My cabinets are only about six years old, and I like to keep them looking nice. When I see splashes and finger prints on them, I usually wipe them off with a damp cloth. The problem is I don’t look very well. I notice the dirt that is right in front of my eyes, but don’t pay close attention to all areas of the cabinets.
For this month’s Keeping a Clean Kitchen challenge, I took a more careful look. While my cabinets aren’t super dirty, I did find that the lower cabinets in particular were in need of cleaning. The black spots on this corner cabinet door are not supposed to be there.
I also found that a couple of my drawer handles were collecting dirt. A toothpick was a useful tool for that job. It’s not perfectly clean, but I can’t remove the handles without removing the entire drawer front. I decided that could wait.
Still to do: I have finished almost all of the lower cabinets. I still have the upper ones to do, but they are not as dirty.
Am I the only one doing kitchen cleaning? Let me know how it’s going at your house.
I just did the same thing in my kitchen. What amazed me was how dirty the bottom edges of the doors were. I realized this when I was lying on the floor to clean the kick strip beneath the cabinets.
I’m planning on starting the cabinet wipe-down tomorrow.
I have been “deep”cleaning my kitchen, but slower that you. What is the best cleaner for cabinets or a wax/sealer after the cabinets are cleaned? Thx
Joy, I have always used a wood cleaner such as Murphy Oil Soap. I don’t know about a sealer.
I always use an old toothbrush to clean around the handles. I just cleaned my kitchen top-to-bottom yesterday!
A toothbrush is a great idea!