Simplicity: Autumn Clean Out- The Living and Dining Rooms

This week my focus for the Autumn Clean Out was on two thirds of our main room- the living room and dining room.  The following was my list for cleaning.

Living Room

• Remove all decorations (we have one empty room where Faye used to live that I moved all of my decorations into- I mean all! Removing all of your decorations and putting them together in a separate location makes you feel like you are going shopping in your own home and help)s you view your items in a different light.)
• Move furniture out of the way (I moved the sofas out of their normal spots to give me open access to the carpet)
• Spot clean and scrub carpets (my biceps and triceps are killing me!)
• Vacuum
• Dust all furniture
• Clean windows
• Dust wall photos and pictures
• Replace all furniture
• Replace decorations (maybe rearrange a few pieces)
• Make Dreams to Fulfill list

1. Add draperies to cornices to finish window treatments
2. Change throw pillows on the sofas

The Dining Room

• Remove all decorations
• Move furniture out of the way
• Vacuum or sweep the floors
• Mop the floors
• Dust all furniture
• Clean windows
• Dust wall photos and pictures
• Replace all furniture
• Replace decorations (maybe rearrange a few items)
• Make Dreams to Fulfill list

1. Add draperies to cornices to finish window treatments
2. Paint back door brown (to add pop and anchor the room)

I hope your Autumn Clean Out is going along as well as mine is.  Next week we will be looking at the kitchen. Happy cleaning!