I’m a master cleaner & people are amazed at how spotless my home looks but I do hardly anything… here’s how I trick them
CLEANING your home can be a bit of a chore, but according to one woman it doesn’t have to be.
Cassandra Aarssen said her home always looks spotless but she hardly lifts a finger and it’s all thanks to a few savvy tricks.
The cleaning expert, who also goes by ‘Clutterbug‘ online recently revealed how she fools guest into thinking her home is always perfectly clean.
“I don’t actually clean my house very often, but it always looks tidy,” she confessed.
Even though Cassandra doesn’t spend ages dusting, mopping and wiping down surface, her home looks so good because it’s neat and organised.
For this, she said her best tip is to have a few ‘clutter catchers’ dotted throughout your house.
The trick is to put them where junk naturally piles up, so you don’t have to go out of your way to put things away.
The cleaning whizz showed off the tall basket she keeps on her kitchen counter to hide bits and bobs that need to be put away properly later.
“Just toss the stuff in here to deal with later, when it’s full that’s our queue,” she said.
You can also make your kitchen look clean by reducing the amount of appliances you keep out on display.
Do you really need your blender, mixer, toastie maker and air fryer all out?
“I used to to think if we had an appliance it should be out on the counter so I had my toaster, coffee maker, blender and all that stuff was always out and my kitchen always felt messy and dirty no matter how much I cleaned,” Cassandra explained.
Unless you use it every day, it’s probably just taking up space.
Instead, clear out some cupboard space and keep them out of sight for a more organised looking kitchen.
Another way to fool people into thinking your home is clean is to make sure your sofa and bed are always made up.
That means plumping couch cushions, folding throws and straightening out your duvet.
“This is instantly going to make your living room feel clean, if your sofa looks tidy your whole room will look clean,” the pro said.
Overall, the trick is to declutter little and often, Cassandra said.
She suggested making a ‘quarantine bin’ and filling it with things you have duplicates of, or stuff you don’t use very often.
Keep the bin in your garage or somewhere out of the way so you can grab things from it if you need to – anything you don’t need over the course of a few months you can chuck for good.
“This is the step that’s in between when it comes to decluttering. You get all the benefits without any of the stress,” Cassandra said.