Household Chores Checklist by Room

ByJanel
10 Comments

Keeping your home in order can be simplified if you tackle a room per day or break down all of your responsibilities and recruit your family members to help. This household chores checklist breaks down all the responsibilities by room. You can use this chore checklist to schedule chores into your week or have a recurring schedule you stick to. I simply give each of these groups below a day of the week and try to stay on top of the daily area.

Room-by-Room Cleaning Checklist
Room-by-Room Cleaning Checklist

Household Chores Checklist by Room

Bedrooms

  • Change sheets
  • Make the Beds
  • Pick up toys/floor
  • Vacuum
  • Dust including ceiling fans

 

Kitchen/Dining

  • Clean appliances
  • Clean and sanitize counters
  • Scrub Sink
  • Empty out fridge of leftovers and soiled food
  • Inventory fridge to restock
  • Restock paper products – napkins/paper towels
  • Wipe down table and chairs
  • Sweep & Mop all tile/hardwood

 

Family/Living Room

  • Tidy bookshelves
  • Pick up floor
  • Return wandering toys/books to bedrooms
  • Wipe down couches with slightly damp cloth
  • Vacuum floor and inside couch
  • Clear off desk
  • File paperwork
  • Fold blankets/throws

 

Bathrooms

  • Mirrors
  • Toilets
  • Shower/tub
  • Clean bathroom counters and sinks
  • Wash counters
  • Restock toilet paper and soaps
  • Empty all small trash cans

 

Outdoors/Yard

  • Sweep patio
  • Pick weeds
  • Spray for bugs
  • Water plants
  • Trim trees, plants, grass
  • Tend garden

 

Everyday Household Chores

  • Wipe down kitchen counter
  • Load of laundry
  • Empty/load dishwasher
  • Empty kitchen trash
  • Plan and cook meals
  • Make beds
  • 5-minute clutter pick-up

 

Click here to print a free PDF of this checklist: Household Chores Checklist by Room

 

If you’re wondering what the best way to get your kids involved and helping, check out my Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids printable list! Or, see how you can make a visual chore cards system to easily remember your daily tasks.

What recurring jobs would you add to this household chores checklist?


More Posts

  • Organization Tips For National Clean Out Your Garage Day


    Does anyone else have a garage that is stuffed to the brim with tools and storage? I know I am not the only one! Celebrate National Clean Out Your Garage Day this Saturday, September 7th with The Lehigh Group and Crawford Organization. I know it is not quite as…


  • My Favorite App For Keeping Up With My Family


    My husband in his 4th year of dental school, he has a pretty crazy schedule of lunch meetings, dental organization meetings, late night study sessions, test schedules plus class and clinic responsibilities. We both do volunteer work involving our church and community, and of course we have social…


  • How to Create a Welcoming Guest Room


    It’s always nice to travel and visit friends. When you stay at someone’s house, you want to feel cozy and welcomed. A great way to do that is to make sure the guest room is a getaway all it’s own. If you’re wondering what it takes to create…


  • 6 Steps to a Healthier Pregnancy


    I’ll never forget watching those two little red lines appear on my first pregnancy test. It was one of the most incredible moments of my life. I felt nervous, excited, scared, and happy all at the same time. From the very beginning, I wanted to do everything in…


  • Orange You Glad it’s Valentine’s Day Printable


    I used to love Valentine’s Day when I was a kid. The teachers always had us making fun Valentine-themed crafts all week and specialized mailboxes to put our Valentine’s we received in. Then, on Valentine’s Day, usually at the end of the day, we would have a little…


  • How to Pack a Suitcase!


    I received Eat Smart Packing Cubes samples in exchange for this post. Affiliate links are used. All opinions are my own. Preparing for a vacation or trip, there is always a ton to do and not enough time. Often, we save the task to pack a suitcase for…


10 Comments

  1. This is a great checklist – I was totally looking for something like this. I really need to start doing more daily cleaning and less cream it all into one day cleaning lol

  2. Oh thanks for the checklist! Alot of times I divide it up and sometimes forget to do something! I love being able to check them off! 🙂

  4. I just got through cleaning this new house top to bottom. The previous homeowners not so much!! Check lists are awesome and this is a good one! I’ll pin it for later.

  5. Great post, I am a fan of checklists – it’s amazing how much you can forget {possibly on purpose} without one! 😉

  6. This is a great post.. does it work for husbands 😉 LOL

    My son always had chores, but now he is grown and moved out so guess what.. MOM gets allt he chores! I need a maid!

  7. This is a great list! I’m printing it out for my HUSBAND!! lol he says he doesn’t clean because he doesn’t know what needs to be done! lol! Great to get the kids involved too!

  8. This is a great list of chores to follow I remember when my daughter was younger, sometimes I found it hard to get a routine going and just even “map out” what chores needed to be done and this is a good resource for that.

Comments are closed.