How to Get Your Home Ready for Holiday Guests

Are you expecting friends and family to visit over the festive season? You’ll want your home to look great but that doesn’t mean you need to start any big home improvement projects – there’s enough on your plate already! Here are some clever, easy ways to bring out the best in your home over the holidays, from our cash for houses team in Dallas.

Start with a Thorough Cleaning

Keeping a house full of guests clean is almost impossible, so it’s best to start off with a thorough cleaning before anyone arrives and then just maintain it over the holidays. While you can do this yourself, it’s a good idea to give yourself a pre-Christmas treat and get in a service. They can deep clean your carpets, bathrooms and kitchen, leaving everything looking like new! Try to book your cleaning service to clean your carpets 3-4 days in advance so that they have time to get completely dry.

Add Some Curb Appeal

Although our winters are fairly mild compared to what the season brings further north, it’s still not a great time of year to achieve a pretty front yard. Still, there’s a lot you can do with a little creative thinking!

First, clear your steps and area around your front door of clutter and leaves. If you have containers for plants, plant them up with fresh potting soil and Possumhaw Holly, Nandina or Mistletoe for a really bright and festive look. It’s also a great time of year to put a fresh coat of paint on your front door, along with a festive wreath and Christmas lights, of course!

Prepare Your Entrance Hall

All your guests are going to arrive in this busy room, so it’s best to start here too. First, clear out any clutter – entrance halls can quickly become dumping grounds for coats, boots, bicycles and more, and you want to free up as much space as possible. Clear coat hooks of everything except the essentials so that there’s enough space for guests and place baskets where people can dump their boots so that dirt doesn’t get tracked into the rest of your home. Add a few holiday touches like Christmas décor, a wreath or poinsettias to liven the space up and add festive cheer.

Spruce Up Your Guest Bathroom

A beautiful guest bathroom is the perfect festive season project – quick, inexpensive and effective. If you haven’t booked a cleaning service and your bathroom is looking a little worse for wear, put on some old cleaning clothes, spray your bathroom liberally with full-strength hydrogen peroxide, let it sit for 5-10 minutes, and then clean. It removes grime and soap scum with ease, and leaves everything sparkling! Add fresh bunches of holly or Christmas-color themed florals in a vase, matching red guest towels, Christmas scented candles, and some luxury hand soaps and creams, and you have the perfect bathroom.

Get Your Kitchen Ready

Preparing food and eating together is a big part of the festive season, so it’s important that your kitchen is up to the task. Start by making sure your oven and stove are cleaned thoroughly and in good working order. Then clean out the refrigerator to make sure there’s space for all your goodies and drinks. Run your dishwasher on a cleaning cycle and make sure the debris trap is clean. It’s also a good idea to sharpen all your knives and make sure your carving equipment, festive platters and glasses are all out of storage and easily at hand.

Sort Out Your Guest Room

If your guests are staying with you, get the guest room ready in advance so you aren’t rushing on the day of their arrival. Remove any clutter and put it in temporary storage, put on fresh linen, stack fresh towels on the bed, and give the space a good clean. Make sure that your guests have enough cupboard space for their belongings and organize a crib or child’s bed if you have little ones coming along for the fun. Fresh flowers or a pretty houseplant are the perfect finishing touch for this space.

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