A funny thing happens when you buy a new house…everyone wants to come and see it! Now don’t get me wrong, I love having guests, especially since we don’t know many people in our new town yet, but sometimes you get a text that guests are on their way and the house is a hot mess. And if I’m going to be honest, since we are still finishing up our renovation, that sometimes is MOST of the time. So when guests give us a heads up, these are the six things I do to make the house look put together, even though its not!

1. Enlist help. Give everyone a task to do. This makes the work go so much faster and honestly I don’t like to be the only one running around when I’m not the only one who makes the messes.
2. Wash the dishes. A sink full of dishes is a total eyesore! Throw those dishes in the dishwasher, so enlist the help of a kiddo to dry while you hand wash. This job will be done quickly, but will make the kitchen look 100x better!
3. Remove clutter from all surfaces that guests will see. This is not the time to start folding the pile of laundry in your bedroom, but if that pile of laundry is smack in the middle of the living room, get it out of there! Take a minute to get those piles of letters off the dining room table or those toys off the kitchen floor. Put things back in their place, or in they don’t have a space, move them elsewhere until you have the time to deal with them. Just a quick pick up session will make a huge difference.
4. Wipe down bathroom surfaces. Our hallway bathroom is also the main bathroom for Alex, so more often than not you can find toothpaste splatters on the counters. A quick swipe will leave the counters shining and ready for guests to use.
5. Make it smell good. A yummy candle or some essential oils in a diffuser can make your space smell fresh and inviting. I love citrus scents in the spring and summer and more spicy scents in the cooler months.
6. Make sure your floors are clean. We just put in new hardwood floors in the whole house. I am obsessed with how great they look, and they are one of the things that guests first notice and comment about when they enter our home. This is why when someone is coming over, you better believe that I make sure the floors are looking their best. Confession time: I have not used a mop and bucket combination consistently, well ever. I feel they are cumbersome, time consuming, make the floors too wet and don’t do that great of a job when it comes to cleaning. Instead, I turn to Bona to keep my floors looking their best. In our old apartment, I used the Bona for tile and laminate floors, but once the hardwood went down in our new house I went out and bought every Bona item that I could find and I have not been disappointed yet. When I am short on time, I turn to Bona’s quick clean system. The Bona microfiber mop head is larger than competitors’ leading to 40% faster cleaning. I start with Bona Disposable Dusting Cloths with their3D fiber design to sweep and lock away dust, dirt and hair. Then I use the Bona Hardwood Floor Wet Cleaning Pads, infused with Bona’s Original Formula, to quickly clean dirt and grime. Best of all, Bona Quick Clean products leave the floor clean with none of the residue other products leave behind. Not to brag or anything, but I can get the floors in the whole house from crackers crumbs to clean in less than 15 minutes.

I hope these tips help get you guest ready in a flash!

What’s your best ‘get ready for guests quick’ tip?

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