K the two things i think is missing from the bedroom cleanup list are dusting up high - where ceiling meets the wall - i have an extendible duster for cobwebs etc... and dusting under the bed - i dont know, i think its all about dust...

Oh. When I saw "Sleep in a clean bedroom tonight," I thought this was an invitation. Never mind. (Just kidding. Great suggestions.) Musically, some uptempo jazz gets me going.

Totally agree. Something about clean sheets knocks out insomnia every time.

My favorite cleaning music is the Beastie Boys Pandora station. :) It puts some funk in my trunk.

Just me or does the blue picure (with cat on bed) look photoshopped in?

Gimme Martha and the Vandellas "Nowhere to Run" ... Loud.

Cleaning up is nothing more organization of cast-off and overflow. If plan for the mess you can meet the challenge in a few seconds. My plan consists of a nicely woven but large hand basket that I carry from the bedroom to where ever the items should go. In the evening the basket is returned to the bedroom with whatever I believe we will need for the evening, usually bottled water. I also have a microfiber cloth in there and give everything a once over before returning to the kitchen to finish setting the table for dinner.

I make the bed as soon as I get up out of it.

We have pets, they are not allowed in the bedroom. That solves a multitude of cleaning problems.

best of The Police...or Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love...also LOUD. Love to relocate those dust bunnies.

completely agree (first paragraph) =)

On Monday since I had a new bed frame delivered I took advantage of the opportunity to rearrange the furniture and THOROUGHLY clean EVERYWHERE in the bedroom. Monday night I slept better than I have in months and Tuesday morning I woke up refreshed and rested... I will never sleep in a dirty bedroom again!

Having a roomba and using it every other day has the added benefit of leaving less junk on the floor.

Until 2 months ago, I used to make my bed daily when I got out of it in the morning -- complete with comforter smoothed and flat. Then, I discovered that my kitty likes the rumply bed much, much more. All those nooks and crannies to snuggle into, curl up, and nap. So, I feel bad for having made the bed all these years.

Clean bedroom is heaven!

I love to clean to Jimmy Buffett/Radio Margaritaville (since I have lost the satellite radio, it has been regulated to an iPod playlist). But I love to do just about anything to Jimmy Buffett.

I've also discovered that making the bed is the fastest and easiest way to make the room look cleaner. It's a good size space in the room and provides a surface for further organization.

Although we keep a tidy, clutter-free bedroom I used this as incentive to deep clean the bedroom on Friday (and as a way to "clean out" the bronchitis I am finally recovering from, after being sick for seven weeks). Took about two hours, but EVERYTHING got moved, cleaned, dusted, swept, changed. It has been wonderful to be sleeping in a clean clean room after a long winter. It was worth the time and effort.

my problem in the bedroom is the clothes ! they get messy fast !!

Does anyone know where the comforter is from in the first picture? I asked on the original post, but it was older so I doubt I'd get a response. I am in LOVE with it.

I make the bed but I wish for a tutorial to teach me how to make the pillows look neat!

This is one of those great headlines which speaks volumes in just six seductive little words. "Sleep in a clean bedroom tonight."

That's enough to get me motivated right there, and reminds me of my latest deal with the dishes: "Wake up to a clean sink!" It works! My resentment over doing dishes has vanished, and now I'm ready to tackle those wild bedcovers.

Of course it's just me here, but bedrooms and kitchens are the Achilles heel of those of us who've learned how to turn a blind eye to chaos when it suits us ;-)

I'm also curious about the duvet/comforter - anyone know where it's from?

**The duvet cover in the first photo**

My dad's trick (he liked to clean) was to spray a bit of water on the carpet before vacuuming. Picked up a bit of dust. Considering the carpets lasted forever, I guess it did no damage. I spray with a combo of water and lemon cleaner because I like the smell of lemon. I associate lemon with clean!

My sister decided to rent out her (conveniently located) townhouse over the holidays – boy did she get her place in order fast, not only the bedroom. She's now looking forward to arriving back to her decluttered, "staged" home once the guests have gone.

The bedroom is the first place I go to when I need some control-freak-induced de-cluttering. It's contained, so I don't feel the need to overlap into the other (two, haha) rooms of my apt, and it makes such a difference in how I feel when I go to sleep.

Also, Adele. Also loud. Singing along, loudly.