The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Guide for a Fresh, Calm, Clean Home

Ready to shake off the winter funk and actually enjoy being in your space again?

Spring cleaning isn’t just about scrubbing baseboards. It’s about clearing out mental clutter, refreshing your environment, and making your home feel clean, light, and intentional again.

These practical spring cleaning tips will help you reset your space and your energy without needing a full week off work or a breakdown halfway through.

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Declutter First, Clean Second

Cleaning around things you don’t need is just rearranging stress.

Go room by room and sort items into:

• Keep

• Donate

• Toss

The moment the clutter is gone, your home already feels 50% cleaner.

Once a space is clear, enhance that fresh-start feeling with a clean, layered scent. A light soy candle or wax melt instantly makes the room feel open again.

Check out White Tea for a clean, airy scent →

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Refresh Your Home’s Scent

A home that looks clean is nice. A home that smells clean is a different level of peace.

Simple upgrades:

• Swap artificial air fresheners for soy candles or wax melts

• Open windows daily to push out stale winter air

• Use room and linen sprays on curtains, bedding, and upholstery

If your space still smells heavy or dull after cleaning, it’s usually not the floors. It’s the air.

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Deep Clean High-Traffic Areas

Skip the areas that “look fine.” Hit the ones that actually matter:

Kitchen

• Wipe down cabinets

• Clear expired pantry items

• Freshen your sink and disposal with lemon

Bathroom

• Swap out old towels

• Clean grout and tile

• Replace cluttered products with a few intentional ones

Living Room

• Vacuum under furniture

• Wipe baseboards

• Pack away heavy winter blankets

Pro tip: add a fresh, light scent while cleaning. It makes the process less miserable and the result more noticeable.

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Create a Cozy, Inviting Atmosphere

Spring cleaning isn’t only about “clean.” It’s about how the space makes you feel when you sit down.

Small changes, big impact:

• Swap heavy textures for lighter throws

• Let more natural light in

• Add one plant or bouquet

• Light a soft, clean candle as your finishing touch

Scents like lavender, linen, citrus, and light florals enhance that calm, refreshed energy.

Check out our Spring Collection when in season  →

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Refresh Your Routine Along with Your Home

The real win isn’t just a clean house. It’s keeping it that way without hating your life.

Simple resets:

• 10 minutes of decluttering daily

• Light a candle every evening as your wind-down signal

• Play music while you clean so it feels less like punishment

Your home should feel like a place you want to be, not a place that constantly needs fixing.

For a deeper look at how scent affects mood, memory, and mental space, link here:

The Science of Scent, Memory, and Emotion in Your Home

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Spring Cleaning Survival Checklist

Decluttering

☐ Start with one room

☐ Keep, donate, toss

☐ Be ruthless

☐ Organize as you go

Deep Cleaning

☐ Wipe cabinets

☐ Clean fridge

☐ Freshen the sink

☐ Scrub grout

☐ Vacuum under furniture

Scent Reset

☐ Open windows

☐ Light a soy candle

☐ Spray fabrics

Atmosphere Reset

☐ Swap heavy blankets

☐ Add a plant

☐ Use layered lighting

Routine Reset

☐ Set a 10-minute daily reset

☐ End the day with a calming scent

☐ Reward yourself when finished

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Spring Cleaning Survival Checklist.pdf

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Want your home to smell as good as it looks?

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