The Dustiest Place in Your Bedroom Is Hiding From You (Get to It Now!)
Apartment Therapy’s Spring Cleaning Cure is a free 10-day program that’ll help you achieve a tidier home. Get all assignments delivered to your inbox by signing up here and download our calendar page to follow along.
People spend nearly a third of their lives sleeping, but how well-rested you actually are can be dependent on several key factors, like having a good and comfortable mattress, a quiet environment, and a clean space, to name a few. Bedrooms can get dusty, and if you’re not regularly keeping those dust bunnies at bay, then your sleep quality will be impacted.
That’s why we’re tackling a major dust hot spot today so you can sleep better tonight. Let’s clean under the bed!
Day 7: Clean under the bed.
This is a fairly simple assignment — especially if you don’t store anything under your bed. Just take the time to sweep or vacuum under there and, if you can, move the bed so that you can get all around it. But if you store items under your bed, you’ll need to move those things out and dust them too. For a finishing touch, give the floors a mop with your favorite floor cleaner.
If you want to take things a step further, you could check to see what’s actually being stored there and decide if it’s worth putting back. Maybe you keep seasonal clothing under there and now’s your chance to do a clothing swap, or perhaps you’d like to eliminate a few things that are taking up space you need for something else. If you do want to declutter after cleaning, I strongly recommend that you only commit a certain amount of time to do this so you’re not spending a lot of time on the floor sorting things in your bedroom before bedtime.
Did you find anything surprising while cleaning under the bed? Tell us in the community forum.
More ways to participate in the Spring Cleaning Cure:
- Sign up for email updates.
- Visit the Spring Cleaning Cure page and catch up on assignments.
- Download the Spring Cleaning Cure calendar.
- Check off that you’ve completed this task and track your overall progress here.
- Join the conversation by checking out the Cure board in our community forum.
- Listen to our one-hour cleaning playlist on Spotify.
The Cure Program is a tradition here at Apartment Therapy — it happens every January, April, and September. Click here to learn more about the year-round program and when to sign up.