Project Clean Up 2022...Week 8: Foyer

I finally got my foyer finished! Can you believe it??? This is the room that everyone enters first and is usually the cleanest room as it is the first seen, but lately, we have had shoes, baseball equipment, band instruments and more dropped in this area. After having a talk with the kids...

I was finally able to get myself back on track. 

This room is not huge, but has very high windows, lots of stairs, flooring, walls and woodwork. That's a lot of wiping and scrubbing. 

Here is how everything was done in this room...

__ Dust and Windex Light Fixtures.

I am not a huge fan of this light fixture, very dated, however it allows just the right amount of light I need for my sales job. It collects a ton of dust so when it is cleaned well, it is definitely noticeable. 

__ Wash walls and trim.

__ Wash doors, knobs and switch plates.

__ Wash door cart. 

__ Clean heating register

We have hot water heat in our house since we live in the middle of nowhere and there is no gas available out here. We have these heat registers in all the rooms. The metal always needs cleaned down and each space between the metal pieces has to be meticiously cleaned out. I use a bamboo skewer to pull the dust between each out. A vaccuum hose will not work, I have found so this is what I do ever year in every room. Takes time for sure. 

__ Clean or replace entry mat. 

__ Sweep and scrub floors.

I love this vinyl that we picked the last time we did flooring. It hides dirt well, but also can stain easy. I hand scrub this whole floor during my clean up. 

Don't forget the stairs. Since these are hardwood, I hand scrub with Murphy's Oil Soap and dry immediately with a towel. These stairs get so tracked up. Whether with shoes or the oils from your bare feet, 10 people in a house can cause a lot of damage. I do what I can to get the dirt cleaned and they look very nice for the year. 

It always looks so nice when finished! 

__ Wash and Windex Windows.

 

This is the biggest job in this room....Windows! Almost the entire foyer is made up of windows. They are so high. I have to stand on the tip top of a 6 ft ladder in many areas to get the full window and the trim above each. This is towards my front door.

 

These are the windows going up the stairs. They get wiped down all year of course, but a thorough wiping is this time of year. 

Dining Room is the next blog to come...