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ORGANIZE CLEAN & DECLUTTER - ENTRYWAY & STAIRS 12 STEP TOTAL HOME RESET WEEK 5 || THE SUNDAY STYLIST

Video by THE SUNDAY DIARIES · 3 moments used in Oak Valley Designs's DIY guides · 8:18 long

Moments in this video

  1. 1:17–1:46 Declutter Stairs From How to Prep Stairs for Holiday Guests, Step 1: Clear Stairs

    Carefully remove all items currently resting on the stairs, specifically mentioning shoes and socks. This step is crucial to clear the surface for effective vacuuming and to eliminate potential trip hazards.

  2. 1:46–3:30 Vacuum the Stairs From How to Prep Stairs for Holiday Guests, Step 2: Vacuum Treads and Risers

    Using a cordless stick vacuum with a pointed nozzle attachment (like a Dyson), meticulously vacuum each stair tread, focusing on the edges where dust and grime tend to accumulate. The narrator emphasizes the surprising amount of hidden dirt that can be found even on seemingly clean stairs, advocating for regular deep cleaning of these areas.

  3. 3:40–4:10 Clean Handrails From How to Prep Stairs for Holiday Guests, Step 6: Clean Banister and Handrail

    Apply Diggers Multi-Purpose Surface Cleaner (Vanilla-scented methylated spirits) onto a soft microfibre cloth and wipe down the entire length of the handrail. The cleaner is noted for its effectiveness on glass, mirrors, and stainless steel, making it ideal for the metal handrail. Ensure all sides of the handrail are cleaned for a polished finish.

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0:04 about to leave already packing. Come with me. I'm not really asking. We'll get away to a place where we don't know. [Applause] About to see the world in action. What we can be. Today's 12step home reset challenge or activity or cleaning task is to tackle the entryway stairs and the stairs and entryway. I am in the very fortunate position of having two sets of stairs in my home from the garage to the first level and then from the first level to the second level. It's always just a bit of a I don't know like a dumping ground for like things that need to go up or things that need

0:50 to go down or things that need to go out. I personally do not like having stairs and I cannot wait to move to get rid of the stairs completely. So today we are just going to tackle the stairs and then tackle the stairs in the entry. So if you want any motivation for your entryway, your stairs sorted, cleaned, organized and under control, just keep on watching. [Music] First thing we're going to do is remove the assortment of shoes and socks, which are constantly found on the stairs. Now, to be honest, there's usually like a basket or something here with things that have to go upstairs, and there's usually a laundry basket at the top with laundry that has to go

1:36 downstairs, but they are just not there at the moment. So, we're going to give these a nice good vacuum, clean, and just get it done as quickly as possible. Take my hand, we'll make it somehow. We can't miss out. I'm done living life with the lights. I've died with my own doubts. Be free. [Music] It honestly never ceases to amaze me how

2:22 clean stairs can look from a distance. But when you get your head up close and personal in there with the vacuum cleaner, it is so groty and grimy and you get so much dust trapped. Like even if you have carpet stairs, definitely get your vacuum cleaner out, get that little pointy nozzle and get right up into those edges, into every single nook and cranny, and you will be blown away by how much dirt and dust can get accumulated in such a quick time in the stairs because it's not something that you might vacuum every time you when you typically vacuum the floors. It's definitely not something that I vacuum each time I do the floors. It's only something that I do every kind of now and then every couple of weeks, but it's still it surprises me. Even though they look clean, they definitely aren't. So, don't skip it. Get in, get it done, and you will have nice, fresh stairs. And if

3:08 you don't have stairs, lucky you. I'm going to be joining you very soon because the place we're moving into has no stairs. And I cannot wait to move in and be done with these stairs, among other things, for good. [Music] Now, I always get a ton of questions whenever I use this product. This is the Diggers Methylated Spirits Vanilla Scented Surface Cleaner. It is really, really good for cleaning glass, mirrors, stainless steel, pretty much anything. I don't know. I'm pretty sure it's an Australian brand though, so I don't

3:54 think you can get this particular brand overseas, but it is just methylated spirits that is scented with vanilla. If you can get it, definitely worth a try. I get mine from Bunnings. I know it's really popular on the Australian kind of Facebook mom's cleaning groups. I've seen that in the comments of my videos when I've used it. I really like it. I think it works brilliantly. I use it to clean my glass tabletop. I use it to clean my mirrors or my glass throughout the house and it works brilliantly. So definitely could not recommend this product enough. Now we are just doing basically a rinse and repeat. Doing everything again for the second set of stairs that go from the ground level down to the basement garage. Nothing too exciting. I basically just did the same thing. I did a vacuum. I cleaned the ballastrating or the handrailing, whatever you want to call it. Now I'm

4:39 just getting a magic marker and just cleaning up all of the spots and marks that inevitably come. As it is a hight traffic area on the stairs, you definitely need to pay attention to those and just attend to them and get them sorted before it builds up into something that is too hard to manage. So casually we keep diving into concrete. So bitter sweet. Huh? Keep losing sleep while driving in the backseat. What's left of me?

5:26 Drowning in my fears just like an ocean. Negativity is getting closer. harder. It gets colder. [Music] Beautiful, clean stairway entrance to the home. Honestly, just nothing like it really. So that when anyone comes in, it is nice, fresh, and clean. Also gave the intercom a clean and all the doors and handles pretty well organized. I did organize this recently anyway in a different video where I showed how to sort these out for your aesthetic office organization. So, we've got Freddy's stuff, just some like hair accessories, bit of makeup, deodorant, hand

6:12 sanitizer, some band-aids, and little tissue packs at the back. Just some gum, keys, a little shopping bag, masks, sunnies, and my reading glasses. On the top, I like to keep it pretty simple. and pretty like clutter-free. This is where you kind of drop the keys and stuff and that sort of contains the clutter. Uh if I don't want to put it back in there, so if I've got the keys and I'm like going in and out, I just drop them there honestly. And then just some hand sanitizer coins. This actually doesn't belong here. It is just sitting there for a bit. And the prints that are from Denio. Uh and all these things are from Kmart. Okay. This hat rack is from Freedom. and it just holds all of the all of the

6:59 things that I use on a daily basis. The mirror is also from Freedom. And that little heavy weight thing is from Kmart, but it's discontinued. It's from years and years ago. So guys, that about wraps up today's video. I hope you've enjoyed and I hope you get some motivation to get stuck in and get your entryway cleaned up, sorted out. It really can become a drop zone and just a dumping ground for all sorts of clutter from shoes, bags, coats, jackets, school bags, keys, wallets, you name it. It all kind of just accumulates around the entry. But if you put some systems in place, hopefully it will help with containing the clutter and just making it a little bit less of an eyesaw. If you did enjoy it, be sure to give it a thumbs up. It is great feedback for me. It helps my channel out

7:44 a ton. If you're looking for more inspiration and motivation, I will leave a link to a really detailed, deep, deep clean that I did of the stairs when I first moved in, and they were pretty gross. I'll also leave a link to a video that I did with a entryway makeover. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe before you go. Hang out and watch another few videos. Have a fabulous weekend. And as always, I will see you in the next video. Bye, everyone.

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