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Monthly Archives: November 2017
How to Easily Clean Your Drapes and Curtains at Home
How to get rid of dust and stains on the curtains and not to damage delicate matter?
Here you will find many tips for caring for curtains, curtains and tulle at home.
Tip:
Rinse the blinds thoroughly after hand washing to get rid of excess detergent.
Otherwise, your curtains can quickly fade in the sun.
Key points:
- Cleaning expensive curtains is better to provide professionals
- You can clean the curtains with a vacuum cleaner, using a special nozzle
- Even if your curtains are not afraid of the washing machine, it is better to use the delicate washing mode
Curtains – this is an important element of the interior of your house, carefully selected from thousands of options. But if they are not properly taken care of, they can quickly lose shape and fade. Here are some simple tips for caring for curtains, curtains and gentle tulle.
The most simple and effective way to clean curtains, many experts call elementary airing. On a windy day, open wide a window or a balcony door, leave it for a few hours. If you have heavy, tight curtains, then they can be knocked out like a carpet. Do not do this indoors, as dust will scatter around the room, and you will have to do a wet cleaning.
Dry Cleaning Curtains
Dry-cleaning of curtains can be carried out at home (if, for example, curtains can not be removed) or in a factory. A house specialist will clean the curtains with a steam generator or a hydrocarbon. Such dry cleaning is very delicate and can not cope with serious pollution. In addition, it is not necessary to handle curtains with chemicals, if the house is home to children or older people.
If you are the lucky owner of expensive designer curtains, we recommend that you provide them to the cleaning professionals.
How to clean curtains and curtains at home?
You can clean the curtains yourself with a vacuum cleaner. Use a special nozzle for curtains or upholstery upholstery to avoid damaging the fabric with stiff bristles. If there is no such nozzle in your vacuum cleaner, you can wrap the brush of the vacuum cleaner with a muslin or other thin cloth and fasten it with an elastic band. Do not forget to thoroughly vacuum the inside of the curtains, folds and fringe. Try to clean the blinds every two weeks, because if the dust gets into the fibers of the fabric, it will be much more difficult to get rid of.
Cleaning vinyl blinds is much easier. They should be cleaned once in six months with a sponge dipped in a universal cleaner or in water with vinegar (1/4 cup of vinegar per liter of water).
Do not forget to wipe the dust from the eaves, as well as hooks and rings, on which the curtains are attached. Booms are best cleaned with a cloth dampened in a cleaner or brush with a handle, if they are high.
How to properly wash the curtains?
Most manufacturers recommend for their curtains only dry or chemical cleaning. When washing, curtains can lose shape and shrink more than 10 centimeters. For example, curtains made of artificial silk lose up to 60% of their original strength.
However, some curtains made of non-natural fabrics can be washed in a typewriter in a delicate mode at a temperature of no more than 30 degrees. But if you do not want to risk, it is better to wash them by hand.
Here are some tips for hand washing:
- Thoroughly shake the curtains.
- Rinse them in cold water.
- Soak them in warm water with the addition of a delicate detergent and baking washing soda.
- Rinse several times in cool water and gently squeeze out. If the curtains remain on the curtains, they can burn out in the sun.
- Hang wet curtains on the cornice so that they do not lose shape and are smoothed out under their own weight.
If you decide to stroke the curtains, do not forget to put the iron on the most delicate mode “for synthetics”. If the fabric has a relief – iron without steam. Always iron the curtains while they are still wet.
How to whiten tulle?
There are several ways to return the whiteness of your favorite tulle curtain:
- Soak it for forty minutes in brine, then rinse at least four times.
- Use special bleach for tulle.
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Cleaning the house after repair
After experiencing repair, look forward to life in the updated interior? We will tell you how to get rid of dust and stains and bring the room into a residential condition in a short time.
Tip:
Even if you decide to do without the help of cleaning professionals, we recommend that you buy or rent specialized equipment. A professional vacuum cleaner will help to cope with building dust on the floor, walls and ceiling faster and more efficiently. Of course, you can use it only on the surfaces provided for this, having pre-tested it on a small and subtle area.
Key points:
- Hiring professionals to clean the premises, discuss in advance the details of the work and ask for an estimate
- Cleaners will help clean and disinfect your floor
- Use an aqueous solution of baking soda to wash dusty windows
Tip:
Even if you decide to do without the help of cleaning professionals, we recommend that you buy or rent specialized equipment. A professional vacuum cleaner will help to cope with building dust on the floor, walls and ceiling faster and more efficiently. Of course, you can use it only on the surfaces provided for this, having pre-tested it on a small and subtle area.
Hooray! You survived the repair! The worst is already behind and there was, it would seem, a trifle – to wash your new wonderful interior from a layer of construction dust and stains of various origins, that is, a spring cleaning. Looking around the debris of construction debris and wincing at the dust, you are horrified to imagine that it will take a very long time to put everything in order. We will not hide, the work is difficult, but we will help to ease your work!
Сleaning company
The easiest way to deal with dirt after construction and repair is to hire professionals from a cleaning company to clean houses and cottages. However, the company should be chosen very carefully:
- Do not trust cleaning companies-one-day – letting strangers into the house is dangerous. A professional company with a good reputation will be able to guarantee not only a quality work done, but also the safety of your things.
- Listen to the recommendations of friends and user reviews.
- Do not pursue cheapness! Initially, the attractive price promised to you can increase several times after the work is done unclean by the hand specialists. Describe in detail the specialist the front of the work and ask him to make an estimate.
If you are determined to cope with the task yourself, listen to our advice.
How can I cope with cleaning the room after repair?
Experts recommend keeping the room as clean as possible during the repair. Afterwards it will save you a lot of time. “It’s easier said than done”, you’ll notice, so roll up your sleeves and proceed directly to the cleaning:
- First you need to take out all that is superfluous. Fold the large garbage into bags and take it out into the street. If it turns out to be too much, you will have to take it to the nearest landfill. Then collect less garbage and sweep the floor.
- Vacuum the surfaces. If you have the opportunity, use a construction vacuum cleaner – it is much more powerful and faster to cope with the task. Corrosive construction dust could settle even on the ceiling and walls, so start vacuuming from above, moving down the walls, and finishing cleaning the floor. Do not forget to vacuum the corners and the skirtings.
- With the help of cleaning and detergents, make a damp cleaning of the room, starting with the walls, cornices and windows and ending with the floor.
- Even if the soft furniture has been carefully concealed, it should be carefully cleaned using a vacuum cleaner, a cleaning agent or a soap solution.
- Thoroughly ventilate the room.
With a successful scenario, cleaning the apartment will be completed. But, unfortunately, except for dust and debris, after repairs there will probably remain stains from paint, plaster and the like.
How to get rid of stains left after repair?
Before you start cleaning, test the cleaning agents and recipes you have selected on a small and subtle area of the surface to avoid damage. When working with cleaning agents and solutions, do not forget to wear rubber gloves.
- Traces of construction foam can be removed with a knife or special solvent.
Dust and dirt from the windows can be removed with water with the addition of washing soda, and then wipe dry with newspapers. - Oil stains will disappear without a trace if rubbed with turpentine or powder with enzymes.
- Traces of scotch can be removed with sunflower oil or a liquid containing acetone.
That’s all! Now you can arrange furniture, distribute things to places and enjoy your improved home!
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