Ha, an Ostrichfeather duster ay? I'll have to check into that. The curtains are a bit more difficult to keep up, but we try to remember to run the vacuum over them which does help a little, but you do end up washing them. Thanks for the idea of an Ostrichfeather duster.
On Jul 26, 2008, at 7:16 PM, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > A good feather duster will keep your window covers much cleaner. If > you get them clean and then regularly get the dust and other air > born debris off with a good feather duster they will stay clean and > nice for much longer. I like a good ostrich feather one. Though I > warn you that your dogs will too. :) I need to order a new one > because mine was caught by the dog. My own fault for letting the > toddler run off with it and then forgetting he had not returned it > before I let the dog in next. sigh! Anyway it has really reminded me > how much work they save to be without one. > > Jennifer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 4:13 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Purpose of Blinds? > > Man you aren't kidding. My wife and I take all the curtains and such > down usually twice a year and man those puppies are really nasty. I > mean just dusty and the like. Partly cause one set of curtains has > these holes all over it, you can't see through them, but that's the > best way I can describe it. What was interesting is the shades we had > up there really were not very dusty at all. Now we put in the cellular > blinds and hopefully they will be equally as easy to keep clean. > Of course with three dogs, you can bet they contribute their own dust > and the like. grin > > On Jul 26, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Tom Fowle wrote: > > > Linda, > > Blinds do two basic things, keep people from seeing in, > > and keep sun out. > > > > What kind you have is your choice. Curtains do much the same thing, > > except they can be better at keeping heat out if that's > > an issue for you. > > > > Depending on the curtain, they can surely keep people from seeing > in. > > > > One difference between your work place and home might be > > there could be better air filtering at work and thus less dust > > to accumulate on the blinds there. I've seen aluminum > > slatted blinds with lots dust on them but as you say > > they might be easier to clean than the plastic. > > > > I don't know of any easy way to take that type of > > blind down, as they're usually put up with > > screws. > > > > You might try a little white vinegar in water for cleaning > > the plastic ones, but yes they're known as a pain > > to clean. > > > > Of course curtains can get grungy too but if you > > choose the correct hanging systems, can be taken down and > > washed. It's still a job. > > > > Tom Fowle > > > > > > > > Scott Howell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
