18 Cleaning Ideas To Refresh Your Home This Fall

By  Laurie Gunning Grossman Updated
laundry room with cleaning items on wall Codi Ann Backman for Hunker

Have you heard the news? It's not just "spring cleaning" anymore. We all want to keep our homes feeling neat, tidy, and clean all year round. Autumn is the perfect time in engage in a fall refresh. Here are 18 ideas to try. (And if you're looking for ways to ​prepare​ your home for fall, this checklist will help.)

1. Clean your oven racks.

open stainless steel oven and range Stephen Paul for Hunker

1. Clean your oven racks.

2. Clean your bed pillows.

A brown teddy bear on a bed with white bedding and multicolored pillows Chloe Berk

2. Clean your bed pillows.

3. Clean smelly drains.

A white sink basin with a gold faucet and handles Hunker in Partnership With Acme Real Estate

3. Clean smelly drains.

4. Get stains out of carpets.

using a sponge and a solution of dish soap and water to clean carpet stain Ana Stanciu for Hunker

4. Get stains out of carpets.

5. Clean grease from kitchen cabinet doors.

In a kitchen, white drawers with a marble countertop and white cabinets above. Three of the drawers are open to varying degrees. On the countertop, there's a white KitchenAid stand mixer, three glass storage containers, and a white pot. Sanford Creative

5. Clean grease from kitchen cabinet doors.

6. Organize your garage.

garage tools hanging on s-hooks that are suspended from copper pipes mounted on a wall Trisha Sprouse for Hunker

6. Organize your garage.

7. Clean your dishwasher.

opening dishwasher Stephen Paul for Hunker

7. Clean your dishwasher.

8. Remove pet hair from furniture.

using a wet rubber glove to wipe pet fur off the arm of a couch Ana Stanciu for Hunker

8. Remove pet hair from furniture.

9. Clean your mattress.

Hand pouring baking soda from small glass container onto white mattress next to medium potted plant in white room Ana Stanciu for Hunker

9. Clean your mattress.

10. Deep clean your refrigerator.

Hand using spray bottle and paper towels to clean inside shelf of white fridge Ana Stanciu for Hunker

10. Deep clean your refrigerator.

11. Clean your showerhead.

Showerhead in marble shower Sanford Creative

11. Clean your showerhead.

12. Clean ceiling fans.

Bedroom with ceiling fan Hunker in Partnership With Acme Real Estate

12. Clean ceiling fans.

13. Clean out bad bedroom odors.

white bedroom with dark wood side tables and painting over bed Hunker in Partnership With Acme Real Estate

13. Clean out bad bedroom odors.

14. Clean casement windows.

modern living room with white walls and sliding glass doors and blue rug Stephen Paul for Hunker

14. Clean casement windows.

15. Clean ceramic tile.

tile bathroom countertop in white and gray bathroom Stephen Paul for Hunker

15. Clean ceramic tile.

16. Clean (and disinfect) your couch.

using a spray bottle to clean the arm of a couch Ana Stanciu for Hunker

16. Clean (and disinfect) your couch.

17. Clean your fireplace.

Two living room chairs in front of a fireplace on a wood floor with a neutral rug Stephen Paul for Hunker

17. Clean your fireplace.

18. Remove scratches from wood furniture.

using a furniture repair pen to cover a scratch Ana Stanciu for Hunker

18. Remove scratches from wood furniture.

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