Day 32: Master Bedroom

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Considering we have an almost 80 year old Cape Cod style house, all of the rooms are small. Our master bedroom is small. Like real small … only 11’x11! Once upon a time, we had an apartment with a walk-in closet that was 8’x10′, so our room feels super tiny. My desire is for our bedroom to feel like a sanctuary, a place where we can unwind and relax, and forget about the rest of the world for a little while.

Its not there yet.

We currently have a hamper and storage bin on the one wall in our room, and that gives us 2 flat surfaces, and you know what that means – CLUTTER!

I am planning on taking some time over the next few days to clear out that side of our bedroom and turn it back into a sanctuary again.

Here is my Spring Cleaning & Decluttering plan so that I stay accountable, and maybe it can help you out too. This is the order I need to do these tasks to make cleaning go as smoothly as possible.

Strip the bed, wash all linens, and put away the winter comforter
Wash the pillows
Clean the mattress – vacuum and then spray with the Norwex Mattress Cleaner Spray
Wash all dirty laundry in the hampers
Take down the curtains and run them through the laundry. Rehang when the room is clean and the curtains are slightly damp (it prevents wrinkles from the dryer)
Put away clean laundry
Decide if the items that have cluttered up the room are trash, recycle, donate, sell, or keep.
Put all donations aside
Trash & Recycle go to the curb on Sunday evening
All items in the “Keep” pile find a new home and get put away
Dust surfaces from the ceiling and work my way down to the floor
Vacuum up the dust and dirt on the floor
Clean the windows
Mop the hardwood floors
Remake the bed with all clean pillows and linens