6 Tips for Speedy and Clean Home Preparation for Tet

Say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one! Cleaning up the house is one of the essential tasks to ensure a clean and beautiful space, enhancing the prosperity of the Spring season. Here are some small tips from Mytour Supermarket to motivate you to prepare your home for Tet 2024 without spending too much time and effort.

1. Spring Cleaning - A Must-Do Activity for Tet

Spring cleaning has been a traditional practice among Vietnamese people as the Lunar New Year approaches. Cleaning and tidying up the house before Tet holds significant meaning, including:

• Cleanse away all misfortunes, worries, and troubles of the past year to welcome the new year with excitement and many beautiful things.

• Ensure your home is clean, tidy, discard old items, and acquire many new items to welcome a warm and prosperous Tet.

• It is an opportunity to bond with family members, everyone becomes closer and more intimate after a busy year with work. 

Cleaning the house for Tet is a tradition that carries many beautiful meanings for Vietnamese people. 

2. Planning is also necessary for preparing the home for Tet

Cleaning the house may seem simple, but it still puzzles many people, not knowing where to start. Here are some suggested plans for preparing your home for Tet 2024.

Time for Cleaning: Determine how many people will be cleaning and when everyone can gather together. Then choose the most convenient day for a thorough house cleaning for everyone.

List of Tasks: Next, list all the tasks on paper to avoid missing any. You can list the tasks by areas in the house (living room, kitchen, etc.) or in a top-down approach for multi-story houses.

Assign Tasks to Family Members: Once you have the task list, divide the tasks among family members. Each person doing their part helps to clean the house quickly and efficiently.

3. Top 10 Tips for Cleaning the House for Tet - Clean, Quick, and Efficient

Below are 10 handy tips for cleaning your home to welcome Tet 2024, leaving it spotless and gleaming.

3.1. Boldly Bid Farewell to Unused Items

After a year of activity, your home is likely to contain many things that are virtually useless. Getting rid of unnecessary items means your home will be tidier and cleaner. Be resolute in discarding items you no longer use.

Be bold in bidding farewell to unused items.

3.2. Organize Household Items Neatly for Daily Living Convenience

After discarding all old items, for the household items you choose to keep, the first thing is to arrange them for the most convenient daily living for the family. The arrangement should also consider space for new furniture such as tables, chairs, sofas, cabinets... When arranging, be mindful not to place wooden objects in direct sunlight, keep them away from devices that emit a lot of heat or moisture.

3.3. Clean Dust in Hidden Corners

Cobwebs and dust often accumulate in places like under the bed, inside closets, in attics, under staircases, and on top of cabinets... Use a broom or a vacuum cleaner to thoroughly clean these areas, remember to work from top to bottom.

Apart from hidden corners, you should also thoroughly clean other areas. For dining tables and kitchen counters, you only need a damp cloth to remove any food stains or leftover oil on the stove. When dealing with wooden furniture, use a soft cloth for quick wiping. Sofas or large cabinets often placed against the wall and prone to mold, you should turn them outward in the morning and leave them for about a day to reduce mold before placing them back to their original position.

3.4. Clean Glass Doors/Windows Thoroughly

This incredibly simple yet miraculously effective tip for cleaning glass doors is something you should apply right away. Just use vinegar and newspaper to clean glass doors and cabinets, making them look like new. If you want to remove stains caused by stickers on the glass surface, use nail polish remover to clean them off quickly.

Cleaning glass doors thoroughly makes the space inside the house brighter.

3.5. Deodorize the Refrigerator

During Tet, your refrigerator is always overloaded. Many foods can cause odors in the refrigerator. To avoid this situation, simply put a little tea or citrus peel in the refrigerator. Also, before putting food in the refrigerator, you should wrap it carefully to limit their smell.

3.6. Bathroom Cleanup

The bathroom is often a place with many dirt patches or hard water stains. First, gather miscellaneous items together, then thoroughly clean the bathroom with general-purpose cleaner. To make cleaning easier, use a cloth soaked in vinegar to cover surfaces such as showerheads, faucets, and yellowed areas, then apply bleach. After that, close the bathroom door for about 30 minutes before rinsing it off once.

3.7. Vacuuming Mattresses and Sofas

Mattresses and sofas can accumulate a lot of dust over time, especially for families with pets. You should use a specialized vacuum cleaner for mattresses and sofas or a regular vacuum cleaner with a mattress/sofa attachment.

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Cleaning mattresses and sofas helps you sleep and live more comfortably. 

3.8. Wash Pillows, Curtains, and Carpet Rugs

While pillows and curtains should be washed monthly, it's also a good idea to wash them at the end of the year to welcome the new year with freshness. Nowadays, almost every household has a washing machine, making it convenient to wash pillows, curtains, and clothes. Take advantage of the pre-Tet sunshine to wash and dry them before Tet. In addition to pillows and curtains, if your house has carpet rugs, you should also clean them using a washing machine or hire a professional carpet cleaning service. 

3.9. Clean and Polish Ancestral Altar Items

During Tet, there will be several occasions for ancestral altar rituals, such as offerings to the Kitchen Gods, year-end rituals, and paying respects to ancestors. Therefore, it's essential to clean the altar area and the items used for worship to make the rituals more solemn. You can use a cloth to clean the altar and utilize lemon, vinegar, and salt to polish bronze incense burners and other items.

3.10. Organize Your Wardrobe

One final tidying tip you shouldn't overlook is organizing your wardrobe. A cluttered wardrobe not only looks untidy but also makes it difficult to find clothes. Therefore, you should rearrange your wardrobe to make it more orderly. You can allocate one section for special occasions, one for everyday wear, and another for less frequently worn items. If you have too many clothes, consider investing in a larger wardrobe.

Don't forget to tidy up your wardrobe for Tet!

4. What Do You Need to Prepare for a Prosperous and Joyful Tet Celebration?

In addition to cleaning up the house, to have a full and joyful Tet 2024, you need to prepare the following: 

• Decorate the house such as buying ornamental plants, apricot blossoms, and peach blossoms; repaint the house, decorate the living room space with a Tet atmosphere.

• Buy Tet cakes, jams to offer guests when they visit for Tet greetings, and offerings for ceremonial days during Tet.

• Tet gifts to give to grandparents, parents, friends, colleagues to show sincerity and gratitude for their support in work.

• Food for use during Tet days to prepare a table full of love such as meat, fish, spring rolls, pickled vegetables, green vegetables, fruits,...

Hopefully, with these simple tips for preparing for Tet 2024, your home will become cleaner and more splendid. Wishing you all a new spring full of joy in your cozy home.