‘Städdag’ is the Swedish cleaning method I’ve been using to clean my home for months — this is why I’ll never clean any other way

Open plan kitchen and dining area with a dining room table and bench seating, looking out into a garden.

As I’m Ideal Home’s editor for all things cleaning, you’d think that I love cleaning. But while I do love finding new cleaning hacks and enjoying a sparkling home by the time I’m done, I’ve often found the actual process pretty dull, stressful and time-consuming. That all changed when I started using the Städdag cleaning method, though.

In the past, I’ve always adhered to a daily cleaning schedule because that’s what my English mum taught me to do. But over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly aware of other countries’ methods of running a home. I’ve started using the Lüften German ritual to improve airflow and prevent damp, and I’ve even given Swedish death cleaning a whirl - and no, it’s not as sinister as it sounds.