How To Dust The Right Way
When you dust, you want to start at the top and work your way to the bottom of whatever you are dusting. That way, you won’t be going over the same area twice.
This pushes dust down instead of pushing it right back to where you cleaned. Always start at the top, and you will ensure that whatever you are cleaning looks as good as possible.
You also want to be careful about missing some important spots when you dust.
Dust collects behind and underneath furniture as well as the top and sides of it. You may not see the dust under and behind your furniture, but it can still create dirty spots on the floors and walls and add allergens to the airflow. Go over every last inch of your house to ensure the best overall clean.
When To Use Polish
Most of the time, you can dry dust pretty much everything. There are a few items that could really use some polish though, to get them looking perfectly shiny. Use the appropriate polish, such as furniture polish for wood items that need a little more care. But keep that polish off of fabrics, electronics and just about anything else. If you aren’t sure if the item you are cleaning will be able to tolerate polish, just use water or a dry microfiber cloth instead. You don’t want to damage your furniture just for the sake of cleanliness.
Remember that there is always a way to get something clean without damaging it.
Every Little Crevice
Sometimes you need to take your dusting a little further and really get a deep clean going on in your house. You can break out the small cloths, cotton swabs and other tools that help you reach those out of the way places. Every so often, you should clean deeper and more thoroughly than you normally do. Try to get the places you would not usually get to, such as in the seats and arms of chairs, in
window sills, in door jams and every other nook and cranny you can think of.
You don’t need to do this every time, but every few months, it is a good idea to really get every last inch of your house spotless. You don’t want to tackle everything at once though as that will just exhaust you. Instead, go through one room at a time, perhaps saving a different room for each day or week. And a clean like this you only have to repeat a couple times a year, depending on how dirty your house is and how many people are moving through it all year long.
