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Fake a Clean Home

Friends coming over in T-minus 30 minutes? Save yourself a freak-out with our cheater's guide to speed-cleaning.

1. DECLUTTER
Do a pass-through of key rooms, picking up clutter as you go.
2. WIPE DOWN

Slap on your gloves and carry all of these items in a small cleaning caddy so you can easily move from room to room.

3. SWIFF
pronunciation: 'swiff'
function: verb
1: the action of using a Swiffer
4. EMPTY

Clear out the sink. This is self-explanatory. Just put dishes into the dishwasher.
Empty the wastepaper basket in the bathroom.
Take out the trash.

5. RESTOCK
6. DISPLAY