Prepare Your Home for the Holidays with Bona

We all know how crazy busy the holidays can be! From shopping for gifts to attending holiday parties, sometimes it can feel like there just isn’t enough time to get everything done. And this is especially true if you have guests coming to your home this holiday season. Cleaning and straightening up your home before they arrive might seem like an impossible task. However, with Bona Cleaner, prepping your home for guests is straightforward and easy! Here’s a quick guide on how to speed clean your home before your friends and family descend upon it for the holidays.

Start Outdoors

The first thing you should do is clean up the areas around the outside entrance of your home. This should prevent more dirt and grime from tracking into your home and keep your interior surfaces looking fresh. Sweep up the steps or walkway on your front porch to start your speed cleaning tasks. Also be sure to take care of your welcome rug, if you have one. A good sweep here can do wonders, or you can clean it with a gentle cleanser for a more thorough clean. You may also be able to throw your rug in the washer and dryer, so check your label to see if this is an option.

Tackle the Kitchen and Bathrooms Next

The kitchen is the heart of your home, and is likely going to be the main gathering point for your friends and family during the holiday season. So you’ll want to focus a bit of time and effort into cleaning here. Start out by clearing out surfaces and putting items away. Next, spray some Bona All-Purpose Cleaner on a microfiber cleaning cloth and wipe your countertops and kitchen island clean. Microfiber is a fantastic cleaning material since it wipes everything away and leaves a streak-free finish. Next, you’ll want to tackle the flooring – dust first using a microfiber mop, then use Bona’s Hard-Surface Floor Cleaner to mop.

Next, head to your bathrooms – do the guest bathroom first, if you have one, as it will likely be the first place your guests will go in your home if they’ve been travelling. Same concept here – start with countertops, finish with flooring.

Finish by Cleaning the Living Room

We want to finish the cleaning process with the living room because, while it is where a lot of holiday action takes place, it is also mercifully quick to clean. Start off by decluttering and throwing away any trash that has accumulated, such as receipts or old magazines. Use Bona All-Purpose Cleaner to dust and clean your furniture. Finally, use Bona’s Hardwood Floor Cleaner to mop up your wood floors and leave them sparkling clean.

With all this, your home is now fit and ready for everything the holidays has to throw your way. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season filled with love and new memories to cherish.

Special Winter Care Tips for Hardwood Floors

Cold weather brings a mix of dry air, tracked-in salt, melting snow, and temperature swings that can be rough on hardwood. A little extra attention during this season helps your floors stay stable and keeps the finish looking consistent.

Here are our top 5 winter care tips to help you take care of your hardwood floors during the cold Maryland winter.

1. Watch the Humidity Level

Heating systems tend to dry the air, which can lead to minor gaps or creaking. A humidifier can help keep moisture levels steady and reduce seasonal stress on the boards.

2. Protect Entry Points

Snow, ice melt, and grit are common culprits behind scuffs and cupping. Add a sturdy mat both outside and inside your doorways, especially in mudrooms, and encourage guests to take off their shoes when they arrive. Quick spot-cleaning with a microfiber cloth and your hardwood-safe cleaner helps prevent dulling.

3. Stay Ahead of Moisture

Boot trays and towel stations near doors help prevent melted snow puddles from sitting on the surface. Even small amounts of standing water can leave marks if left too long, so a fast wipe makes a difference.

4. Increase your Dusting Frequency

Road salt and fine debris can act like sandpaper. A light dust-mop every few days keeps particles from being ground into the finish.

5. Use Cleaner that Supports the Finish

A hardwood-specific product like Bona cleaner keeps the surface protected while helping you deal with the added mess winter brings. Consistency is more important than deep scrubbing. Regular, gentle cleaning keeps the floors looking steady through the season.

Happy Holidays from Signature Hardwood Flooring!

If you want to get the most out of your hardwood flooring, Signature Hardwood Floors can show you how. We’ve installed thousands of floors, we know the products needed to maintain them, and we can fix and repair any problems you have with your hardwood flooring.

To learn more about hardwood flooring and what’s involved in making it last for generations, call us at (410) 415-0755, or you can use this link to get more info and schedule a free in-home consultation.