Tuesday, July 24, 2012

How to Maintain Curtains and Drapes?

Curtains and drapes enhances your home interior. These are used for decoration as well as it blocks light, air, water entering into the house. It gives aesthetic beauty to your home. These curtains protect your furniture from sun rays and gives you comfort and privacy. The difference between the curtains and drapes is both are same. Curtains are lighter in weight and unlined whereas draperies are heavier and lined fabric that extends to or close to the floor. Even though these curtains and drapes look clean but it collects dust, oil, pollution, smoke, pollen, heating fumes and bacterial etc. So, it is necessary to clean curtains and drapes regularly.

You can help eliminate dust from your curtains and drapes by following these helpful tips:
  • Daily at the end of the day, shake your curtains or draperies so that some of the dust particles come out of the fabric. Here daily care is required.
  • Always remember to clean the curtains and draperies from top to bottom (including window coverings) with the vacuum cleaner by simply attaching a brush at the end of the accessory hose whenever you sweep and dust your home. At least once in a week you have to clean with the vacuum.
  • If you want to wash the curtains or draperies, you have to wash according to the washing instructions written on the label. If it is a normal wash, you can wash it in a washing machine. If your curtain needs dry cleaning, then give your curtains to the dry cleaner for efficient maintenance and cleaning.
  • For washable curtains, use soapy detergent in machine and set the water temperature to hot and use short or gentle cycle for washing. And, then rinse for number of times. Then put in the dryer for drying or dry them in the shady place in the reverse side to avoid fading.
Maintain your curtains and drapes occasionally to avoid the dust.

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