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Spring Cleaning Tips – Venetian Blinds

Renowned for being dust magnets in the past, today's Venetian blinds usually have a protective coating on them which helps to repel dust. However, this doesn't mean that they never get dusty because they do! If you have Venetian blinds in your home here's some quick tips to cleaning them.
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1. Wooden Venetian Blinds:
If they protective coating hasn't been damaged a soft cloth will remove the dust – it's wise to use a microfibre cloth so that you're not simply wiping the dust into the air for it to return as soon as your back is turned. You can also use Venetian blind cleaning brush, a handy gadget which will clean multiple slats in one go. Grubby finger marks can be removed with a damp cloth.

2. PVC Blinds:
For dusting the same techniques can be used as above; PVC blinds come up a treat using one of the handy gadgets, if you choose the sponge versions they'll dust and clean at the same time. Make sure you don't oversaturate them with water or you'll have drips everywhere.

You can also use a soft glove, again made from microfibre to sweep your hand across closed blinds, do one side and then turn the slats to do the other side. Your upholstery attachment of your hoover can also be used to get rid of dust prior to deeper cleaning.

If you want or need a really deep clean it's far easier to take the blind down and wash it in the bath with warm soapy water – don't do this with wooden blinds.

To clean the cords if you're not giving your blind a bath, there's a couple of tricks – one is to use liquid shoe whitener and the other is shaving cream – I haven't tried either so I'm not sure that either works but both sound as if they will!

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