Tips for Keeping Your Drapes and Blinds Clean

Routine Care

Periodic maintenance will extend the useful life of your drapes and blinds.

It also helps you to detect and eliminate nests for household insects.

Timing: March (yearly)

Clean drapes using a vacuum cleaner attachment. Inspect to:

Ensure mounting hardware is tight.
Ensure pull cords operate correctly and do not hang low enough for small children to become tangled.
Check for insect nests, etc.
For venetian blinds, clean as follows:
Dip cloth in warm water with mild detergent, or you can also put a pair of socks on your hands that have been dipped in mild detergent.
Rub back and forth until the surfaces are clean.
Dry with a clean cloth.
Wipe blinds with a damp fabric softener sheet to eliminate static that can attract dust.

Inspect venetian blinds to:

Ensure mounting hardware is tight.
Ensure pull cords and rods operate correctly and do not hang low enough for small children to become tangled.
Check for insect nests, etc. and remove them.

Consider upgrading your window treatments to energy-saving insulating blinds.

The cost of this task can be relatively high, depending on the number of drapes and blinds that you have in your home.