Household Cleaning

Any household cleaning tips would be remiss to not cover how to clear the dust in home. to start cleaning dust from home and where to look for it, including those less obvious spots often missed during typical household cleaning operations.

Give an after life to old or torn cotton garments by turning them into dust cloths. This could be anything from old socks to cotton sheets or pillowcases that were destined for the trash. The soft cotton is less likely to scratch most surfaces during dusting. It's a good idea to pre-treat the cloth with a dusting solution or furniture polish so dust will better stick to it. Or use a static dusting cloth.

Gravity causes things to fall downward. So it's a good idea to start at the top when dusting or cleaning anything in home and work your way downward. That means if you're dusting a book shelf, start with the shelf top, then the top shelf and work way down to the bottom shelf and trim. A professional feather duster will work well on the tops and bindings of books on the shelves. Don't forget about the book shelf sides. Slide a broom handle or similar pole with a static dusting cloth wrapped around its end behind the bookcase too. That's where a lot of cobwebs settle. Later use the edge cleaning attachment of the vacuum to reach back there to the base board and floor to grab fallen dust and cobwebs. While at it, use makeshift pole handle duster to grab dust and cobwebs sticking to the higher portions of wall, especially the angles and corners where the wall meets the ceiling.