Most of us have fallen prey to putting off cleaning until the last minute. But after getting tired of staring at the mess and finally doing it, you start wondering why you didn’t do it sooner. Afterward, your mind seems to be lighter, and you feel proud of yourself for getting that sink tap to sparkle that much.
People on this list also tackled tidying up tasks that were long overdue, resulting in these amazing transformations that are oddly satisfying. Scroll down to find them, and be sure to upvote the ones that became the motivation for cleaning you didn’t know you needed.
While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with the owner of Wilkins Refresh Cleaning Service, Michael Wilkins, and cleaning professional and owner of Clean Queen House Cleaning, Katie Lambert, who kindly agreed to give a few tips on how to make cleaning less of a hassle.
#1 I Finally Cleaned My Kitchen After Months Of Depression. I’m So Proud Of Myself
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#2 The 44 Bus Stop Got Trashed Overnight. Went Out To Clean It And Met A ‘New’ Neighbor Debbie (She’s Lived Here For 30 Yrs) Who Lent A Hand. People Talk Trash About Sf, We Pick It Up
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#3 Update On The Copper Pots I Found For 6$cad Each. They Cleaned Up Well
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#4 My Little Weekend Project Before And After
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#5 Depression Den: Progress, Not Perfection
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#6 I Cleaned My 23 Year Old Favourite Plushie
I wanted to make this post for anyone who might be worried about cleaning their favourite plushies.
I made the decision to clean mine and as a result, cleaning and bringing plushies back to life became a little hobby of mine. I hand washed her just once to see how she would handle it and gave her a brush for the first time. Then I put her in the washing machine twice and took a few photos while she was drying, whilst also brushing her out as she was drying. I was so emotional seeing her ginger colour coming back and actually being able to see her tabby stripes again
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#7 Before/After Of A Backyard I Cleaned Up Today
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#8 Not Perfect But I Feel Very Accomplished
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#9 Just Cleaned The Pool At My New House For The First Time… Surprise Dolphin
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#10 I Clean Up Illegal Dumping For Fun In The San Francisco Bay Area. Enjoy Some More Before And Afters
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#11 Between Work And Struggling With Depression, I Finally Found The Motivation To Finish Cleaning My Room From NYE To NYD
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#12 Who Doesn’t Enjoy Clean Kitchen Lights (Before And After)
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#13 Cleaning My Depression Flat After Months Of Being In A Bad Place
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#14 Several Weeks Ago, I Asked Y’all About Cleaning This Thing On The Side Of My House
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#15 I’ve Been Cleaning Up The Cauldron I Found Buried In My Forest
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#16 I Scrubbed The Floor At Work Today And It Traveled Two Years Into The Past
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#17 3 Days Cleaning Help For Free. This Was The Hardest Job Ever
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#18 CLR Is Actually Magic. (With Some Elbow Grease)
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#19 Before And After From The Back Of The Oven In My New Apartment
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#20 Bedroom Before And After
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#21 It Was So Hard To Find The Motivation
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#22 Before And After Photos Of This Pool I Cleaned Today. How’d I Do?
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#23 A Mid-Century Silver Cocktail Shaker For $7. Look At What Some Polish Can Do
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#24 We Cleaned And Organised The Whole House For My Mum’s Birthday. This Was The Pantry
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#25 Before-And-After Cleaning Of A 300-Year-Old Silver-Inlaid Sword Pommel
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#26 1995 Zippo, Before And After. One Day It Will Look Like It Did Before The Sanding And Polish
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#27 Client Called Me Thursday, Went To The Pool Friday, Started The Clean Up Process. Before Is From Friday And After Is Tuesday, Quick Turn Around In 100+ Degree Louisiana Heat
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#28 Bathtub
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#29 Years Of Grime Removed From Tile Floor With Vinegar, Baking Soda, Dish Soap And Water
After letting everything sit for an hour, a lot of the filth was lifted to the surface. I used a scrub brush to clean the crevices and the dirt came off just like using a hot knife through butter. I highly recommend using this non-toxic cleaning method.
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#30 30 Minute Soak In Vinegar
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#31 Currently I Reorganize All Of Our 80 Workplaces In The Office
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#32 One Of The Dirtiest Cars I’ve Detailed. The Lady (86) Was Super Sweet And Tipped Me $100
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#33 My Work On This Oven From Today’s Job… Before/After
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#34 Hurricane Helene Destroyed Our House But Not Our Cast Iron
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#35 30 Yrs Of Grease And Grime On A Le Crueset – Before And After
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#36 I Cleaned My Grandmother-In-Laws Old Watch For Her
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#37 Grout Clean In My “New” House
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#38 Before And After Some Cleaning Of A Friend’s Friend’s PC
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#39 I Scrubbed One Side Of A Pan I’ve Had For Many Years
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#40 Found This Solid Copper Mug At An Antique Store For $4 And Spent An Hour Cleaning It With Vinegar And Baking Soda
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#41 Cleaned My Keyboard For The First Time In 13 Years
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#42 Ancestral Grime Update
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#43 This Bathroom Cabinet I Just Cleaned
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#44 Before And After Photos Of My Oven That The Previous Tenant And Landlord Left For Me. Not Perfect, But So Much Better!
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#45 Cleaned My USB Cable With An Alcohol Wipe
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#46 Before/After Of A Backyard Cleanup I Did Today
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#47 I Polished My Silver Spoons Today
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#48 Last Year We Had A Bag Break And It Dropped A 1.75l Bottle Of Vodka And The Pavements Been Clean There Ever Since
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#49 Professional Oven Cleaner Here – Would Anyone Be Interested In My Top Tips And Products?
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