What if you focus more on the good feelings you will have once things are clean and use the memory of those good feelings to inspire you to get started?
You might also consider looking at where the aversion comes from. For a long time I had a lot of resistance to cleaning the bathroom and sweeping/mopping the floor. When I was young, those were my assigned household chores. On "cleaning day," I'd do those chores, and when I finished, often Mom's first reaction was to point out the spots I had missed. Not a "thanks," not a "good job," but instead, "You forgot to wipe behind the toilet, and you didn't sweep the corner under the table."
As an adult, I realized that as I worked, I was criticizing myself the way she had, so I gave myself permission to do an incomplete job. Maybe I'll only clean the sink or tub. Maybe I'll only do a quick sweep of the most trafficked parts of the floor. Maybe I'll thoroughly clean it all. It's my choice, though, and I'm free of the critical voice that took all the fun out of making my space a wonderful place to be.
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