Tidy News: Shannon Krause Interviewed on Room By Room Podcast - How To Organize Your Home For Guests

Shannon was recently interviewed by Marie Stella on Room by Room: The Home Organization Science Insights Podcast.

With the holidays just around the corner, we dove into all things guest prep.

Here’s what we covered:

• How to create a warm & welcoming environment for your guests without sacrificing your home’s functionality.

• Clever tips for making space when you’re short on it.

• Must-have products for a seamless hosting experience.

• Favorite quick fixes to make your guests feel right at home.

If you’re gearing up for holiday hosting, this episode is packed with practical, stress-free tips to help you shine as the ultimate host!

The Guide to Organizing Your Home For Guests with Shannon Krause

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Tidy Tips: 5 Things You Should Toss Before Hosting Guests

We love to host and frequently have friends coming and going. In general, we have a long list of ways to prepare for visits -- from food shopping (taking into account allergies), cleaning extensively (especially the kitchen), organizing and decluttering.

Today we’re sharing some tips that are not so glamorous but trust us, it goes a lot way. It’s important that your guests feel welcome and comfortable and we know these tasks help you to prepare for their stay!

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5 things to toss before your guests arrive:

Garbage & Recycling

The kitchen garbage and recycling. The kitchen is the busiest room in the house and you're bound to spend time in there with guests. Smelly and unsightly garbage is a quick way to dampen the vibe. 

Bathroom Trash

Similarly, empty out any trash cans in the bathrooms and guest rooms. We want our guests to feel like they're at a B&B when they visit - and basic cleanliness is a must. 

Old Food

Throw out old food in your fridge. Our favorite guests are the ones who get whatever they need from our fridge because it means they're comfortable in our home. To that end, we don't need them seeing week old meatloaf.

Used/Expired Toiletries

Used and/or expired toiletries in the bathroom. For example, we're not fans of soap bars. We don't want to use yours, and we don't really want you to use ours either. Go ahead and toss the bar next to your sink and replace it with a soap dispenser. 

Pet Hair

Pet Hair. This one sounds strange because you don't necessarily think about 'throwing out' pet hair, but we throw out handfuls of it! It's essential to clean and remove pet hair from carpets, couches, blankets, pillows, etc... before having guests. Not only is it unsightly, but so many people have allergies these days. The last thing you want (which we've experienced) is a dinner guest with red eyes and the sniffles who can barely stay awake because of the emergency Benadryl dose they had to take.

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PRO TIP

Change out the framed photos in your guest room with photos of you and your guests together — seeing those memories always makes guests feel more welcome.

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