Q&A for How to Clean Your Room Fast

You can mix some essential oils in vinegar to get a pleasant smell. Besides this, you can mix vinegar with water and use it for various cleaning purposes.

Pick the dirty clothes and put them into the dirty clothes hamper and the clean clothes in the dresser. Then put the trash in the garbage bin and take the dirty dishes to the kitchen. Make your bed. Clean the surfaces by wiping them with a cleaning solution. Vacuum and mop the floor.

Put the big pile on your bed and sort it into little piles based on what kind of stuff it is (clothes, papers, toys, etc), then work on each pile one by one. Once things are sorted it's usually easier to figure out what to do with them, and having a few smaller piles is less overwhelming than one big pile. If you can't figure out what to do with something, make a pile for "not sure what to do with this" and move on. You can always come back to that pile at the end.

Keep it clear of clutter and remove any unnecessary furniture. Natural light and a uniform, light color scheme help as well.

Get in the habit of cleaning up after yourself as soon as you make a mess. If you have a separate kitchen and dining area, eat there instead of bringing food into your room.

Remove all of the items on the shelf. Dust to prevent allergies (spraying and wiping also helps, but allow to dry before returning items to the shelves). Then, dust the items that sit on the shelf. Return the items organized in categories. If you only have books, organize these in alphabetical order or genres.

Collect the trash first and throw it away. Choose some stuff you don't need to give away, and put it in a box. Once you're down to just the stuff you want to keep, get creative about how you're going to store it. You can buy containers that look nice and hang from the ceiling or wall, so they don't take up any space on the floor.

Consider donating or tossing what you no longer need. Use storage boxes and shelves for the things you'd like to keep. Be ruthless about what you do keep though -- if it's useless or ugly, you don't need it in your life.

Use a spray air freshener, or open the window for fresh air, to make your room smell good. A short spray of perfume can work too, just don't overdo it.

Take turns by setting up the time you have to clean. For example: one will clean in the morning, the other will clean in the afternoon and you will be cleaning at night. Or, clean together once a day. Or, all of you could clean your separate areas only, but this is less efficient.

Tell your sister that having a clean and tidy room is important to you, then tell her that if she leaves your room alone you'll let her use your _____. If this is still a problem, tell an adult about it and make it clear that you have already asked her nicely.

Pull a stocking over the end of the vacuum to catch the objects while the vacuum is running.

Make it into a game. For example, if you need to throw some garbage away, make it into a basketball game, but with garbage as your ball and the trashcan as the hoop.

Use lots of shelving. I have a tiny bedroom, and I find that the more stuff I put on the walls, the more floor space I have. I also put bed risers on my bed, and they help a lot with extra stuff. They are easy to put in, and you can fit stacking drawers and even laundry baskets under the bed. I have all of my shoes in a laundry basket under my bed, which means more floor space as well. Most importantly, though, I use bookcases for everything. I have a designated bookcase for books, but I have two more that have a bunch of other stuff that I need. Also, consider moving some things into other rooms. I keep all of my toiletries in the bathroom, and have other things throughout the house.

Think of it as a must do; think of how nice it is to have such a tidy room with no parents nagging at you for it. That way you may feel a bit more motivated to keep it clean. Use music to keep you feeling energetic and to give you a sense of fun.

Find something like a broom and lie down on the floor, next to the bed. Use the broom to pull and push the objects out from under the bed.

Then it's time to look through them and decide which ones you truly want and which ones can be donated. It is not a blessing to have a lot of clothes -- it is actually a curse because you never know where they all are and what is best to wear. Refine them down to the things you love and need and donate the rest. There are plenty of good books and YouTube channels on decluttering clothing.

Buckle down and separate them into three stacks: Throw Away, Currently Using, and Long-term Storage. Store papers you currently use in folders or binders in desk drawers, or in a vertical folder filing system for the wall. Put long-term storage papers in labeled folders or boxes somewhere out of the way.

Listen to music or time yourself. Divide your room into a number of different sections (depending on how big your room is) and within one song, aim to have one section of your room completed.

Offer her treats, or maybe she can choose something from your donation pile to keep for herself.

Make some time free, like 5 minutes. Use some of that time to make a start cleaning your room. You don't have to clean your room in one big hit, so try doing it every day for a couple of minutes and eventually it be clean. Then, make sure you keep it that way.

Use candles, essential oils, wax warmers or incense.

Take pain medication for the headache and then study in a place other than your room. Getting that stress (of your dirty room) off your shoulders will be a reward for the studying. Either that or alternate between 5 minutes of tidying and 20 minutes of studying.

Spiders are more afraid of you than you are of them. If the spider is still under your bed then it would likely hide from you, making cleaning under your bed quick and easy. Just grit your teeth and do it!

Get some netting and hang it on the ceiling in the corner of the room so it forms a hammock-type basket. Then, you can put the stuffed animals in the netting, so that they are all visible and still accessible, but you do not have to worry about them all being on your bed or floor. You could also consider donating some of them to charities or to your local fire station. They use them to give to children whose houses have burned down.

You can make your own from essential oils and water, light a scented candle, or boil spices and strong-scented plants. We've got a whole category of articles to give you more ideas.

Try hardware stores for cheap containers, or furniture and department stores for more aesthetic options.

Shake it outside, then vacuum it if needed. See How to Clean a Rug for more details.

Make some dividers for the box or get other boxes and containers. Label each section with a type of toy.

Make them take off their shoes before coming in, and ask them to clean up any mess they make before they leave. If they don't listen to you, tell them you'll have to hang out with them somewhere else.