Spring Cleaning Tips for your Florida Beach Home

It's official: spring is here! When the sun starts shining more regularly and the weather starts to warm up, thoughts turn to getting outside more and hitting the beach. However, giving your beach home a spring spruce up is very important, particularly from a maintenance perspective. With just a little elbow grease, you can keep your house in tip-top condition and looking great.

De-clutter & De-junk

First on your spring cleaning list should be a full de-clutter of your entire home. It's remarkable what you can find or what you may have put away from the previous spring and summer. Dump any broken beach items, cracked planters and donate any of that warm-weather clothing you know isn't going to see the light of day this year. You can either look to donate these items to local charities or host a yard or beach sale. One man's trash is usually another man's treasure.

Go Through That Pantry

Those 2-for-1's or old spices do have use by dates, believe it or not, and spring is the perfect time to clear out older kitchen items. Seeing as spring and summer also bring unwanted bug pals to the party, this is a good time to pull out everything and give your cupboards, refrigerator and oven a full clean. You can use cleaning products, but a mixture of 1 part bleach to 3 parts hot water does a fine job of both cleaning and disinfecting.

Make Outdoor Repairs

Even though areas like Florida remain warmer than other parts of the country, rain and wind can do quite a lot of damage to your outdoor landscaping, windows, decks and beach furniture. By landscaping your Florida vacation home now, you can make sure everything is ready to go for the summer. Be sure to keep an eye out for any cracks or rotted wood in your actual deck wood or walls, as this could be an indication of a bigger problem.

Wash Your Soft Furnishings

When you see something every day, like your sofas and window treatments, it's easy to allow them to fade into the background. However, a good once-a-year clean can improve the look and even the smell of your home. Take a look to see if your couch has a removable cover that can easily be thrown in the washing machines, and give rugs a good shampoo. Now's also a good time to ensure that fans and blinds are dusted off and ready to keep you cool in the hotter months.

Giving your beach home a good spring clean can actually make you fall in love with it all over again. If you are planning on using your Florida beach home as a rental, it also gets your beach home market-ready for the high summer season. Now pick up that broom and get ready for fun in the sun!

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