Alright, let me see a show of hands. Who is long overdue on cleaning their curtain panels?
Yep, I was, too. In fact, I’m going to go ahead and admit that I haven’t cleaned any of them since they had been hung…and for some of them, that has been years. Gross!
But, when the magazine came to photograph my house a few weeks ago, one of the things that they wanted to do was switch out my master bedroom curtains for some that would be lighter in the images. As I was taking them down, I couldn’t believe how dusty and gross the top of the curtain panels had gotten. And we sleep in there, y’all!
There are a few different ways to clean curtain panels, so I thought I’d share them with you in case you are like me. Ahem.
How to Clean Curtains
1. Shake It Off – Like Taylor Swift says, “Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.” But seriously, if it hasn’t been too terribly long since you hung your curtains, take them off the rod and head outside. Give them a good shake so that the dust and dander flies off.
2. Sticky Roll – No, it’s not a new sushi roll (mmmm….sushi). You can use a sticky roller (or a thick dishwashing glove) to remove any lint or pet hair that’s stuck to your curtains. My big, sheddy, white dog loves to sleep up against our dark gray curtains, so we use this method a lot. It works pretty well for a quick fix.
Yep, he looks like trouble next to dark fabric, doesn’t he?
3. Suck It Up – If you have a vacuum with good detail attachments, you can use it to clean the curtains. Pay particular attention to the tops of the panels near your rod, as that is where dust seems to collect the most. I’m about as good with vacuum cleaner attachments as I am with hair styling tools (read: not at all), so I generally avoid this method myself.
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