While “spring cleaning” might have a more familiar ring than “autumn sweep,” I have good news and bad news: this is an excellent time to deep clean. If you have an air conditioner unit in a window, take it out and clean/change the filter. Take out your sweaters! This beautiful box of Murchison-Hume products [above] may inspire you.

From The Home Know-It-All 

In the House

• Clean carpets, doormats, and rugs. Replace sisal or other summer rugs with winter ones.

• Clean and store spring and summer clothing; bring out your fall and winter duds. While you’re in the closet, why not get rid of a few things?

• Flip and rotate mattresses. Launder all bedding. If you use lightweight bed coverings in the summer, now’s the time to air out those winter comforters too.

• Clean out kitchen cupboards and the pantry.

• Clean behind your refrigerator, washer, and dryer.

• Replace batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

• Wash your windows.

• Hire someone to inspect your fireplace and chimney and get them ready for winter use.

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