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Company's Coming Clean-Up
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items As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The family just called and they're twenty minutes out. This is the clean-up kit for that moment: tools that get the floors, bathroom, kitchen and glass guest-ready fast, plus a few finishing t...
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Floors and Furniture
The Bathroom, Fast
Kitchen and Glass Shine
The Finishing Touches
Floors and Furniture
Start here, because sticky floors and dog hair on the couch are the first things company notices. These knock out the big stuff quick.
Sticky kitchen floors are the first thing bare feet find. Steam takes care of them without a bucket, and the handheld part pops off for the grout and the stovetop too.
DREAME SH10 Steam Mop with Handheld Steamer
Keep it charged on the counter for the crumbs under the table, the pet hair on the couch cushions, and the corners the big vacuum won't reach. It's small enough to grab with one hand when you hear the car doors.
Fanttik Cruise V11 APEX Cordless Handheld Vacuum
For the coffee spot on the rug and the mystery stain on the couch you've been covering with a throw pillow. It sprays, scrubs and sucks the dirty water right back up.
BISSELL Little Green Portable Carpet Cleaner
Roll it back and forth over the couch and the dog hair ends up in the little bin instead of on Aunt Linda's black pants. No sticky sheets to buy, just empty it and go again.
ChomChom Roller Pet Hair Remover
The Bathroom, Fast
The guest bathroom is the one room everybody's going to see. These three handle the tub, the toilet and the scuffs in about fifteen minutes.
Stamp a gel disk inside the guest toilet a few days ahead and it keeps working with every flush. It's one less thing to scrub at the last minute.
Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Gel Toilet Cleaner
Let this do the elbow work on the tub and the shower floor. The long handle means no kneeling on the bathroom tile, and the different brush heads swap on for the grout and the corners.
Cordless Electric Spin Scrubber
For the scuffs on the bathroom door, the light switch, and the baseboard behind the toilet that nobody admits to. Just wet it, squeeze it and wipe.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, 4 Count
Kitchen and Glass Shine
Counters, the sink, the stovetop and the glass on the front door. These get the kitchen shining without a bucket of harsh stuff.
The little pink tub that takes on the stovetop, the sink, and the grubby baseboards. A damp sponge and a dab of this, and the kitchen looks like you scrubbed all morning.
The Pink Stuff Miracle Cleaning Paste
Firm in cold water for scrubbing, soft in warm water for wiping, and it won't scratch your good pots. Three colors, so one can stay in the kitchen and one can go to the bathroom.
Scrub Daddy Colors Sponges, 3 Count
Don't let the car on the can fool you. A foam that clings instead of dripping is handy on the bathroom mirror and the storm door full of nose prints too.
Invisible Glass Foaming Glass Cleaner, 2 Pack
Fifty of them, so you can grab a fresh one for every room and toss the whole pile in the wash when they leave. Pick a color for the kitchen and one for the bathroom so they never get mixed up.
AIDEA Microfiber Cleaning Cloths, 50 Pack
The Finishing Touches
The last ten minutes before the doorbell. A quick dust, a house that smells fresh, and something nice for guests to dry their hands on.
Company always seems to look up at the ceiling fan. The handle stretches so you can get the fan blades and the tops of the cabinets without dragging a chair over.
Swiffer Duster Kit with Extendable Handle
Set it on the back of the guest toilet or by the front door and forget it. No flame to watch while you're running around, just a soft clean-laundry smell when folks walk in.
Clean Linen Reed Diffuser
Nobody wants to use the family's damp hand towel. Stack a few of these by the guest sink and everybody gets a fresh one. It looks thoughtful, and it's one less load of laundry after they leave.
Disposable Guest Hand Towels, 100 Pack