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Dust, dust, dust…

by Stephanie

It’s so frustrating, and it just seems to multiply, doesn’t it? I live in an old house with hardwood floors. Old houses with hardwood get very dusty! I’m sure all houses get dirty, but I have no carpet to grab my dust! Here are some tips for dusting your hard to reach places:

  • For ceiling cobwebs, secure an old t-shirt around a broom and use it to dust your ceiling.
  • To dust under appliances or furniture (without moving it!), secure some old pantyhose around the end of a yardstick and slide around!
  • Use a hair dryer on silk flowers — just blow the dust off! Of course, it will go somewhere in the room, but at least it won’t be clinging to your arrangement!

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    Posted in Clean Cleaning on July 9th, 2007

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