Blinds are one of the best ways to help improve the appearance of your home. You can upgrade the style of a room just by cleaning the blinds. There are different ways and easy ways to clean your blinds that do not take a lot of effort or work.
Think about the times when you had plans for people to come over. You have set everything up and are all finish, except for the cleaning. Where to begin is obviously, a perplexing question. You want to first start with the windows! The windows are often the most overlooked areas when cleaning a room. Window blinds can be difficult to clean and cleaning them can be tough. However, having clean blinds are worth it in the end.
Here are some great tips to help you clean your blinds:
Blinds Covered in Grease
When you get grease on aluminum blinds, you have another issue altogether. Fortunately, aluminum blinds can be cleaned easily with a mixture of ammonia and water. Other types of blinds for your windows can be easily cleaned by soaking them in hot water and mixing the water with some laundry detergent. You can clean blinds with a mixture that includes water and baking soda. If the blind material is cotton, then put the blinds on a towel; dip a tiny, or baby, toothbrush in a mixture of detergent and water, brushing the blinds softly. Do not let the brush gather too much grease because that soils the blinds.
Dirty Blinds and Dusty Blinds
To remove dirt from cloth blinds, use a vacuum and make sure the brush on the vacuum before vacuuming the blinds. Spray a water detergent mix on aluminum blinds to clean them. Be sure there is no grease on the blinds before doing so. Wipe them down with a clean cotton rag. Another way to clean them is by soaking the blinds in a tub with water and detergent mixed together. Showering blinds is good for rinsing the blinds.
Cleaning Blinds That Are Made With A Different Material
Wooden blinds can be extremely easy to clean. You should make sure that you do not use water or have them washed. You want to use lemon oil on wood blinds, vacuum them or dust them. Feather dusters work great on wooden blinds. Vertical blinds that are made with cloth, wood, aluminum, etc. have a harder time showing dust; however, they need a regular cleaning. You can remove vertical blinds to clean them in a tub, which is really the simplest way to do it.
White vinegar and old socks or cotton gloves are the best method to clean blinds. All that is necessary is to dip the tips of the sock, or put the vinegar on your hands and run your fingers across both the top and bottom of the slats to remove the dust.
This is the best way to clean the blinds on your windows. Do not allow yourself to be blinded by all of the dust and grime that sit on the blinds. Attack the blinds and use the knowledge you are now prepared to rid yourself of the dust!
