Often the hardest part of spring cleaning is getting started. With so many tasks to complete, figuring out where to begin and how to get it all done can make the entire project feel like an overwhelming challenge. This is where a spring cleaning checklist can help!

The feeling of accomplishment you get when checking items off your to-do list is incentive enough to have one. Plus, a solid cleaning checklist ensures you won't miss any important cleaning jobs.

The cleaning experts at Simple Green put together a helpful Spring Cleaning Checklist, broken down by room, to make planning your spring cleaning strategy a breeze.

And remember, knowing how to do the job properly is just as important as the task itself. That's why we also provide links to step-by-step spring cleaning instructions to help you get it right the first time.

When you notice daylight is lasting a bit longer and it feels warmer outside, then it might be time to grab your sponge, mop, bucket, spring cleaning checklist and a bottle of Simple Green and get to work!

How To Spring Clean - Your Checklist:
Here's a breakdown of cleaning tasks for every room in your house. Pick a starting point and before you know it your entire home will be clean, fresh, and ready for spring.

All Rooms:

• Dust and clean ceiling fan and blades (here's how)
• Clean windowsills and window tracks
• Clean baseboards (here's how)
• Dust corners and out-of-reach areas for cobwebs
• Test batteries in each smoke detector
• Disinfect doorknobs, cabinet handles and light switches (here's how)

Kitchen:

• Clean all large appliances (here's how)
• Deep clean your microwave (here's how)
• Deep clean your coffeemaker (here's how)
• Empty the crumb tray in your toaster or toaster oven
• Clean out your refrigerator and freezer (here's how)
• Clean behind and beneath the refrigerator
• Clean your oven (here's how)
• Clear cabinet shelves
• Clean your garbage disposal (here's how)
• Deep clean your dishwasher (here's how)
• Clean chrome fixtures & faucets (here's how)
• Clean grease off walls (here's how)
• Clean your range hood filter (here's how)

Bedroom:

• Clean your pillows (here's how)
• Organize drawers and closets
• Fill a donation bin with clothes you don't wear anymore
• Rotate your mattress & clean it (here's how)
• Clean your upholstered headboard (here's how)

Bathroom:

• Clean your shower head (here's how)
• Properly dispose of old medicine and toiletries
• Scrub the shower and bathtub (here's how)
• Scrub the shower curtain liner (here's how)
• Scrub & disinfect the toilet (here's how)
• Clean your bathroom tile grout (here's how)
• Ged rid of bathroom mold (here's how)

Home Office:

• Clean debris out of your keyboard with canned air
• Disinfect your computer mouse

Living Room:

• Clean your couch (here's how)
• Clean your area rugs (here's how)
• Clean your fireplace (here's how)

Laundry Room:

• Clean your washer & dryer (here's how)
• Clean behind the washer and dryer

Kid Stuff:

• Clean your stroller (here's how)
• Deep clean your kid's high chair (here's how)
• Deep clean lunchboxes (here's how)
• Clean play tents and tunnels (here's how)
• Disinfect your changing table (here's how)
• Clean all plastic toys (here's how)