Blinds used to be my nemesis. Mostly mini blinds. Yech.
Since we moved into a newer house with the wider slat blinds, my blood pressure has lowered.
I used to use Swiffer Dusters but I'm feeling guilty about tossing those refills into the garbage every day. That was a lot of refills over the past eight years. Sorry, Mother Nature. I try to be good!
So now I've found some dusting tools that work as well, if not better than, Swiffers. I'm not even sure where I got them to be honest. I probably didn't pay much, because I'm Mennonite that way. I'm guessing Dollarama or Dollar Tree perhaps?? I know I've found these kinds of things at a liquidation store some years back but they weren't very good....they were too big and sloppy for what I needed them.
What I do now is just spray the duster with either water, vinegar water, water with essential oils or all-purpose furniture spray and run the duster along each slat. It works wonderfully! Then the duster can be pulled off of the handle and thrown in the laundry. Just make sure you wash the duster in a load that will not have fabric softener added....or the absorbency will be hindered.
On occasion I spray a cloth and wipe the blinds because after a few months I start seeing the build up of dust around the strings of the blind where the duster doesn't get as close but for the most part this way of doing it does a pretty good job. I swipe my blinds every couple of weeks so they don't get too disgusting.
When we have pets in the house, it seems that houses are a little dustier. In nicer weather, we all tend to have our windows open or we have several people living in the house and the doors open and close more frequently so I always like to keep at least a two to two-and-a-half week rotation of dusting furniture, blinds, baseboards and high areas. It's much easier to maintain especially when you have someone in the house sensitive to pet dander and dust.
And there it is. My routine of dusting blinds and keeping them nice-looking. Once or twice a year...I usually think about it in spring and fall... I pull curtains down and wash them out as well. I just do a few at a time until they're all cleaned. It's amazing how dusty they can get. I don't even dry them totally either. I wash, maybe dry them half way, and hang them right back up again. It makes the room smell fresh too.
I used to use Swiffer Dusters but I'm feeling guilty about tossing those refills into the garbage every day. That was a lot of refills over the past eight years. Sorry, Mother Nature. I try to be good!
So now I've found some dusting tools that work as well, if not better than, Swiffers. I'm not even sure where I got them to be honest. I probably didn't pay much, because I'm Mennonite that way. I'm guessing Dollarama or Dollar Tree perhaps?? I know I've found these kinds of things at a liquidation store some years back but they weren't very good....they were too big and sloppy for what I needed them.
What I do now is just spray the duster with either water, vinegar water, water with essential oils or all-purpose furniture spray and run the duster along each slat. It works wonderfully! Then the duster can be pulled off of the handle and thrown in the laundry. Just make sure you wash the duster in a load that will not have fabric softener added....or the absorbency will be hindered.
On occasion I spray a cloth and wipe the blinds because after a few months I start seeing the build up of dust around the strings of the blind where the duster doesn't get as close but for the most part this way of doing it does a pretty good job. I swipe my blinds every couple of weeks so they don't get too disgusting.
When we have pets in the house, it seems that houses are a little dustier. In nicer weather, we all tend to have our windows open or we have several people living in the house and the doors open and close more frequently so I always like to keep at least a two to two-and-a-half week rotation of dusting furniture, blinds, baseboards and high areas. It's much easier to maintain especially when you have someone in the house sensitive to pet dander and dust.
And there it is. My routine of dusting blinds and keeping them nice-looking. Once or twice a year...I usually think about it in spring and fall... I pull curtains down and wash them out as well. I just do a few at a time until they're all cleaned. It's amazing how dusty they can get. I don't even dry them totally either. I wash, maybe dry them half way, and hang them right back up again. It makes the room smell fresh too.
