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This is my favorite tip because I detest cleaning window blinds!
Wipe the individual slats of window blinds with a dryer sheet; the sheet will not only collect the existing dust on the surface but also create an antistatic barrier on the blinds that prevents additional dust from building up as quickly.
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22156/95146-laundry-twenty-alternate-uses-dryer
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Greenmachine, I throw mine in the bath with laundry detergent and a splash of bleach (assuming they are white). Make sure you open the blind's slats fully first to make it easier for all the soapy water to get in there.
Leave them to soak a few hours minimum and the muck comes off like magic. Rinse them down with the shower head on both sides, (you may need to rub a few tough bits with a kitchen sponge first) loop them over the washing line outside to dry (or anywhere that it won't matter if it's dripping wet) and it's all done. They whiten up beautifully and the bleach makes all the cords nice and white too.
I do that with mine and it's so much easier than scrubbing them. Wear old clothes that you don't mind getting bleach on in case you splash the water on yourself. When I'm taking mine outside I carry them out in the laundry basket. It's easier to manage and you don't drip water all through the house en route.
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I found a much easier way to keep window blinds clean. I replaced them all with sheer curtains. Ha! :) Just wash and hang them right back up again. I have heavier curtains on the rails too and use the sheer ones like net curtains if you know what I mean.
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Retire your dust cloth and try dryer sheets instead; the chemicals they contain repel static electricity and thus make them ideal for picking up stray dust and pet hair from wooden furniture, TV and computer screens, and baseboards.
I would NOT try this on any computer screen, especially an LED one. All that coating impregnated in the dryer cloths wasn't intended for that purpose. Use only approved screen cleaner cloths in case you end up damaging it.
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Retire your dust cloth and try dryer sheets instead; the chemicals they contain repel static electricity and thus make them ideal for picking up stray dust and pet hair from wooden furniture, TV and computer screens, and baseboards.
I would NOT try this on any computer screen, especially an LED one. All that coating impregnated in the dryer cloths wasn't intended for that purpose. Use only approved screen cleaner cloths in case you end up damaging it.
Neither would I, Savannah. Those screens are very delicate. I'd be scared I ruined my computer doing that. I wouldn't use it on a TV either-nothing glass that's a display screen.
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I found a much easier way to keep window blinds clean. I replaced them all with sheer curtains. Ha! :) Just wash and hang them right back up again. I have heavier curtains on the rails too and use the sheer ones like net curtains if you know what I mean.
I got sick of cleaning those pesky miniblinds too, cheapncheerful. The only thing I don't like about the sheers is they don't stop the sunshine from coming in and help insulate the windows the way blinds do. I changed mine to vertical blinds which are much easier to dust off. I vacuum mine with an attachment. When they get bad enough you can take the fabric slats to the dry cleaners or look in the yellow pages for a blind cleaning company. They take them away and bring them back to you cleaned.
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Instead of using sachets, line your dresser drawers with a few dryer sheets. They’ll keep your clothes smelling fresh for weeks.
I've done that too. I was so busy answering about the blinds last visit I forgot to say that. :) I put some parchment paper between the dryer sheets and the clothes in the drawer:dryer sheet on the bottom, then the paper, then the clothes. You don't know what's in them and there may be irritants of some kind that could transfer to the fabric. That way you get the nice scent and it's safer, plus cheaper than fancy drawer liners.
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Instead of using sachets, line your dresser drawers with a few dryer sheets. They’ll keep your clothes smelling fresh for weeks.
I've done that too. I was so busy answering about the blinds last visit I forgot to say that. :) I put some parchment paper between the dryer sheets and the clothes in the drawer:dryer sheet on the bottom, then the paper, then the clothes. You don't know what's in them and there may be irritants of some kind that could transfer to the fabric. That way you get the nice scent and it's safer, plus cheaper than fancy drawer liners.
I like that idea, thank you for sharing that frazzledmom. I used to use drawer liners and they disappeared from the stores over time. They must not be fashionable now. You can't find them easily at all unless it's near Christmas time.
Greenmachine, I throw mine in the bath with laundry detergent and a splash of bleach (assuming they are white). Make sure you open the blind's slats fully first to make it easier for all the soapy water to get in there.
Leave them to soak a few hours minimum and the muck comes off like magic. Rinse them down with the shower head on both sides, (you may need to rub a few tough bits with a kitchen sponge first) loop them over the washing line outside to dry (or anywhere that it won't matter if it's dripping wet) and it's all done. They whiten up beautifully and the bleach makes all the cords nice and white too.
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