“Remember to store the most frequently used items at arm’s reach and seasonal or occasional-use items on the highest or lowest shelves,” Gill adds.

Depending on how much time you have, choose from the 10-minute pre-guest tidy up, a 30-minute whole-house sprucing, or the 2-hour cleaning plan. Then, follow the printable cleaning checklists provided by our cleaning pros to make sure you stay on track—and finish on time. Reprinted from Clean My Space by arrangement with Avery, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2017, Melissa Maker....

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