Best Tips to Make Your House Super Clean

You don’t have to wait until spring to degunk and degrime your home. These tried-and-true methods from the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab will get your pots, pans, linens, floors, appliances, and, well, pretty much everything pristine, one proven tip at a time.

Just because you have a closet stocked with the toughest cleaners on the market doesn’t mean that your house is actually clean. If you’re not using these cleaners the right way — or even at all — it doesn’t do you or your house any good. The best way to guarantee that your house will look just like new — or at least sparkling clean — is to use your favorite detergents, sprays, and cleaners the most efficient way possible. Because if you’re putting in the effort, you might as well get the end result you’re striving for, right?

Whether you’re looking to spruce up your living space before house guests arrive or you need to give your entire home — the kitchen and bathroom, especially — a deep clean, follow these tried-and-tested tips from Carolyn Forte, the director at the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab. The best part: If you put these tricks and tips to work, then it’ll actually take you less time to clean in the long-run because, well, you’ll do it right on the first try.

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