Post Holi Home Cleaning Guide - How to Remove Holi Color From The Walls, Floors & Tiles

You've messed it up again! You've completely ruined your house again by making it the center of all the holi fun. We know you're tried enough with the multiple attempts to clear the mess that you've created around with those Holi colors. Especially the stains and nasty colors marks that are left on your floor, wall, tiles, furniture & everywhere. But before you start panicking and giving up on the cleaning task, we want you to know that, we've completely covered you from this stress and struggle to clean this blunder. We've created a Post Holi Home Cleaning Guide on How to Remove Holi Color From The Walls, Floors, Tiles & Furniture so that you can be saved from that struggle and won't regret enjoying your time. Read on to find some easy and great ways to clean up your home post-Holi.

 

How To Clean Your Home After Holi

No matter how hard you try to keep your Holi crazed family and friends out of the living area, it is inevitable that your floors & tiles get stained with pukka Holi colors. We know that you are obsessive about cleaning so we have written this guide on how to remove holi color from floor & tiles.

 

How To Remove Holi Color From Floor

Floors and tiles get stained with pakka Holi colors especially the area in your veranda and/or your balcony. It will be a smart move to take precautions and tackle the problem immediately.

 

Protect Your Floor/Tiles From Holi Colors

Since Holi is all about “Rang Barse”, some rang is inevitably going to fall on the floor. You don’t want to spoil those spectacular marble tiles you got last Diwali so that is what you need to do.

 

Take Action Immediately

If Gulaal falls on your floor, don’t use water to clean it, not even a damp cloth. Sweep it with a broom. If dry pakka color falls on the floor, sweep it immediately with a broom. Remember, you have to act fast so that the color does not get wet. And do clean up before someone walks over it and spreads it all over the house. That would be a disaster.

 

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What To Do If Your Floors Get Stained With Holi Colors

However, if colored water or moistened pakka color does spill on the floor, this is the way that you remove the stains. Soak the color immediately with the help of a sponge or a cloth. Do not let the color dry. This will cause permanent staining. In case that does happen, you will have to take out the big guns. Use a strong detergent to clean it.

You can also weaken a dry pakka color stain by using baking powder and water. Make a thick paste, allow it to dry on the color spots and after a few minutes wipe it off with a wet sponge or a damp cloth. You could also scrub it out with an old toothbrush.

 

How To Protect Your Wooden Furniture From Holi Color

Gulaal can be simply wiped off using a dry cloth. For pakka/wet color, use a good quality nail polish remover on cotton wool to remove the stains.

 

How To Protect Sofa Covers, Cushions, Curtains, Bed Sheets etc. From Holi Colors

If Gulaal falls on upholstery, clean it immediately with a broom or vacuum it. Do not use your hand to dust it off this makes the Gulaal spread all over and get absorbed by the fabric.

 

How To Protect Doors & Windows From Holi Color

If it’s Gulaal, just dust it off. For pakka color marks use a liquid detergent or cleaning solution like Colin. If that does not work, use nail polish remover on the wooden parts of the door and window. For glass, use baking powder and water paste. Apply the past on the stains and let it dry before scraping off.

NOTE: In case of pakka color marks, the sooner you clean it, the better it is.

 

How To Protect Your Crockery From Holi Color

Samose, Pakode & Gujias are the specialties of the day. People don’t even wait to wash before grabbing food after playing Holi. In case you are touchy about your crockery, it’s best to use disposable cutlery.

 

 

 

Remember that prevention is better than cure when it comes to cleaning your home for Holi.

So Now “Rang Barasne Do!” and stop worrying. You got the cleaning figures out.

For information on how to protect your skin, hair & nails from Holi colors and to know how to clean yourself up after Holi read our Holi Survival Guide.