Blinds and drapes can do so much for a room. Not only are they practical, letting the light in during the day then cocooning you in for a good night’s sleep, but they also add a decorative touch to ...

Everyone has their own cleaning routine. But one area of your home that we can bet probably doesn’t get cleaned regularly is your window blinds. Even though, we look out our windows every day and put ...

Everyone has their own cleaning routine. But one area of your home that we can bet probably doesn’t get cleaned regularly is your window blinds. Even though, we look out our windows every day and put ...

Beautiful fabric blinds? Yes, please. The job of keeping them clean? No, thank you. Versus something like shutters or Venetian blinds, it's harder to keep textiles looking fresh, but there are easier ...

Dr. Nafeesah Allen is a multilingual communications strategist and global real estate investor with nearly 15 years of experience. She began writing about home improvement and design over four years ...

If you ask five random people to describe how they clean their vertical and horizontal window blinds, there’s a good chance you’ll come away with five completely different blind-cleaning strategies ...

Window blinds are notoriously tricky to clean, and even more so when you’re dealing with slats or plantation shutters. Thoroughly cleaning both sides of every single slat to rid them of the dreaded ...

Q In a recent column, a reader asked how to clean spiders out of honeycomb cellular shades. You suggested a long, thin appliance-dusting brush like the ones used for keeping refrigerator coils clean.

As we approach the Fall holiday season, it might be time do a bit of house cleaning before the guests arrive. Let’s just face it…we see cleaning our blinds as a chore, but it doesn’t have to be.

Q: Our cellular shades are in perfect condition structurally, but they're very grimy toward the ceiling. I think they're from Smith & Noble. We're about to renovate, and we'd like to keep the shades, ...

Blinds and drapes can do so much for a room. Not only are they practical, letting the light in during the day then cocooning you in for a good night’s sleep, but they also add a decorative touch to ...