It’s likely the reason why the Cleaning Tips subreddit is a hit. With more than 870,000 members, it’s a thriving community where people share their cleaning hacks and the progress they’ve made with their tidying-up efforts. But for this list, we’ve picked out the best snapshots of people’s homes before and after they’ve cleaned up. Scroll through; some of these photos may inspire you to spruce up your space. You’ll also find our short conversations with Janine Adams, a St. Louis-based professional organizer and owner of Peace of Mind Organizing, as well as professional organizer Kate Bosch. They were generous enough to share her tips and insights about decluttering and cleaning. As she told Bored Panda, “It is amazingly freeing to know that you can find what you want when you want it. It just makes life easier.” On the other hand, Kate sees it as a way to increase your sense of well-being. “The biggest surprise is the confidence you gain from being able to conquer your mess!” “Thinking about individual tasks, rather than one giant project, can make any clean-up feel more doable,” she said. Meanwhile, Janine has her own approach to decluttering, which she calls the “75% rule.” “When a space is 75% full, consider it full,” she explains. “Instead of trying to cram everything in, leave a little elbow room so you can get things out and put them away without frustration.” As Aziz told Southern Living, the strategy helped decrease their customers’ re-clean requests by 80 percent. That’s a hack you can try out today. In an interview with Reader’s Digest, Reichert explained that microfiber cloths have an “exceptionally huge surface area.” Specifically, you’re looking at 40 times more compared to cotton fibers. They also hold up to six times their weight when submerged in water. ProHousekeepers Chief Hygiene Officer Jennifer Rodriguez recommends ditching the brush and using lemon halves and salt instead. As she explained to Southern Living, the acidity in the citrus sterilizes the grill and cuts the grease off. To do this, mix the lemon and salt and swipe the halves through the grill’s grates. Make sure they are heated. You’ll see the lemon return it to its old form right before your eyes. Deonarain recommends using a soft sponge or microfiber, a drop of dish soap, and some warm water for fresh spills. Doing this avoids leaving scratches. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.