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"Biggest Challenges  Jam-packed closets and drawers; stale bedding; and dust, well, everywhere. Fastest Fixes 1. Make room. You&amp;#039;ve turned the guest-room closet and dresser into backup storage for your stuff \u2014 but there&amp;#039;s an easy way to give visitors a place to hang clothes and stash socks. Take 10 or so full hangers from the middle of the closet, and rubber-band them together in a couple of smaller bunches; then temporarily relocate them to your own room or even the basement. Tuck several empty hangers into the newly opened space. Also, empty the contents of the top dresser drawer into a box, and slip it under the bed or onto the closet floor. (If this room has collected everything from your son&amp;#039;s outgrown ice hockey skates to that fabric you plan to use someday, box it up and take it out.) Finish by setting a pretty dish on the bureau to hold guests&amp;#039; jewelry and loose change. 2. Dress the bed. Kudos to you if you planned ahead and put on clean sheets after the last visitors left (and if not, now&amp;#039;s the time). Even so, the bedding could probably use some sprucing. Pop the pillows (any type but foam) with cases on into the dryer on the low-heat setting for about five minutes to de-dust and fluff them \u2014 the shape of the pillows will actually help pull wrinkles out of the cases as they tumble. Replace the winter comforter with a lighter blanket. As you make up the bed, spritz some linen spray or Febreze Fabric Refresher ($5 for a 27-ounce bottle), which gets rid of odors instead of just masking them, on the fitted sheet. If your guest quarters are a sofa bed, open it up and run a hand vacuum over any crevices where dust, crumbs, and stray coins may have collected. 3. Spiff up surfaces. First, turn on all the lights and pull up the blinds so you can see where the dust has settled \u2014 before guests do. Use a microfiber cloth to whisk furniture tops, lamp bases, the headboard, and any framed pictures or mirrors. Eyeball the ceiling for dangling cobwebs and zap them with the cloth on the end of a broom. If the blinds are dusty, flip them the other way. Empty the wastebasket; put in a clean liner. Finally, vacuum, but only in the middle of the room, where dirt is most noticeable. Back up to the door as you work, so you can step out at the end without leaving footprints on the carpet.  Make It Easier Next Time  Invest in an over-the-door clothes hook, so guests will have a place to hang their garments without disturbing your things. Try Downy Wrinkle Releaser spray ($4 for a 16.9-ounce bottle), which will smooth linens and make them smell fresh in one step. Between visits, keep the door closed so the guest room doesn&amp;#039;t turn into your favorite dumping ground.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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