Why Is Curtain Cleaning Important?

It was just a few days back that you moved into your new home with all new furniture and upholstery. But today you are surprised to notice that those bright and vibrant curtains that you had put up have lost their colours and look old and worn out. Before wondering how time moves so fast, pause to think. No, it is not too long back that you shifted to this new place. The reason the curtains look old is but because they are constantly exposed to dirt and dust from outside the room as well as inside. This is why you need to make frequent curtain cleaning a must.

It doesn't mean that you need to put all those heavy curtains in the washing machine every week. That would not only be tiring but would also shorten the lifespan of the curtains. Instead you could take them out from the window and clean them using vacuum cleaner and remove all those dust as a first step. As curtains are meant to cover the windows they would have absorbed all the dust from outside. Also, their colours would fade fast by being exposed to sunlight.

That is not all. Even inside the rooms while you are cleaning the floor, furniture, fan and lights a share of the dust from all these would undoubtedly settle on to the curtains. Thus, without your noticing, your bright and colourful curtains would soon start deteriorating. Very soon, they become too dirty that either you have to purchase new curtains or call a professional curtain cleaning company.

However, by applying a little care and forethought you can actually avoid this situation. For this, first of all, include curtains in your list of items to be vacuumed every week. This way there is lesser dust to clean and curtains remain safe and intact. One way to check whether the curtains need cleaning is to shake them and see whether dust is coming off them. You could also sniff them and see whether they are dusty.

If you are doing this once in a week you could run a lint brush through them from top to bottom. This would avoid the dust from falling over the cleaned part. Once a few months you could actually use water and clean them. However, before cleaning make sure you read all the washing instructions for the curtains. If the instructions are to apply dry cleaning better go for that. If not, check whether the instructions are there to use any specific detergent to be used in a specific amount.

Once you wash them following the manual, put them in a place to dry which is half sunny and half shady. This is to retain the colours on the curtains. You could also put them in the dryer depending on the capacity of your dryer. After drying you could put them back again and spray a freshener to bring the new look to them. Don't forget to check whether the freshener contains any toxic that will harm the curtains or discolour them.

Curtain cleaning will no doubt let you avoid purchasing new curtains every once in a while. Good and frequent cleaning can help you keep freshness in the curtains for a long time and thus extend their life and keep them as new.

Article written by Indu Dennis 

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