Office Cleaning Tips

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Our office cleaning tips will let you get the most from your space.

As an eco-friendly residential and commercial cleaning company, we are often asked to give tips for keeping things clean in between our regular services.  This is especially difficult for our commercial clients as they try and manage the cleanliness of not only numerous rooms, but of numerous people. The good news is that some of the most effective cleaning ideas are also the easiest.

Here are some of our very best non-traditional, but very effective, tips for keeping your office clean:

Clean Your Keyboard with a Sticky Note
Slide the adhesive end of a sticky note (or a short strip of tape) in between each row of keys. Do this twice—once with the adhesive side facing towards you and once again facing away from you.  Via Apartment Therapy

De-Gunk Your Scissors with Vinegar
If your scissors are sticky (we won’t even ask how that happened), dip a cloth into vinegar or alcohol and gently scrub it clean.

Get Rid of Chair Stains with Alcohol
Many office chairs are now made with microfiber upholstery making it a challenge to clean.  Spray the stain with rubbing alcohol and wipe with a clean sponge.  Alcohol evaporates quicker than water so it won’t leave a mark.  Stains on your carpet?  A mixture of vinegar and baking soda will get oil-based stains right out.

Deodorize Trash with Baking Soda
Sprinkling baking soda at the bottom of a trashcan will keep odors at bay.  Using trash bags?  Wad up old newspaper and put in the bottom of the bag—this will not only help absorb odor, but will keep the bag from leaking due to discarded liquid products.

Clean Your Blinds with a Sock
Grab a pair of old socks to help you clean the office blinds.  Mix equal parts of water and vinegar in a bowl, put a sock over one hand, dip it into the mixture and run it over the blinds.  Use the other sock to wipe away the dampness.

Keep the Bathroom Fresh with Essential Oils
Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to tin the inner roll core of your toilet paper.  Every time the roll is used, the smell will be released.

Get Rid of Water Rings with a Blow Dryer
If your conference room table is filled with water rings (seriously, who isn’t using a coaster?), hold a blow dryer on high close to the ring until it disappears.  You can dab a little olive oil on the area to recondition the wood if necessary.

Clean Your Microwave with a Lemon
There is nothing worse than a coworker using the office microwave to re-heat last night’s fish tacos.  Slice lemon into a bowl of water and put it in the microwave on high for 3-minutes.  Let it sit in the microwave for another 3-minutes and then simply wipe the inside clean.  Another trick for quickly getting rid of odor:  Place a bowl of white vinegar inside the microwave and keep the door shut for one hour.

Keep Books Dust-Free with Homemade Dust Shields
If your office has shelves filled with books, help keep them dust-free by creating linen dust shields.  To make, measure the length of the shelf and the distance from the shelf above to the top of the shortest book.  Add 1 inch to all sides; cut material to this size and hem bottom sides by 1 inch.  Sew 1-inch-wide twill tape to top edge and fasten to underside of shelf every 6 inches.  Via MarthaStewart.com

Talk to us:  What tricks do you have for keeping your office clean?

 

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