. The room must have enough room for everything, otherwise you have to remove it. Too many unknown items means you don't have enough space for the items you have. This is a clear sign that you have to cut back! This will make it easier to clean the room next time.
   • Label the containers and other sorted items so you know which items are located.
   • If there are many small things like jewelry, leave them for last; This will give you time to keep it tidy. Sorting these items can take a long time.
   • Consider the space needed before bringing in new items. You cannot arrange for too many items.

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   Make room for clean clothes. Clean up wardrobes and drawers by folding or hanging clothes that are scattered around the room. Tidy and efficient storage of your clothes will provide plenty of space in a closet and drawer to store new clothes or other items such as storage boxes, collections, unused heaters and clear items. There is no room for this room.

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   Keep the room tidy. Putting everything in the right place and storing items after use will save you time cleaning up later. Your parents will also be happy. Keeping a clean and tidy room can be a negotiating way to get extra pocket money or some "perks". advertisement

Part 3 of 3: Keep motivated in cleaning

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   Turn on your favorite music. Bustling music can make cleaning work more fun. You will be infatuated with listening to more new music until you forget the time when cleaning. Listen to live music and turn them into your music program!
   • If you have other means of listening to music, avoid using your phone (if there are messages or your phone connects to social media sites, leave it on silent or turn it off) and laptop / computer. calculated so as not to be distracted. By avoiding them you are helping yourself, even if you don't think so!
   • Remember to ask your parents if it is okay to play the music, or if the music is too loud.

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   Rearrange or redecorate. Regularly rearranging and redecorating can be a great way to get inspired to clean your room. From time to time, change the decoration or arrangement of furniture to your liking. You will feel more comfortable than cleaning your room normally thanks to the feeling of different results.
   • WikiHow's Youth section will give you many great ideas if you find it difficult!

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   Plan an activity in the room. If you don't have the inspiration to clean the room, think about how great it would be when the room is clean instead of cluttered. By planning an activity in the room that interests you like hanging out with friends or watching a movie with your “that person”, you'll have a real incentive to clean and keep the room clean.

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   Start with the most difficult task. Some people find that they never finish cleaning even though they have started, just because they leave the most hateful thing to do in the end. Try starting with the hardest part, then work on the rest. This will probably get you going from start to finish.
   • Reward yourself for completing the first task you hate the most. This can encourage you to get the job done!
   • Another way is to start with work that can make the biggest difference. This can be a good way if you don't have a lot of time. Making bed in advance is a good option, whether you use your bed to sort items or not. Besides this alone was a bonus, it was the room that looked neater.

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   Play game. When making room cleaning into a game, you'll get excited to get it done, and it also encourages you to clean up more often! There are many ways to make room cleaning a game, but here are two ideas to get you started:
   • Use strings or brooms to divide your room into sections. Next, number each piece and roll the dice. If any numbers show up, you will clear that part. If done in 4 minutes, grab a reward! Continue rolling the dice until the room is finished.
   • Write down all areas to be cleaned such as beds, under beds, cabinets, tables, shelves, bookshelves, nightstands, etc. on pieces of paper, fold them, put them in hats or baskets, draw and clean the area separately. that area.
   • If you have a swivel chair, sit in and rotate until the chair stops opposite to clear the area. You can also use a water bottle to spin.
   • Challenge. If you have a sibling in a private room, you could both clean your room at the same time and see who was cleaner or who finished first! Ask parents to hang a reward.
   • Many popular songs are 3-4 minutes in length. If you're listening to music, try to see if you get work done in a single track time.
   • Play "red light green light" but with housekeeping.
   • Record time. Next time, jot down the time again and see if you did it faster than the last time. However, you need to remember that you have to clean the entire room.

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   Ask a friend to clean the room. Ask if your best friend can come and help you clean the room. Make sure your parents know that they are working or your friend may have to go home. It is best to choose a friend who is tidy and organized. Your friend can give you a few tips for effective cleaning. Don't forget to help when it's time for her to clean her room.
   • If you share a room with someone else, ask them to move together, and make sure you both share a fair share.
   • Don't let a sibling or friend help you if they are capable of distracting you.

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   Try not to be overwhelmed by work. It is easy to get overwhelmed and lose motivation, especially if your room is really cluttered. But there is a way for you to avoid this feeling.
   • Try to do little by little, pick up and store 5 items at a time (for example), or try cleaning every 5 minutes until the room has been cleaned for the whole day. It's not fast, but it will get better results in the long run and you won't burn out.
   • Try to clean the room more often so that the work doesn't pile up. Try to clean the room every night before going to bed. So when the day comes to clean your room, you don't have to do much.
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Advice

• Make a habit of storing 20 items a day, or setting aside 5 minutes to clean the room so that the room is never too cluttered. Then clean thoroughly once a month.
• Try not to be nervous or you will easily give up.
• One item at a time. For example, if you have drawing tools, put it away first.
• If there are large objects on the floor, remove them first. When you are done with large items, move on to medium sized items. Once the midsize items have been placed in the right places, you can move on to the smaller items. Take the time to store the items properly to keep the room tidy later. Once everything is in place, you can focus on sweeping, wiping and vacuuming.
• If you are afraid to use harsh chemicals, go with natural products.
• If you start to feel discouraged, take a step back. Sit down and take a break to regain your spirits and continue cleaning.
• A dust roller is a useful tool to collect hair from the floor or dust clean clothes that used to lie on the floor.
• List of things to clean in the room! If you love being organized but things get messy sometimes, checklists will be the first step to getting organized!
• Close the door to avoid distraction. Then lock the door and don't unlock it until the room is finished!
• When cleaning the closet, start with the pile of clothes.
• Open windows to let fresh air into the room.
• If you have cloth bags, use them to store sundries, then place them neatly in the basket or closet.

Warning

• Speed ​​and efficiency are both important. Don't go too fast, miss what needs to be done, and get the job done.
• Beware of glass fragments caused by broken objects or leaves (thorns) that pets may have released into the room. These may be in places you might not expect.
• Be careful while cleaning, lest you bump and damage objects.
• Do not play music too loud, as this may disturb others.
• Most spiders are HARMLESS. If you can't handle them, ask someone for help.
• If you encounter rats or insects, ask someone else to help remove them to be safe, unless it's just a few insects.

What you need

• Radio, iPod, computer or mobile device for listening to music (optional)
• Trash bag (sometimes needed - especially if you don't have a trash can nearby)
• Room freshener or perfume (optional)
• Broom for sweeping hard floors / vacuum cleaner to vacuum carpets
• Duster
• Glass cleaner to clean glass surfaces
• Dress up
• Mop and shovel
• Snacks (optional; remember to clean up right after eating)
• A water bottle
• Storage box