"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s a long list of cleaning chores to keep track of at home. Some, like washing the laundry and ...

Blinds and drapes can do so much for a room. Not only are they practical, letting the light in during the day then cocooning you in for a good night’s sleep, but they also add a decorative touch to ...

Window treatments are often an oversight when it comes to cleaning, but keeping your blinds clean can reduce dust in the home, and consequently help improve the indoor air quality and reduce allergies ...

Everyone has their own cleaning routine. But one area of your home that we can bet probably doesn’t get cleaned regularly is your window blinds. Even though, we look out our windows every day and put ...

Dr. Nafeesah Allen is a multilingual communications strategist and global real estate investor with nearly 15 years of experience. She began writing about home improvement and design over four years ...

Q In a recent column, a reader asked how to clean spiders out of honeycomb cellular shades. You suggested a long, thin appliance-dusting brush like the ones used for keeping refrigerator coils clean.

Cleaning window treatments isn't exactly anyone's favorite weekend activity. You start with good intentions, but halfway through, you find yourself sneezing from all the dust bunnies that seemed to ...

As we approach the Fall holiday season, it might be time do a bit of house cleaning before the guests arrive. Let’s just face it…we see cleaning our blinds as a chore, but it doesn’t have to be.

Q: Our cellular shades are in perfect condition structurally, but they're very grimy toward the ceiling. I think they're from Smith & Noble. We're about to renovate, and we'd like to keep the shades, ...

Blinds and drapes can do so much for a room. Not only are they practical, letting the light in during the day then cocooning you in for a good night’s sleep, but they also add a decorative touch to ...