Kitchen

• Clean the inside of the refrigerator with vinegar to help prevent mildew.
• Use a box of baking soda to absorb odours.
• Clean behind and underneath all of the appliances, and vacuum inside the back panel of the fridge.
• Clean out the pantry, change shelf liners and throw out anything past its expiry date.
• Donate any good, non-perishable food you don't think will get eaten to a food bank.

Bathroom

• Use rubbing alcohol to remove the haze from older mirrors.
• Add a few denture tablets to hot water to make porcelain sinks and tubs shine again.
• Take any expired medications to your pharmacy for disposal.

Windows

• Wash windows when the weather is overcast to prevent streaks.
• Use newspaper to shine them up periodically.
• Clean blinds using a ruler wrapped in a cloth or put an old sock on your hand.
• Use diluted rubbing alcohol on window sills.

Furniture & Carpet

• Vacuum between and behind cushions and take them outside on a sunny day to air out.
• Freshen up any carpets by sprinkling baking soda and leaving overnight, then vacuum in the morning.

Closets

• If there are clothes that haven't been worn in a year or two, odds are they never will be. Donate them to charity.
• Vacuum floors, dust shelves and hang cedar blocks or a regular air freshener.