subject: How To Clean Your Lampshades The Right Way [print this page] A beautiful lampshade on a lamp base can really change the entire ambient of a room. However a dirty one might dampen the looks of the most elegant room instead. So it is important that your lampshade, just like your curtains and furniture upholstery, is as clean as possible at all times. Here are a few tips to help you get this task underway the fastest way possible with the best results.
A clean lampshade will greatly improve upon its appearance and the room elegance, however it also has two additional benefits: it will extend its life shelf and it will allow the maximum amount of life to pass through the fabric or material.
There are several different ways to clean your lamp shades, depending on the materials they are made of. You can have shades made of paper, of parchment, of fabric, of glass and other different material types.
When it comes to fabric shades, you should always dust them with a bristled brush on a regular basis. Work from the top to bottom in small parts. Use long sweeping movements to get rid of the accumulated dust priot to continuing with another section.
Try to avoid getting your fingernails or the brush snagged into the fabric or fringes. In case you need to clean an extremely dirty lampshade, you can easily use a hairdryer to get the most of the dust blown away from the surface.
If you have a hard lampshade that has a plastic liner, you need to wipe its inner surface with a soft and damp cloth in order to get rid of the dirt.
Many people forget to also dust the light-bulb in the process. Make sure you properly clean it as well before putting back the pieces for your lamp.
If your lampshade is made of glass, use a soft cloth to get rid of the dust particles that regularly settle on its surface. Also remove the shade from its fitting to properly clean it with a wet and soapy wipe, both on the inside and on the outside. Before you reassemble your shade, make sure that it is completely dry and that the light bulb and wire fittings are also clean and dry.
