How to care for and clean your window blinds

​Taking good care of your window blinds helps them to last a lifetime. Cleaning and maintenance is a part of owning your blinds and helps them to look nice too.

There are certain things you should and shouldn’t do to clean your mini-blinds, wood blinds, or faux wood blinds. You do have to be careful not to damage them.

Here are a few tips from The Dallas Shutter Company on how to (and not to) care for and clean your blinds.

Don’t Clean Your Window Blinds By…

• Using window cleaner
• Using abrasive cloths
• Using a stiff brush
• Spraying them with a garden hose outside
• Using soap or other cleaning solutions

​Our Dallas shutter company would never recommend using window cleaner, soap, or any other chemical on your beautiful wood blinds will damage them and may void the warranty.

This is also a no-no for faux wood blinds. Equally, washing them with a garden hose will damage the hardware and control mechanisms.

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