In order to discover the simplest, fastest, and most efficient ways to maintain everything inside and outside of your home clean, we spend a lot of time testing goods, advice, and tricks. We offer window cleaning advice, a detailed how-to for maintaining freshly painted walls, and more. For instructions and precautions, it’s a good idea to visit the website of the blind maker before using any of the cleaning techniques listed below. Then, based on the type of material your blinds are made of and how thoroughly they need to be cleaned, follow the easy instructions below.
Ways to Make Blinds Cleaner Without Taking Them Down
The optimal method for thoroughly cleaning your blinds is to remove them and place them on a level surface. Although cleaning the top and bottom rails as well as the sides completely is made easier, you might not always have the time or energy to do this. While the blinds are still hanging, you can either dust them with a microfiber cloth, glove, or duster, or you can vacuum them using a gentle dusting brush attachment. Furthermore, the only method of cleaning real wood, cloth, or cellular shades that we advise is vacuuming.
Items You’ll Require
Keeping the appropriate tools close at hand will make cleaning your blinds a snap. This is a list of things you could require:
Using a microfiber cloth, glove, or dustpan, clean your blinds
A microfiber cloth should be dipped in a solution of dish soap and water. When cleaning metal, vinyl, or imitation wood blinds that are hanging, use a microfiber cloth dipped in a bowl of warm water containing a little amount of dishwashing detergent to get rid of tough stains and sticky residue. Wipe the blinds from left to right (or top to bottom if they are vertical blinds) after squeezing out any extra water. To remove any water stains or streaks, be sure to clean each slat on both sides. If at all possible, use water sparingly on genuine wood blinds.
Expert Tip: To prevent re-dusting your blinds while cleaning, be sure to shake your microfiber tool outside as soon as you see it gathering dust.
Using a Vacuum to Clean Your Blinds
For real wood, fabric, and cellular shades, vacuuming with a soft brush attachment is the only approach we recommend using. It works wonders for clearing surface dust. Without causing any harm to the substance, the soft suction can assist in drawing away any loose dust or debris.
How to Spot Clean Bathroom Blinds
Your best option is to use the bathtub to give metal, vinyl, or faux wood blinds a deeper clean. Let the blinds soak for approximately an hour by submerging them in a solution of warm water with a small amount of dish soap. Cellular shades and real wood blinds cannot be cleaned using this procedure since the water damages them. Don’t forget to refer to the manufacturer’s directions before using this technique.
Can Dryer Sheets Be Used to Clean Blinds?
It’s not ideal, but you can do it. To begin with, you should only utilize dryer sheets that have been through a drying cycle. The static attraction of a fresh dryer sheet will collect part of the dust on the blind’s slats, but it will also transfer the fabric softener embedded in the sheet to the slats. You can clean your blinds using old, used dryer sheets if you’d like, but a microfiber cloth or vacuum would work better.
When Do Your Blinds Need to Be Replaced?
For a house, window blinds and shades are typically a durable investment. For up to ten years, the majority don’t need to be replaced. To ascertain whether a replacement is necessary, there are a few indicators to look out for:
If you follow these suggestions, your blinds will continue to look great without requiring any effort to take down.
