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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Amy Hunt

The 'closing shift' is the tactic cleaning experts all agree is the easiest way to maintain a tidy home

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Keeping our homes clean, tidy and clutter-free can often feel like a daily battle. Just as soon as we’ve finished addressing one mess, food spill, or pile of washing, another pops up right in its place. It can feel like the cycle never ends!

However, a technique called the nightly ‘closing shift’ clean could finally put an end to this vicious cycle. The concept isn’t actually all that new; the idea of a ‘closing shift’ simply refers to a nightly tidying and cleaning routine - think whizzing around with your best vacuum for a quick clean and wiping down surfaces. 

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