15 Essential Items for Spring Cleaning and Organizing

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May 14, 2024

By: Hadiya Presswood and Jessica Butler

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Must-Haves for Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning is just the thing to get you refreshed and ready for warming temperatures. Welcome the season of new beginnings with these essential cleaning and organizing supplies that will give your home a fresh feel.

OXO Good Grips Long Reach Dusting System

A dusting kit is essential for knocking out those layers of dander, hair, and dirt that settles on everything. This set has three attachments, including a slim pocket for fans, and can extend up to eight feet for cleaning high corners or tucked away spaces.

BUY IT: Amazon, $50

This electric shower scrubber has the power and will save your from sore arms. The set contains nine different scrubber heads, covering several shapes and sizes for all kinds of surface areas. Now, cleaning the shower won't feel like a total chore.

BUY IT: Amazon, $50

PULIDIKI Car Cleaning Gel

Your car deserves some love as well. Use this incredible cleaning gel to pick up dirt and crumbs in hard-to-reach crevices and vents. You can even use it in your home, and it's especially helpful with cleaning your computer's keyboard.

BUY IT: Amazon, $6

Crevice Cleaning Brush

Here's another great cleaning tool for small, narrow spaces. It's thin enough for gaps and corners — anywhere that larger brushes just can't quite clean. Best of all, it's sturdy and you can use it inside your home as well as outdoors. Grab this pack of three today!

BUY IT: Amazon, $3

Scrub Daddy Special Edition Spring Sponges

How adorable are these spring-themed sponges? Scrub Daddy removes gunk and grime with ease, whether you're cleaning messes in the kitchen, bathroom, or the living room. We love the traditional smiley face scrubber, but the bunny and butterfly are welcome additions!

BUY IT: Amazon, $14

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Variety Pack

We all know the stain removing power of the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, but why not add a little variety to your spring cleaning? This pack contains three different kinds of magic eraser sponges: ultra thick, ultra foamy, and extra durable.

BUY IT: Amazon, $9

FABTAB Green Clean: Eco-Friendly Bamboo Cleaning Cloths

These cloths are made from bamboo, biodegradable, machine washable, and dry so quickly. Say goodbye to single-use paper towels and use these heavy duty absorbers to tackle spills instead.

BUY IT: Amazon, $20

SHARK NV105 Navigator Light Upright Vacuum

A vacuum is your carpet’s first line of defense from dirt becoming ingrained in it. This vacuum doesn’t stop at carpets! It has another mode for bare floors and a detachable component for couches, stirs, and other areas that are harder to reach.

BUY IT: Amazon, $100

Shark Steam Mop

A mop provides a deeper sanitizing clean and can hit those tougher spots. This lightweight steamer mop loosens any grime stuck to the floor and allows you to scrub it away. Since it is compact, you can get into tighter spaces with ease.

BUY IT: Walmart, $50

Cleaning Supplies Caddy

Moving around your home to clean is a tiring physical task to begin with, so there’s no need to have your supplies out of reach too. Keep everything you need nearby with this lightweight caddy that has space for spray bottles, cloths, brushes, and disinfecting solutions.

BUY IT: Amazon, $16

iTouchless SoftStep Trash Can

A cardinal rule of cleaning and organization is that everything has a place, and sometimes it just so happens that that place is in the trash. This heavy duty stainless steel can is hands-free and can be purchased with odor absorbing pads. You can choose from three different colors and various sizes to suit your needs.

BUY IT: Amazon, $100

Hanging Storage Organizer

A hanging organizer is one of those items that "just make sense" because they can have highly specific purposes that allow you to group items, like accessories, kitchen items, or toys. This is a basic organizer, with three or six pockets, that’s ideal for storing everyday items, and at just over a foot wide, doesn’t take up too much space.

BUY IT: Target, $19

Decorative Storage Cube Bookcase

Even though our cardinal rule states that everything has a place, sometimes it’s hard to find a place to put everything. Creating storage spaces with bins or trunks can remedy that. This bookshelf comes with cubes so you have one item that functions as decor and storage.

BUY IT: Wayfair, $189

Over-The-Toilet Shelves

Shelves are the ultimate organizing item: they are tailored for the room, space, and purpose of the objects it will hold while maximizing space. For example, the bottom shelf of this bathroom unit is high enough to be just above the toilet, which means that sharing cabinet or countertop space is less of an issue.

BUY IT: Amazon, $55

Williston Forge Hall Tree

After a long day, who doesn’t want to toss everything aside and go relax? As easy as it is to leave things scattered across the house, it can lead to clutter and disorganization. Instead, as soon as you walk in, put your coat, keys, and mail in one place where you can find it easily later on. This hall tree even has a bench so you can at least take a quick breather.

BUY IT: Wayfair, $65

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