How to Clean Wooden Blinds.

Wooden blinds look great but they need regular care to maintain. Blinds should be dusted with a feather duster regularly.

Before cleaning your blinds you may want to lay down an old sheet to collect the dust as it falls. This will save you some time vacuuming later.

Blinds can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth. A handy way is to wear an old pair of fabric gloves. Don’t have a glove than use an old sock.

Close the blinds. Run a feather duster over the blinds to remove some of the built up dust.

Open the blinds. Dip the glove/sock in warm soapy water and squeeze out the water. You want a damp glove/sock, not a wet one. Put on the damp glove or sock and run your finger along the top and your thumb along the bottom of the blind. Work from the middle of the blind to the outer edge. When your glove/sock gets too dirty, dampen again. Repeat until all slats have been cleaned. This is a long process but only needs to be completed twice a year if the blinds are dusted regularly.

Once you’ve cleaned the whole blind slat by slat, close the blind and gently wipe over the whole set with a clean cotton cloth.

If you wipe down the slats of the blinds with fabric softener sheets after cleaning and drying them, you can postpone the dust build-up.

Note: When washing wood blinds, do not over saturate the wood. Wipe excess water off immediately to avoid discoloring or warping.

Cleaning Fly Screens

Flyscreens are a great to keep the bugs out but they are also a dirt trapper.
If you have looked after your fly screens and cobwebbed them from time to time you may just need to brush and vacuum the dirt off the screen on the inside and outside.
If however your fly screens need a spring clean, remove them if possible and place flat outside. Brush the screens, than hose down with a pressure hose. No pressure hose, no worries, wash the screens with a hose and brush excess dirt away.
Let dry, than refit to windows.
It has been said that you can prevent spiders spinning their webs on your screens if they are rubbed down with lemon oil.