If you had limited time to clean a dirty and cluttered house, what would you recommend cleaning or doing to prepare for company?

I went to visit a friend the other night and her house is usually somewhat cluttered, with the toys and stuff of two parents, two kids and a dog. She was expecting an old friend for dinner the next night, and we were discussing how her house was not going to get cleaned to the point she would have liked, for the first time visit from the friend.

I recommended taking stuff and putting it in bags and putting it on the side porch. I think the main thing, if you’re having people over for dinner, is having the dining room table clean and free of clutter.

I was wondering what advice other Flutherites would give, as a quickie way to clean up clutter and prepare for company.