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 mess—whether 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 we’ve 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 Gave This Pot A Good Blasting

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#2 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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#3 Giving Our Restaurant’s 10-Years-Old Wooden Floor An Industrial Cleaning

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#4 Copper Sink Before Cleaning And After

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#5 I’m 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 The Room Before And After My Roommate Came Back And Took Everything

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#7 Showing Depression Who’s The Boss Made Me Smile. I Can Finally Relax In My Room

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#8 I Cleaned A Very Hairy Car Today

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#9 I Thought Y’all Might Like My Grout Transformation

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#10 Before And After Of Some Corcoran Jump Boots That I Refurbished

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#11 Can The Steam Cleaning Community Get Some Love?

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#12 Gotta Love Those Cottonwood Trees (Before And After)

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#13 Nobody Weeds A Playground Better Than We Can

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#14 I’m 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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#15 Sailboat Companionway Restoration

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#16 I Do Carpet Cleaning For A Living And I Absolutely Love My Job

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#17 I Detailed A 1968 Torino. Couldn’t Believe I Was Able To Get The Seats This Clean

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#18 Before And After Of A Hoarders’ House We Cleaned Out. Ready To Renovate

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#19 Satisfying Chiminea Restoration – Before And After

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#20 This Is Just A Work Of An Hour

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#21 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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#22 Before And After Of A Property I Cleaned Up Today

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#23 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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#24 This Mess Is The Aftermath Of A Previous Net Admin Who Didn’t Care Anymore. Before vs. After

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#25 Maybe Not The Most Satisfying, But I Polished A 25-Year-Old Christmas Ornament

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#26 Old Computer’s Motherboard, Before And After Cleaning

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#27 Neglected BMW

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#28 Before And After Of A Backyard I Reclaimed From Nature

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#29 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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#30 Cleaned Oven Door

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#31 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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#32 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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#33 My Parent’s Cast Iron Brought Back To Life

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#34 No Filter. This One Was Rough. It Took A Lot Of Elbow Grease. I Didn’t Get Every Little Spot Because My Arm Started To Hurt

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#35 A Beautiful Before And After

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#36 John Deere Skid Steer Before And After

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#37 Very Neglected Tennis Court Before And After

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#38 My Work From The Weekend. Sand, Buff, Clear Coat, Correcting 287k Miles Of Age

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#39 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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#40 Cleaned My Grandmother’s Oven Yesterday. The Before And After Feels So Nice. (She’s 96, So Be Kind About The Before Photo)

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#41 Cleaning A Chandelier From A Smoker’s Home (Bottom Piece Is Cleaned)

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#42 Using My Time At Home To Clear Out My Pantries, What Do You Think?

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#43 Polished My Dad’s Vase

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#44 Carpet Cleaning

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#45 Before And After Cleaning The Oven After Renters Moved Out

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#46 I’ve Been Using All Of My Free Time To Deep Clean My Car Seats

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#47 Roommates Thought The Sink Was Permanently Stained. I Got Bored In Quarantine And Proved Them Wrong

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#48 Restoring A Wall At Notre-Dame De Paris

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#49 Before And After Of Deep Cleaning My Room After My Depression Slump

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#50 I’m Over Halfway Done Restoring This Leather Sofa, The Before And After Is Pretty Dramatic

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#51 Before And After Cleaning An Old Oven. Pretty Sure The Previous Renters Never Cleaned It

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#52 Moved Into A New (Old) Place And Spent A Weekend On This Linoleum

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#53 Just Finished Cleaning This Backyard Up

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#54 I Did My First Refurbish. The Gameboy Was Reduced From A Hoarder’s House Set To Be Demolished

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#55 I Got A Hundred-Year-Old Painting Cleaned Earlier This Year

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#56 My Mom And I Work At Cleaning The Apartments In Toronto. This Is Before And After Of The Oven

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#57 Freshly Polished Silver For Thanksgiving

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#58 I Love Restoring Old Game Consoles. Here Are Some Pictures Of An Xbox 360 I Am Cleaning Up

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#59 Before And After Of A Backyard I Cleaned Up Yesterday

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#60 Garage/Storage Room Before And After. No Longer A Health Hazard

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#61 The Before And After Pictures Of The Side Of My House

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#62 Before And After

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#63 First Wild-Caught Griswold. Cleaned Up Nicely

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#64 My Great-Great Grandmother’s Cast Iron Dutch Oven, Circa 1880. Before And After Cleaning, And Seasoning

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#65 When Grandma Says She Hasn’t Cleaned It In 30 Years

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#66 The Company Wouldn’t Pick Up Unless Someone Sorted It. So I Did

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#67 Before And After Faucet Sprayer

Just soaked in white vinegar overnight like I’ve seen others do. Man, I feel so gross posting this but I honestly had no idea how bad they were. Moved into this apartment about 6 months ago. My bathroom faucet was spraying water so I started with that one, but didn’t take photos. My kitchen sink was by far the worst. What even is this gunk, it doesn’t seem like just hard water. I clean the sinks often and just use the tap to fill my Brita and pots for the most part.

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#68 Before And After Pictures Of My Toughest Cleaning Gig Yet

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#69 Kitchen Hood Exhaust Fan Before And After

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#70 Cleaned And Painted An Old Propane Camp Stove That Was Given To Me

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#71 Cleaning The Engine. Before And After

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#72 Polishing Your Shoes Is The Frugal Choice

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#73 Before, During And After Of A Grill At Work

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#74 Before And After Of A Property We Cleaned Up Today

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#75 I Gave A New Life To This Abandoned Ammo Box. Satisfied

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#76 Just Proud Of My Polishing Skills

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#77 Today I Polished My Door Knob

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#78 Before And After Polishing This Brass Fish

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#79 This Newly-Polished Headlight On My Car

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#80 I Finally Got Around To Use The Headlight Restoration Kit I Bought

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#81 Before And After Of My Building’s Aerial Box

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#82 Foggy Headlight Restoration

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#83 I Love Cleaning Up Neglected Bikes

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#84 Before And After. Under $250 To Completely Transform

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#85 Snack Cabinet Before And After

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#86 Before And After

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#87 Before And After Cleaning The Dryer Vent

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#88 Before And After Of This $1 Pan I Bought

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#89 I Polished Up This Old Milkshake Maker

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#90 Decided To Clean My Headlights Today. Here Is A Before And After Picture

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#91 Before And After, Polished Silver

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#92 Cleaned Up Our Filthy Kitchen Floor. Before And After

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#93 Cleaning This Antique Crystal Condiment Set

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#94 It’s Amazing What A Little Lemon And Water Can Do

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#95 I Restored A Really Old Mausoleum Door

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#96 This Beautiful Snare Drum Restoration

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#97 I Polish Shoes At A Golf Club. Sometimes I Think My Work Is Oddly Satisfying

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#98 Cleaned Out My Keyboard Today

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#99 Polished The Sugar Bowl Today

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#100 Here Is My 2-Year-Old Rug

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#101 Before And After Of A Property I Cleaned Up Today

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#102 An Hour Of Scrubbing And Polishing And This Casserole Dish Is Good As New!

#103 The Process Of Me Polishing An Antique Magnifying Glass Stand

#104 Before/After Of A Property I Cleaned Up Today

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