Quick Cleaning Tips for Blinds

    
Admit it. We all have better things to do than to clean our blinds and shutters. The reason most of us procrastinate in cleaning our blinds is that we know it's going to take quite some time to accomplish the task. To avoid the deep cleaning blues, quick, frequent cleaning is the answer. Some of us remember washing the old, thick aluminium blinds, slat by slat and considered ourselves lucky to walk away without having the need of a few bandaids. Blind Solutions of Colorado has a few painless and quick cleaning tips for blinds and shutters. 

A Word of Advice

     These quick cleaning tips for your blinds will help you save hours of time in caring for your blinds and shutters. Don't save the chore of cleaning your blinds for the annual deep cleaning of your home. Incorporate dusting your blinds and shutters into your regular house dusting routine. Frequent dusting will help to avoid dirt build-up and extend the life of your blinds and the mechanisms used to open and close them. Dust build-up also degrades surfaces and acts like velcro for dirt and grime. The following will help rid yourself of the necessity for lengthy wipe-downs and keep your blinds and shutters looking fabulous!

What You Will Need

     To make quick work of keeping those blinds clean, you will need a feather-type duster. A feather-type duster can easily get between the cords and small areas gently and quickly where rags cannot. Some brands of dusters are made for picking up the dust instead of just flinging it around only to land once again on your blinds. If you already have a standard feather-type duster and don't wish to invest in a new one, you can use a light spray of a non-oil-based cleaner on your feather duster to capture the dust as you go. 

Angle Your Blinds

     The best quick cleaning for tip blinds is when dusting, tilt your blinds at a 45-degree angle to dust one side and then tilt them in the opposite direction to quickly polish off the other side. This gives maximum surface area for that quick dust off. 

The Emergency Quick Clean

     Out of town guests are arriving unexpectantly and you have to be house-ready in record time! Try using an electronics cleaner. Essentially, an electronics cleaner is compressed air in a spray can and is often used to clean computer keyboards and the like.  Of course, the issue of untrapped dust is an issue but this quick hack will do in a pinch. Tilt those blinds and spray away to save the day!

     We hope these time-saving, quick cleaning tips for blinds will keep your blinds and shutters looking fabulous every day. For more cleaning and care tips for your blinds, shutters and shades, contact the professionals at Blind Solutions of Colorado.

Did you know Hunter Douglas provides a cleaning service for their quality shades? 



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