Giant house spiders love clutter. Cardboard boxes, piles of laundry, stacks of old magazines—these are luxury condos with good hiding spots. If you have a basement or attic, that’s ground zero.
Go through your storage. Use plastic bins instead of cardboard (spiders can’t grip the smooth plastic as well). And please—please—shake out your shoes before putting them on. I learned that lesson the hard way. In public. Never again.