You may have started thinking about your spring cleaning or you may have already begun.  While there are many areas of a home that may need your attention, this week, we’re going to focus on a few hot spots in each room.  These are spots that might be neglected throughout the year and may require some special attention.  No matter the time that you have available, you can set the timer for 10, 15, 30 minutes, or an hour and tackle one of the hot spots in your home.

Today, we’re going to focus on the kitchen.  You may have recently begun to notice sticky spots on cabinet doors or crumbs in the flatware drawer.  By setting an hour aside today, we can give our kitchen cabinets and drawers a new life by giving them some care.  Members to ListPlanIt have access to a wide range of lists that can help set goals for their spring cleaning in Home Management.  Not yet a member?  Join today and make it easy to get organized for spring.

Here’s a list of things to consider as you tackle your kitchen cabinets & drawers today or this week.

• If you have 10 minutes:  Wipe down cabinet doors with a solution of vinegar and water.  Vinegar will not harm your wood and will keep chemicals out of the area where you prepare your food.
• If you have 15 minutes:  Add cabinet hardware.  Wipe down each handle and knob on your kitchen cabinets and drawers.
• If you have 20 minutes:  Add drawers.  Pull out all silverware trays.  Vacuum out drawers.
• If you have 30 minutes: Continue to clean drawers.  While trays are out of the drawers, use vinegar solution to wipe out any stickiness or residue.
• If you have 45 minutes: Focus on trays.  Sort through silverware and cutlery trays and purge anything that you don’t use or that may be broken.  Replace your items carefully and purposefully.
• If you have 60 minutes:  Add cabinets.  Pull out everything from your cabinets.  Vacuum and wipe down all shelves.  Purge contents of cabinets.  Replace only what you need and use regularly.

Doesn’t it feel good to have clean cabinets and drawers?  If you cleaned your cabinets &/or drawers today, chime in below in the comments!