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- Few things are as relaxing as walking into a clean, organized, and attractive home at the end of a long day.
- Unfortunately, homes do not clean themselves, and few people can afford a professional cleaning service. This means it's up to you to keep your home looking fresh and tidy.
- While housework is unlikely to ever be your favorite way to spend a few hours, the 14 tools and products listed below will help make the job a little easier, and thus faster.
We get it. Scrubbing toilets and vacuuming floors, while not as bad as getting a root canal, are undeniably less fun than most other ways to spend your free time. Unfortunately, housework is a necessary evil, unless you don't mind living in less-than-healthy surroundings. Still, there are ways to make the job easier and more tolerable.
Start by tackling a small amount of cleaning each day, rather than waiting until the job seems insurmountable without wiping out your entire weekend. Having basic cleaning tools and products on-hand also makes life easier. The 10 minutes you have slotted to clean the toilet shouldn't be the time to discover you don't have any disinfectant in the house.
Your cleaning supplies should be kept together in a central location, making it easy to grab what you need when it's time to take care of chores. If your home is large or multistoried, keep an extra supply of disinfecting wipes under the sink in each bathroom, where they are handy for quick touch-ups.
Here are the 14 essential cleaning supplies and tools every home needs. Then, check out our buying guides on the best cleaning products and gadgets you can buy.
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