Try these 10 easy steps to give your house a cleaner look and feel. 1. Create private and public spaces in your home. That is, set priorities and choose rooms near your home's entrance as public spaces. Keep those areas of free of clutter -- no clothes, no mail, no papers, no storage areas,”. The rest of the house can be a mess, but cleaning the rooms that guests see (when moms drop off kids for a play date, when a neighbor stops by) gives the whole house the appearance of being clean. 2. Do simple things, often . Put dishes directly in the dishwasher instead of filling up the sink. Take the trash out every night, so there are no lingering smells. Throw dirty clothes immediately in the hamper, so there aren’t piles everywhere. 3. Clear out the “I might need this someday” items. Whether you’re keeping clothes you may wear one day, a board game that’s missing a piece that you might find, or a kitchen appliance when you hate cookin