Clean Your Blinds With Tongs & Chopsticks!
I’m always looking for easy-to-make tools. It's so much better if I can use inexpensive household materials. So I decided to peruse the cabinets to get inspired for my next cleaning project: Blinds. Guess what I found? A pair of tongs and chopsticks!
Let me show you how I turned these into a blind-cleaner contraption, perfect to reach to the hardest spots.
Let me show you how I turned these into a blind-cleaner contraption, perfect to reach to the hardest spots.
Upon close inspection, I realized how dusty the window was! So before I get to the blinds I have to vacuum and clean the window frame, encasing, and glass. I’m using an old t-shirt (I also added old socks later) but you can use any soft fabric you fancy. A towel would work too. Start by laying flat a piece of fabric: double it if it’s thin (like a t-shirt). Fold the top section over the tip. Then fold the sides around the tong, and wrap the fabric around the tongs. (Take a look at the second pic.)
Get 1 or 2 chopsticks, ties, and fabric and start by tying two chopsticks together. Fold fabric over the tip, then wrap the sides.
Though there’s no right or wrong way, I suggest you start at the top and move down since some dust may come down.
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