Cleaning and maintaining a home is one of the most difficult tasks and the biggest challenges for all homemakers, especially for working people. The amount of time it takes to clean the entire house can be quite intimidating. You can always find something in your house that needs to vacuumed, scrubbed, washed, or cleaned. And one of the most heartbreaking parts of it is, once you have cleaned the house, it goes back to being dirty, or dusty the next day you wake up. It is an endless and vicious circle. However, a clean home is a safe home. Thus, it is important to ensure the hygiene and cleanliness of your home by cleaning it on a regular basis.
When it comes to cleaning the home, one often overlooked part is window treatments. Even though we use them at least twice a day, they usually slip out of our minds when we are on a cleaning spree. Your window treatments quickly become a breeding ground for various potentially disease-causing bacteria and allergens if they are not maintained and cleaned. While it is important to choose the right window treatments to complement your home decor, keeping them clean at all times is crucial to prevent health problems in the long run.
If you own automated shades in your Greenwich house, here are some tips to help you regularly maintain and clean them.
- Vacuuming
The best way to remove dust and dirt from your automated shades is to vacuum them regularly. Just like your vacuum your sofas and carpet, window treatments such as motorized blinds, curtains, drapes, or even Roman shades can be vacuumed. However, make sure you use a soft brush attachment to vacuum them shades. Since the shades are quite delicate and sensitive, vacuuming with a hard brush can damage the fabric.
- Use a rubber sponge
You can also use a rubber sponge to wipe off dirt and grime from the shades. Don’t soak your rubber sponge in water or any cleaning agent. You don’t want to damage the motorized facet of the shades by accidentally putting water on it.
- Lamb’s wool
Since motorized shades have slats or vanes attached together, you may notice dirt, grime, or dust stuck in them, which may not come out by vacuuming. You can clean them with the help of Lamb’s wool duster and wipe off each slate or vane. Make sure you start cleaning from the top slat otherwise the below-cleaned slats will accumulate dust.
Window treatments can make or break the look of your entire house. Therefore, it is extremely crucial to keep your automated shades in Greenwich clean.
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