Cleaning might not be the most fun activity there is; not for all, at least. But even those who take no joy in wiping and mopping would likely agree that few things are more satisfying than viewing the before and after of a cleaned-up messâwhether it was a pot that needed a good scrub or an entire room one had to tackle.
A picture of something before and after the magical touch of a sponge, a cloth, or even a power washer if need be, allows you to fully appreciate the difference and the hard work it took to reach it. That might be one of the reasons people tend to share the images of their hard work with others, and today weâve gathered some of their best examples on this list for you to view. Scroll down to find the before and after pictures, but browse them at your own risk as they might make you want to start a major clean-up mission.
#1 Showing Depression Whoâs The Boss Made Me Smile. I Can Finally Relax In My Room
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#2 My Parent's Cast Iron Brought Back To Life
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#3 This Is Just A Work Of An Hour
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#4 Nobody Weeds A Playground Better Than We Can
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#5 Iâm An Art Teacher And I Moved To A New School. The Previous Teacher Did Not Share My Love Of Organization. Behold The Before And After Of My Paper Closet
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#6 Friend's Aunt Gifted Me Her Deceased Father's Car. "If You Think You Can Get It Running, You Can Have It". Before And After
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#7 Iâm Finally Done Clearing Out My Depression Nest Of A Garage After Weeks Of Hard Work
I donated 55 trash bags full of stuff and threw away 12 cubic feet of garbage. I can park my car in there for the first time in a year.
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#8 I Restored A Really Old Mausoleum Door
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#9 Cleaned My Room Thoroughly For The 1st Time In 2 Years. Feels Like A Physical Sign My Depression Is Getting Better
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#10 Maybe Not The Most Satisfying, But I Polished A 25-Year-Old Christmas Ornament
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#11 I Got A Hundred-Year-Old Painting Cleaned Earlier This Year
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#12 Can The Steam Cleaning Community Get Some Love?
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#13 I Did It Even Though I Thought It Would Be More Complex To Clean But It Wasn't. I'm Proud Of Myself Even If It Isn't The Best Cleaning. I Still Think I Did Good
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#14 Before And After Of Some Corcoran Jump Boots That I Refurbished
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#15 I Do Carpet Cleaning For A Living And I Absolutely Love My Job
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#16 The Company Wouldn't Pick Up Unless Someone Sorted It. So I Did
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#17 Cleaning A Chandelier From A Smokerâs Home (Bottom Piece Is Cleaned)
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#18 Copper Sink Before Cleaning And After
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#19 Restoring A Wall At Notre-Dame De Paris
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#20 Customer And Her 10-Year-Old Son Looked At Each Other, Then The Mom Asked Me If I "Brought Any Body Armor". Weed Whacker Just Requires Thick Skin
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#21 A Friend Was Using Levcoware Japan Skillet As A Yard Decoration. After 10 Years Of Being Exposed To Harsh Weather, I've Brought It Back To Its Former Glory
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#22 The Magic Of Quarantine, Sore Muscles From Scrubbing, A Sunburn, And A Cocktail Of Chemicals: Turning My Pool Back Into An Oasis From The Swamp Mess
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#23 Using My Time At Home To Clear Out My Pantries, What Do You Think?
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#24 I Detailed A 1968 Torino. Couldn't Believe I Was Able To Get The Seats This Clean
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#25 Before And After Of Deep Cleaning My Room After My Depression Slump
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#26 Giving Our Restaurantâs 10-Years-Old Wooden Floor An Industrial Cleaning
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#27 Freshly Polished Silver For Thanksgiving
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#28 My Great-Great Grandmother's Cast Iron Dutch Oven, Circa 1880. Before And After Cleaning, And Seasoning
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#29 This Mess Is The Aftermath Of A Previous Net Admin Who Didn't Care Anymore. Before vs. After
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#30 Cleaned Oven Door
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#31 Father-In-Law Asked Me To Swap Out His Old GTX 770 For A GTX 1070, Gave Some Much Needed TLC While I Was At It
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#32 Carpet Cleaning
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#33 Before And After Of A Hoarders' House We Cleaned Out. Ready To Renovate
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#34 My Work From The Weekend. Sand, Buff, Clear Coat, Correcting 287k Miles Of Age
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#35 Moved Into A New (Old) Place And Spent A Weekend On This Linoleum
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#36 My Mom And I Work At Cleaning The Apartments In Toronto. This Is Before And After Of The Oven
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#37 Satisfying Chiminea Restoration - Before And After
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#38 Cleaned My Grandmotherâs Oven Yesterday. The Before And After Feels So Nice. (Sheâs 96, So Be Kind About The Before Photo)
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#39 I Thought Yâall Might Like My Grout Transformation
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#40 I Cleaned A Very Hairy Car Today
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#41 Just Finished Cleaning This Backyard Up
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#42 First Wild-Caught Griswold. Cleaned Up Nicely
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#43 When Grandma Says She Hasn't Cleaned It In 30 Years
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#44 Just Proud Of My Polishing Skills
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#45 Gave This Pot A Good Blasting
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#46 Gotta Love Those Cottonwood Trees (Before And After)
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#47 I Did My First Refurbish. The Gameboy Was Reduced From A Hoarder's House Set To Be Demolished
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#48 Before And After Of A Backyard I Reclaimed From Nature
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#49 I'm Over Halfway Done Restoring This Leather Sofa, The Before And After Is Pretty Dramatic
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