{"id":31661,"date":"2025-12-12T15:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodhomesmagazine.com\/?p=31661"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:28:35","slug":"bathroom-cleaning-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodhomesmagazine.com\/bathroom\/bathroom-cleaning-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to keep your bathroom looking fresh over the festive period"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The busiest room in the house at Christmas time? It’s not the kitchen, it’s the toilet! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With family and friends popping by throughout December for mince pies, cocktails and catch-ups, bathrooms quickly become the unsung hero of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little thoughtful prep can keep things smelling fresh, stocked up and suitably festive – without you transforming into a Christmas housekeeper!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie’s top tips on bathroom cleaning for Christmas and how how to ensure it’s guest-ready for Christmas in less than an hour…<\/p>

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Add essential oil inside the toilet roll<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The simplest festive trick ever – but it makes a huge difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add 1-2 drops of peppermint, pine, cinnamon, eucalyptus or orange essential oil to the inside cardboard tube of your toilet roll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every pull releases a subtle seasonal scent – like magic! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep toilet cleaning tablets handy <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A small jar of dental or toilet-cleaning tablets placed discreetly nearby means you can drop one in between flushes. It’s a way of achieving full freshness without effort!<\/p>

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Stock up (and over stock!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make essentials impossible to miss – think extra toilet rolls (displayed in a basket or on a shelf), a full hand soap, clean hand towels or festive disposable guest towels, and a pump of hand sanitiser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could even add a ribbon to your spare basket of toilet rolls for extra festive d\u00e9cor points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY Quick-Use Freshener Spray<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Create a small ‘just one spritz’ bottle to leave beside the toilet.<\/p>

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Simply mix half a cup of water, a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda, 6-10 drops of peppermint or pine oil, and shake well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hide a secret basket of supplies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your eyes only, keep emergency items tucked under the sink, these could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n