Christmas Cleaning Tips Make Tidying Up Easier With Artera Baskets

With less than two months till Christmas, we’re all running out of time to get everything ready—especially when it comes to cleaning. But hey, don’t stress! We’ve got your back with some easy, effective tips to help you tackle the holiday cleaning and keep that "nightmare before Christmas" vibe away!

5 Christmas cleaning ways to tidy your home easier

1. Make a note of what needs cleaning

Before directly jumping into decorating your home for a holiday time, you’ll need to clean it up to prevent everything from messing out. Let’s walk through your home and note where you need to focus on Christmas cleaning. There will be corners that you accidentally forget, so carefully check all of them in this holiday cleaning checklist:

• Dirt clinging to the surface under the table and furniture.
• Top of fridges, cabinets, shelves, and picture frames.
• The door handles and cabinets.
• Unpruned wilted leaves.

Sort out what to bring into the storage space to enlarge the room: Halloween holiday ornaments, cleaning tools, kitchen utensils, large blankets, etc. You had better use large baskets to categorize and organize all the stored items so that you can ensure a neat storage space.

Note: Don’t forget to spread your cleaning timeline instead of trying to finish in just one day.

2. Utilize wicker baskets as the key items to organize everything

When cleaning areas containing a lot of miscellaneous items such as spice jars in the kitchen, decorations on shelves, it will take a lot of time to move each small item to clean up. The most simple and effective solution is to put all the same things in a wicker basket, and move the whole one instead of individual items.

With relatively large items such as winter blankets, roll them up and store them in large storage baskets. You can set them around any spaces within your reach, as well as let them be decorative items.

Let’s explore how Jordan Miller organizes the blanket basket for the Christmas entryway: click here.

3. Rearrange the furniture

Tackling Christmas cleaning room by room is a total game-changer—it’ll speed up the whole process. When you focus on one room at a time, you can figure out exactly what needs to be done.

Since Christmas is all about gathering, why not move the sofas closer together or near the fireplace for some cozy, warm chats?

You’ll be spending tons of time in the living room, so grab those thin blankets and throw pillows from the bedroom for the perfect chill setup with your fam. It's all part of the holiday cleaning hustle to make sure your space is ready for some serious Christmas clean-up and holiday fun!

Extra tip: Use a wicker basket with handles and take a walk around the house to collect all misplaced items. This helps reduce the time you have to go around the house. Tap to explore our wicker baskets now!

4. Spend more time in your kitchen

Throughout Christmas, there will be large and small parties, so the kitchen is undoubtedly an important area. There are two main things you should be aware of:

• Show the essentials only: Rearrange the items you think will be needed for the following days, and store them all in the wicker baskets so that you can easily get them when needed. With the remaining items, hide them in the cabinets or storage space, and return them as soon as you finish using them.
• Keep the kitchen clean as you go: With all the cooking, grease, and food smells, it’s best to clean as you work. A tidy kitchen always impresses your guests. And baskets can help keep things organized—especially sets like these. Check out this set of 4 wicker baskets now!

5. Carry out a day of Christmas cleaning with your family

Christmas is never a time for loneliness, let’s call for help from your family while cleaning. After having a holiday cleaning checklist, you should assign appropriate tasks according to each person's age and strength. This helps to speed up the cleaning process while creating more meaningful moments.

You can also create a mini challenge to push the environment: The tidiest and fastest cleaner will win a Christmas wish. They can ask for anything they want for this Christmas.

The importance of holiday cleaning before decorating

1. Reuse old products for decoration

When tidying up, you will find a lot of forgotten items. Before throwing them away, consider whether they can be used for Christmas home decor. For example: You can reuse your plant basket to style the Christmas tree. Thus, you optimize a part of the budget for decoration.

2. Help expand your decorating space

There’s nothing worse than trying to decorate over a mess. Clear out the clutter and rearrange the furniture to free up space so you can decorate without feeling cramped.

For stuff you don’t need but can’t bring yourself to toss, give it to the neighbors, swap it with friends, or donate it to a local market. Not only will this help cut down on waste during Christmas, but it’ll also give you a feel-good moment while you're at it!

3. Discover more ideas to renew your home space

Sometimes the renovation of the house does not come from how many new things you buy, but from how you arrange the layout of the house. Change the sofa arrangement, turn the carpet, bring in more blanket baskets, and throw pillows, then you can make the living room much cozier.

4. Avoid buying the same thing

There is a lot of stuff you don’t even remember buying. It will be a waste if you forget the item in stock and buy it again. Therefore, spending time checking your storage space again while cleaning will help you save the budget.

When time is running out for Christmas cleaning, wicker baskets are always our best choice due to their large capacity and versatile functionality. Don’t hesitate to explore our diverse and functional wicker baskets and choose the one you need.