Q&A for How to Keep Your Room Clean

Get rid of any trash, food, or dishes in your room. Wash your dirty laundry and bedding and put away your clean clothes. Then, quickly wipe down all surfaces with a microfiber cloth and all-purpose cleaner. Finish up by vacuuming and mopping your floors with a floor cleaner.

One thing that will really help you keep your room clean and organized is to get rid of all the clutter. It takes twice as long to clean when there is clutter because you have to move around objects as opposed to just wiping surfaces.

If you only have a few minutes, throw your dirty clothes and bedding into the laundry hamper. Next, walk around your room with a trash bag and toss out stray trash or knick-knacks you no longer need. Then, put all food items back where they belong.

To avoid drowning in mess, never finding anything. To avoid dirt accumulation and having your friends find your room smelly and horrible. To keep your clothes and objects in good condition. Most of all, to be able to enjoy being in your room.

Start off by making it whenever you walk into the room, even if you haven't done it in the morning. When you wake up, make that the first thing to do before you do anything else. You'll soon be in a habit of doing it, as it will look messy when it's not done.

Close the door to block out distractions, then pick a section of your room to clean first.

If you have too many books, get a larger bookcase or put them into another room where there is shelf space. For books you no longer want, donate them so that other people may enjoy reading them.

Write a reminder everywhere that you will be able to read daily. You could even make that objective your password (e.g., CLEANroom!), as a reminder. Also, the less you own, the easier it is to clean up.

You could wake up a few minutes earlier, but if that's not possible, then just straighten your bed instead of fully making it. Pull the covers up and straighten them, fluff the pillows, and straighten any stuffed animals/blankets.

Put clothes back after wearing or washing. It's really as simple as that. Vacuum weekly and dust weekly.

While you don't have to clean your windows, it definitely makes the room look a lot nicer. Clean windows bring in an appropriate amount of natural lighting, and makes your room look far more presentable than it would with dirty windows.

Hire someone with a good reputation. Get someone your friends recommend, or check Angie's List or another referral service. Put away anything valuable just in case. If you find you really can't trust the person, the problem might be with you and you might just have to clean your own house.

I would recommend getting some kind of expandable folder or box to keep them all contained and organized, which will also make for easier storage. If nothing else, you could keep them on top of a bookcase or in a cupboard.

You could start by selling or getting rid of things you don't need. Then get some cabinets or shelves that you can install on the wall and then store things in.

Ask them to treat your stuff with care and tell them you work hard to keep the place clean. If they refuse to respect your space, you can refuse to allow them into it.

Try to decide which things you actually need and sell, donate or throw away the rest. Having less clutter will make it much easier to clean your room.

When you are done playing with whatever you played with, clean it up right away.

It may seem tedious at first but vacuuming on a regular basis helps tremendously. Also if an animal is causing it, try to keep it out of your room. Pick up the toys around the area to make cleaning it up easier.

Try turning on the radio/ listening to music so you don't get bored while cleaning.

First, try to make a deal with your siblings. If that doesn't work, ask your parents to help you all come up with some solution that everyone can live with.

The first thing to do is get some organizers. Then you can put your paper, pens, paperclips, etc. in them. Set a clock to the side at an angle so that it's out of the way, but you can still see it.

If you know that you struggle with having music in the background, then either don’t play music at all or play music that doesn’t have words or is less likely to make you want to dance, such as classical music. About the books, just try to put them away as quickly as possible, instead of dwelling on each one. If you clean quickly and stay focused, rather than getting distracted when you see a book that interests you, you can finish cleaning books and read them in your clean room.

If you do not share a room, then she has no business being in your room unless you invite her in. Ask your parents to ask her to stay out or tell her to leave you alone.

You need to talk to him about it first. Then, if that doesn't work, try to have a list of three things he has to do in order to, for example, go to the movies with you. Or, throw his stuff into a central box if he won't pick it up. Failing that, suggest he finds a new room to shift into and find yourself a clean roommate.

Just 10 minutes is enough time to put your clothes away, throw away trash and make your bed. Just put on some music and get going!

Ask them where they put your things. In the future, keep your room clean on your own so that your parents don't have any incentive to do it for you.

Fold everything nicely and check the cupboard daily to make sure nothing has been moved out of place.

Sit down with your siblings and your parents or guardians to talk about it. Ask your parents what specific chores each of you is responsible for, and talk about consequences of not finishing those chores. Talk to your parents if you think your siblings aren't doing their share, and ask them for advice.

Put things away once you have finished using them! If you need to have more things out at once, spend 15 minutes or so before you go to bed to quickly tidy your room.

You should designate a place for everything and put it back when you're done using it. Set one day a week on which you sweep, do laundry, change the sheets, etc., and stick to that plan.