Each conscientious housewife tries to make sure that her house has as little dust as possible. However, there is a way out of this difficult situation! Just use the simple tips below to say goodbye to dust in your home forever.
10. The lack of trinkets
Anyone who has ever done a wet cleaning of a living room will confirm that the most time-consuming process is the removal of dust from many small objects with a complex shape. Most often, such items are souvenirs, porcelain figurines and other trinkets that can be found in every home. They are always a “magnet” for dust, so it accumulates on them very quickly, and they have to be cleaned for a very long time. Therefore, if you want to significantly reduce the time spent on cleaning, it is better not to furnish your room with small figures. As a last resort, they can be put in a display case - being behind a glass, they will not be so polluted so quickly.
9. Wet cleaning
Remember, wet cleaning is an indispensable element in the general process of cleaning the ideal order. And the more often you spend it, the neater your home will look, and the air in it will be more fresh and pleasant.
Pure water (without adding any detergents) can remove dust by 90-95%. Therefore, arguing on the topic: what kind of cleaning to prefer dry or wet, do not hesitate to give preference to the latter.
For those who need to maintain an ideal order in their home, one important nuance should be taken into account during cleaning: it is necessary to wet the walls and ceiling plinths at least once every three months.
8. Waste sock
Want to know how to quickly and easily remove dust from the surface of blinds? Just take an old unnecessary sock (only necessarily clean), put it on your hand and begin to clean the blinds with it. Try to take advantage of this recommendation, and you will understand that the monotonous process of wiping the crossbars of the blinds will no longer become so tiring.
If you put it on a mop, you can thus easily erase the dust under the bed or under the furniture.
7. Wardrobe cases for storage
Outerwear, blankets, pillows, rugs - these objects very quickly accumulate layers of dust on their surface. In order not to have to clean them so often, it is better to store them in special wardrobe trunks and covers. Thus, you not only protect things from dust, but also significantly extend their life.
6. Closed windows
Regular ventilation is the key to the health of the whole family. However, the longer you keep the windows open, the more often you have to clean. This is an axiom. Of course, fans of cleanliness should not live in a room that is never aired. However, in this case it is necessary to observe reasonable moderation. After all, if you have the window open all day or night, then the next day you will see that on all objects in the room is a layer of dust. By the way, mosquito nets on the windows do not prevent dust from entering the room.
5. The toilet paper sleeve as a nozzle for a vacuum cleaner
This is another life hack from inventive hostesses. Everyone knows that the usual crevice nozzle for a vacuum cleaner can not always “get” to the most inaccessible places in the house. Because of this, some nooks remain dirty. However, this problem can be dealt with with a simple toilet paper sleeve. Due to its flexible structure, it can bend and take the form of any, even the narrowest, slit-like holes. In order to use the sleeve during cleaning, just attach it to the vacuum cleaner instead of a brush.
4. Polish - only on a rag
“Golden rule” of any housewife: “In no case should you put a polishing agent on furniture!”. Firstly, it is uneconomical - the expense of funds increases. Secondly, in this way a film is formed on the surface to be treated, which will contribute to an even greater accumulation of dust. Apply cleaning fluid to a rag, and then distribute the liquid over the surface with intense movements. At the same time, the rags should not be saturated with furniture polish. Remember, you do not “spread” polish on a wooden surface like butter on a sandwich! You must rub it to a shine and remove the stains. Therefore, try not to overdo it so that your diligence in restoring order does not have the opposite effect.
3. The humidity level in the apartment
Of great importance for maintaining cleanliness in the house is the level of humidity in the room. The ideal rate is 50%. Now you can buy special instruments that determine air humidity, and supporting it at normal numbers.
2. Microfiber
High-quality microfiber rags are a valuable cleaning assistant. This material not only removes dust well from any kind of surfaces, but also prevents small particles from getting back into the room air. Microfiber is convenient to clean any surface from dust. You can attach it to the mop using ordinary rubber or special clamps.
1. Top-down cleaning
The basic principle of effective cleaning is to ensure that the dust that you whisk off from one surface does not fall onto another, it must be removed in a downward direction. If you neglect this rule, then you will have to carry out cleaning much more often.
For example, in the beginning it is necessary to remove dust from a chandelier, ceiling plinths, picture frames or photographs, etc. After that, already gradually move on to the items that are below. Imagine that you first wipe the dust on the bedside table, and then, you get to the ceiling. When you start cleaning them from dust, some part of it will still fall down onto already clean surfaces. Therefore, to save time and energy, take this recommendation carefully.