Control Light and Privacy: Tips for Choosing Window Blinds

Venetian blinds several purposes. These can be used to add color and style if selected accordingly. Follow these easy and quick tips to keep your blinds clean and keep them for several years.

Use the brush attachment to vacuum your blinds. You should not suck up and down. You have to move the brush over the slats.

You can also use a lambswool duster. Plastic dusters are best avoided.

You should always brush down, regardless of vacuuming or dusting. If you brush up, the slats will come off.

To remove debris and dust, use a rubber sponge for vinyl and fabric blinds. You have to wipe the sponge over your blinds.

You can use a general-purpose cleaner to clean areas. You should never spray the cleaner on the blind. Instead, you can apply the cleaner to a cloth and wipe the blinds.

Wooden blinds should not be soaked. These can get wet when cleaning. Never remove wooden blinds.

Fabric blinds can be given for dry cleaning.

Vinyl and metal blinds can be placed on a small rug and cleaned with water containing only a few drops of detergent. You can use a car wash brush and then clean the blinds from side to side. Turn it over and repeat the whole process. The blinds can also be gently rinsed with a garden hose. Remove the excess water and let the blinds dry.