How to free yourself from housework drudgery

Busting dust and taming that pile of ironing are tasks that can mount, but Kya deLongchamps is on hand with a list of top tips to help you take control of that clutter and reduce that workload.

The overwhelming, nerve-numbing quality of housework, its repetition and sheer aching dullness — what can there possibly be to look forward to? Pile onto this the utter disgrace of the enduring gender divide when it comes to picking up the knickers and ploughing the wool mix pile, and I’m just about ready to throw the Denby dishes straight through the grubby kitchen window.