The bedroom is a haven for many homeowners. Most people either spend a lot of money to make it look luxurious or they leave it bare because it’s out of the view of visitors. Lamudi Ghana has listed five simple and inexpensive ways to keep your room clean and fresh always:
Open windows
Leaving the windows to allow in fresh air prevents the room from getting stuffy. Proper ventilation removes toxins from the room and replaces it with fresher and cooler air. Another advantage of opening bedroom windows allows a homeowner to save energy while keeping the room ventilated.
Keep potted plants
Potted or house plants do not only beautify the room but they extract other toxic air from the atmosphere and replaces it with oxygen. Potted plants like flamingo lilies and variegated snake plants also keep the atmosphere
smelling fresh.
Keep the room clean
Under the bed and furniture are the best hiding places for dirt even when other parts of the bedroom are tidy, that is why it is important to pay particular attention to these places when cleaning. Do not forget to dust the upholstery and the pillows especially after sweeping the room. Dust may have settled on them.
Wash bedding regularly
Statistics collected over the years show that after two years, a third of a pillow’s weight contains dead skin, bugs and droppings which cause allergic reactions like asthma and acne in people. That is why it is important to replace pillows after a year of using them. Bed sheets, duvets, cover cloth and pillow cases should be washed at least twice a month to prevent dead skin among others from collecting in them.
Mattresses and blankets
Mattresses and blankets get damp from sweat especially during the warm dry season. Take off the sheets and the blankets and shake off the dust. Raise the mattress and dry them while you are away from the house. Doing this regularly will prevent bugs and other insects from breeding in the mattress.
The tips listed above should help you keep your room tidy and fresh, leaving you and other members of the family healthy and happy.