Welcome to the 7-Day Spruce-Up: Your Guide to Spring Cleaning!

Spring is a time of renewal and a fresh start, which is why so many people take this opportunity to clean and organize their homes. But sometimes it can be hard to know where to start.

We’ve gathered our very best tips and tricks you can use almost anywhere in your home—including a few hacks you might not have tried before—and the must-have products you’ll need to get your home in its best shape yet.

Day 1: Gather Your Supplies

The number of cleaning products available to you is seemingly endless. So what do you really need? Which essentials will you actually use? And how can you choose the best products for the best results?

These expert-recommended cleaning items will become your MVP lineup for years to come.

Day 2: Weird and Wonderful Hacks

It’s no secret that a lot of cleaning hacks don’t actually work. But once in a while, a hack comes along that changes the game and becomes just another reliable cleaning method.

These cleaning hacks have it all: They’re the tricks we’ve learned from our parents or other loved ones, they’re tested and proven, and they usually involve supplies you already have in your home.

Day 3: Purge and Organize Clothes

A new season is the ideal time for purging and organizing your closet. You’re likely already planning to move some seasonal items into storage, so why not take stock of what you no longer wear?

Get your closets organized so you can find all of your favorite items way more easily, and make sure to move anything that doesn’t belong in there to a more permanent spot.

Day 4: Clean Hard-to-Reach Places

Some places in our homes are more difficult to reach than others, which means they probably don’t get cleaned quite as often as they should. But when spring cleaning rolls around, it’s a great chance to finally tackle those overlooked and hard-to-reach areas—like the bathroom exhaust fan—so you can be sure your home is truly clean from top to bottom.

Day 5: Tackle the Kitchen and Bathroom

Between cooking and hosting in the kitchen and the daily use your bathroom gets, it’s no surprise these two spaces are some of the dirtiest in every house—and require the most amount of cleaning.

But don’t worry our top-rated tested bathroom cleaners and DIY options will surely help you make those high-traffic rooms in your home sparkle again in no time.

Day 6: Store and Organize Everything

Once you’ve been able to tackle the biggest cleaning jobs in your home, next is making sure everything has its rightful place. A well organized home is much easier to keep clean and tidy, so we asked some organizing experts about the biggest mistakes and cluttered areas they see in almost every home—and how to store basically anything.

Day 7: Embrace Tidy Habits

The time and effort you put into cleaning and organizing your home is only worthwhile if you actually manage to keep it that way—at least, as much as is realistic. We tapped pros to find out which cleaning rules they don’t think will serve you in the long run, and the best cleaning and organizing habits you can actually stick to.