Planning on throwing a house party? Stop right there – now ask yourself if your house is clean enough to do such a thing.
In all seriousness, even if most of your house guests are too polite to say anything negative about your house while they’re there, you don’t want them to return home and secretly insult your cluttered sides, messy floors and general lack of cleanliness. Nobody’s expecting you to be the saint of all things tidy and sparkling, but it’s basic courtesy to make sure everything has some order when you’re hosting a get-together at home.
It’s far too easy to miss out on a whole host of tasks if you don’t have a plan you can stick to for your pre-party cleaning. With that in mind, keep this checklist for cleaning before a house party to hand, and get working through it when you’ve got a free hour or two…
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Dust off those cobwebs
Who would usually bothered to get up on a chair to reach the top corners of their dining room? Not many of us, but exceptions have to be made when guests come into the equation. Pay special attention to the rooms you’ll be hosting in. Unless you’re going for a Halloween-themed party, the dust and cobwebs need to vanish.
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Deep clean your bathroom
According to a 2018 study, cleaning the toilet is the most hated chore in America, but unfortunately, it’s got to be done. If you have more than one bathroom, designate one for visitor use and get to work cleaning it to within an inch of its life. Nobody wants to be remembered for having a slightly manky toilet bowl.
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Strip your party spaces
If you’re planning to host a lot of guests all at once, clutter is only going to get in the way. Find an alternative location for anything you don’t desperately need on party night, including decorative lamps, vases, photo frames, and anything else that might get in the way (or get broken).
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Consider professional assistance
Your house doesn’t have to look like something out of The Hoarder Next Door for you to consider hiring a Melbourne Based House Cleaners. Maybe you just don’t have the time to do a good enough job – and that’s what professional cleaners are for.
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Scrub your kitchen
If your party’s going to serve food (and what good party doesn’t?), unless you’re fortunate enough to be able to hire a catering company, you’re going to need your kitchen to get your prep sorted. Give yourself plenty of time to clean in advance so you’ve got a perfect setup for preparing and serving food when the time comes.
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Don’t forget to spray
A little air freshener goes a long way. Apparently, smell is the most sensitive of the senses, and people can remember smells with 65% accuracy after a year. Why not give your house the sort of fresh, fragrant scent that your guests will obsess over for weeks following your party? Spray some perfume, light some candles – or if you want to get really creative, make your own scent-filled jars.
