subject: Best Ideas On How To Clean Your Vertical Blinds [print this page] Blinds indeed look good on the windows and they are fast making their ways to the modern households. The wide range and sleek design have made vertical blinds a favorite with the homeowners and offices alike.
You can now find many living room windows adorned with vertical blinds. These blinds useful and therefore are so popular with the buyers.
With all its benefits, vertical blinds are just ideal for any home decoration. But the matter that worries most of the buyers of vertical blinds is, 'how to clean the blind so they would continue to look new'.
Over time, the blades of the vertical blinds are likely to gather dust and stains and would loose the newness. Hence, cleaning them would become necessary. But cleaning the blinds would be particularly easy if you know how to do it. Following are the tips of keeping your vertical blinds clean and moreover, these can be done at home and without expensive products.
First, regular dusting of the blinds would keep them clean for a longer period. So, dust them everyday. Dusters made of ostrich feather are particularly great in cleaning the blades of vertical blinds as it would lift the dust specks from the blinds.
When dusting isn't enough to clean the blinds, you may need to wash it. But never wash your blinds in washing machine with other cloths and also never use hot water. It would cause the blinds to loose shape. Don't fold the blinds either as this would cause creases on the vertical blinds.
To clean the vertical blinds, half fill a bucket with cold water and add liquid soap to it. Dip the vertical blind blades into it and leave it for some time. Rub gently to wash off the stains. For drying the blinds, it is best to hang them back into the panel and allow to air dry. If you're worried about water stains, you can also use a blow dryer.
If your vertical blinds are made of vinyl, aluminum or woods, vacuum cleaning would be enough to keep them clean. An all purpose cleaner can also be used for the same.
Vertical blinds are particularly low maintenance blinds. Unlike some other blinds, cleaning these blinds would need minimum effort.
