Sweep into action: How to spring-clean your home

From podcasts to prime polish recipes, here's your guide to making that whole-house cleaning blitz bearable and — whisper it — fun

Spring is a good time to reimagine a room as you slide furniture around during cleaning. File pictures

Spring is a little more intense, a little more athletic. Standing there, the podcast purring, a trug swinging in one hand and the hoover pipe lodged under an elbow, it underlines why we should really keep on top of these jobs with more regular, monthly swats, bends, and spins. 

Here are a few extra chores that mark out a spring blitz from a regular weekend clean, and some hacks to make it less miserable.