living in a tiny apartment comes with its benefits one of them is how easy it is to keep your small space fresh and clean make yourself at home with the following cleaning essentials in your apartment cleaning kit for a spotless looking home house cleaning supplies wood cleaner to polish furniture and keep dust at bay on vents ceiling fans and the like glass cleaner make your own with a couple of tablespoons of white vinegar and three cups of water dish soap which can be used as a spot cleaner for carpets and furniture by simply adding a few drops to a cup of water to get the odor out of your carpet mix a solution of baking soda with lemon juice you will need an all purpose grease cutter to clean the stove countertop and handles on the fridge a mild abrasive cleaner with bleach for the bathroom to get your sink shower toilet and grout sparkling clean 2 mop and bucket no home should be without a trusty mop and pail again there are many to choose from at varying prices if you buy one with a detachable pad make sure it is washable 3 broom one of the most basic tools of floor cleaning is using brooms there are many options to choose from when buying one of these buy a small interlocking broom and dustpan as it is a better option for small living space you have killed two birds with one stone 4 rags it is better to buy cleaning rags in bulk as they are much less expensive than paper towels 5 sponges in between washing dishes cleaning in the bathroom and washing down appliances each task should have sponges to get the job done and easily avoid cross contamination 6 toilet brush if you want to make sure your bathroom looks its best and keep bacteria from building up inside the bowl then getting the right brush for your toilet is essential a good toilet brush lets you clean under the lip of the bowl to scrub out the grime that you can t see and covers a wide enough area that it won t take forever to eliminate it on display 7 bleach every home has germs make sure to use bleach diluted with water and while wearing gloves it can be used to wipe down many surfaces and it kills bacteria never mix it with ammonia as that will create a noxious gas