{"id":3225,"date":"2018-01-24T19:05:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2023-08-21T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:16:55","slug":"kitchen-cabinet-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/kitchen-cabinet-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"When Should I Do Kitchen Cabinet Cleaning?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ll spend hours cleaning your house every week. There are certain obvious areas that need constant attention from the floors to the dishes, but you might forget about the kitchen cabinets.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a storage space \u2026 do you really need kitchen cabinet cleaning? Yes, you do. They\u2019re no different than any other space that is used sparingly, but is still part of your home. This is especially true if you\u2019ve got glass doors that make your dishes and other items visible.<\/p>\n

The Weekly Cleaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Believe it or not, there are some areas of your RTA kitchen cabinets<\/a> that need to be cleaned every week. Your countertops are a prime example of a space that needs regular cleaning. There\u2019s always the daily spot cleaning when something spills, but your countertops require a weekly dusting.<\/p>\n

Along with dust, there might have been some food items spilled that you didn\u2019t see, or no one told you about. It\u2019s best to get ahead of these things before they end up ruining your countertop. Also, the outside of your cabinets should be regularly dusted and cleaned. When you\u2019re cooking, smoke and grease can discolor your cabinets, so it\u2019s important to clean them regularly.<\/p>\n

The Deep Clean<\/strong><\/h3>\n

About every month or every few months, you should open the doors, take out the dishes and clean the inside of the cabinets. This takes care of any dust or spider webs that can accumulate. If you have glass doors, then you want to do this monthly.<\/p>\n

Glass doors put what\u2019s inside your cabinets on full display. If spiders have turned your cabinets into an apartment complex, then it\u2019s going to put a damper on that kitchen cabinet d\u00e9cor. Deep cleans are important, but don\u2019t have to be done all the time. If you can\u2019t remember the last time you did a deep cabinet clean, then it\u2019s probably time.<\/p>\n

Food and Canned Goods Clean-Out<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Along with dishes and dinnerware, the kitchen cabinets are home to your canned goods, chips, cereal, spices and more. You have your staples that you use regularly, but there are many items that just sit there. Remember that spice you bought in 2015 for a special anniversary cake and never used since? It\u2019s probably expired. The same goes for the canned goods you bought for that fad diet you tried for three weeks in 2015. At least a couple times a year, go through your cabinets and remove any food that has expired, or you don\u2019t think you\u2019ll use again.<\/p>\n

Thinking about getting a kitchen cabinet upgrade? Check out our free design tool<\/a> for RTA kitchen cabinets. You can get an idea of what your favorite cabinet styles will look like in your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When was the last time you cleaned your kitchen cabinets? Yeah, that probably means it\u2019s time. Check out what and when to clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[114],"tags":[2272],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3225"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5847,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225\/revisions\/5847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}