Cleaning Wood and Faux Wood Blinds

In previous articles, we have explored the versatility and cost advantages to purchasing wood or faux wood blinds for your home.  They are practical and affordable, however, they do get dusty.  So, what is the best way to clean them?

Here are a couple of options:

1. Use a vacuum extension and run the extension back and forth across the front and back of the blinds - by tilting the blinds fully in both directions.
2. Use a feather duster and simply dust both sides of the blinds.

However, both of these options will still leave some dust on the blinds, so if you are wanting a cleaner look, your options become:

1. Hiring a professional blind cleaning service and paying for convenience and special tools and techniques they bring.
2. Getting a bucket with water and some vinegar - taking a rag and personally wiping down both sides of each slat.  This is a very tedious and time consuming process that could take the better part of a day if you are working on an entire house.
   

Of course, the final option is to purchase plantation shutters with the hidden tilt feature, and then cleaning is a breeze, but now we are no longer dealing with the low cost wood and faux wood blind option.

We would love to help you with your wood or faux wood blind project.  For a quick price quote, check out our online wood and faux wood blind cost estimator.