{"id":111845,"date":"2024-09-15T08:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T13:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=111845"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:41:07","slug":"how-to-clean-house-in-30-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/homeownership\/how-to-clean-house-in-30-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean Your Entire House in 30 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111853 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Clean-House-30-Minutes-1.jpg\" alt=\"Different steps are shown to clean the Entire House in 30 Minutes.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"2075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Clean-House-30-Minutes-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Clean-House-30-Minutes-1-768x1328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Clean-House-30-Minutes-1-888x1536.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Clean-House-30-Minutes-1-1184x2048.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Clean-House-30-Minutes-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Clean-House-30-Minutes-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No one likes a dirty house. When your living space is cluttered, it makes it harder to focus and get things done. Plus,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19934011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">studies have shown<\/a> that a messy home can lead to higher levels of stress. But there\u2019s a problem: cleaning your abode is rather dull and can seem to require an overwhelmingly long time commitment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While there are times when you do want to dedicate the better part of the day to cleaning every nook and cranny of your house, and occasionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-13-declutter-your-life-and-make-some-extra-cash\/\">do a thorough decluttering<\/a> as well, getting your house in reasonably good shape on the regular, or when you have guests coming over, is something you can accomplish in surprisingly short order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning often takes up a lot of time because people don\u2019t create a plan of attack. They wander from room to room, cleaning a little bit here and there, getting distracted, forgetting tools, retracing their steps, and mostly just wasting time. With a bit of organization, you can clean your house much, much faster. Sure, if you\u2019ve got a huge home, it\u2019s going to take a bit more time, but for the average house or apartment, you should be able to complete a basic clean in just thirty minutes. Here\u2019s how.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more tips on effectively and efficiently keeping your home clean and organized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/lifestyle\/homeownership\/podcast-973-a-butlers-guide-to-managing-your-household\/\">listen to our podcast with professional butler Charles MacPherson<\/a>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/the-art-of-manliness\/episodes\/825a7eda-ac6f-4af2-b271-67b6719d6c14\/embed\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one likes a dirty house. When your living space is cluttered, it makes it harder to focus and get things done. Plus,&nbsp;studies have shown that a messy home can lead to higher levels of stress. But there\u2019s a problem: cleaning your abode is rather dull and can seem to require an overwhelmingly long time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":111855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42277,42378,42259],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homeownership","category-illustrated-guides","category-skills"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-1.21.44-PM-538x280.png","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-1.21.44-PM-768x422.png","aom":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-1.21.44-PM-372x230.png","reactor-320":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-1.21.44-PM-320x176.png","reactor-640":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-1.21.44-PM-640x352.png"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Clean Your Entire House in 30 Minutes | The Art of Manliness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/homeownership\/how-to-clean-house-in-30-minutes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Clean Your Entire House in 30 Minutes | The Art of Manliness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No one likes a dirty house. 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