What kind of special cleaning do you do when you're expecting company?

I just got my DH to clean the oven with the "company is coming this weekend" excuse. Like they're really going to open the oven door and peak inside

But, it did need to be cleaned and I didn't want him doing it AFTER I wash the kitchen floor (like last time )

Re: What kind of special cleaning do you do when you're expecting company?

I am pretty neurotic anyway, but I will steam clean everything and add disinfectant to the steam solution.

Re: What kind of special cleaning do you do when you're expecting company?

new towels, clean the bathroom really well
put any junk excess in the closets or hidden
vacuum rug

wipe dh's newspepr finger prints off the doors and cabinets

maybe get fresh flowers in my vase

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Clean the bathroom top to bottom and dust everything

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I make Merry Maids come the day before.

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Posted by leighla

I make Merry Maids come the day before.

Re: What kind of special cleaning do you do when you're expecting company?

Well when I had my 'White Glove Inspection" dad to my apartment the first time I was obsessed . I got on a chair and cleaned the top of the fridge, he was 6'3". My XH says you aare nuts! No one is going to look there. I said well you never know! My Dad walk in and after a tour of the place walks into the Kitchen and sure enough I see his eyes scan the top on the fridge!!!!! After that he never worried that I kept a clean place again!

Re: What kind of special cleaning do you do when you're expecting company?

Depends on what kind of company. If it's just family, I wont go as crazy as I would if it was more of a formal event.

Here are the main ones:
Clean the bathroom top to bottom
Dust and vacuum the living room and bedrooms
Make sure the cat hair is off the furniture
Collect all the cat toys around the house
Sweep & mop (or swiffer-wet) the kitchen floor
Wash and put away all dishes
Santitize all countertops
Empty all garbages
Clean the tv screen


For a special cleaning:
DH will wash the litter boxes and put fresh litter in them
Clean the trays under the burners on the oven
Vacuum the stairway up to our apt.
Throw out leftover food in the refrigerator

Oh, and we always put out a new Glade Decosphere at the top of the stairway. Our apt. is on the 2nd floor, and the air tends to get stale at the top of the stairway.