{"id":1838,"date":"2020-12-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiwidesigns.com\/blog\/get-out-your-vacuum\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T16:04:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:04:40","slug":"get-out-your-vacuum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwidesigns.com\/blog\/get-out-your-vacuum\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Out Your Vacuum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than putting away your vacuum when you\u2019re finished <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwidesigns.com\/tips-for-cleaning-your-window-shades-and-blinds\/\">cleaning<\/a> your floors, carpets and rugs, keep it out for a little bit longer. After all, dust and dirt can settle almost anywhere in your house. There are tons of things that could use a little vacuuming, from the bed skirts and brooms to the windowsills and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwidesigns.com\/products\/shades\/\">window shades<\/a> in your Raleigh, NC home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Window Shades<\/strong> \u2013 Window treatments like shades need to be cleaned, too. While dusting them with a clean, soft cloth is good, giving them a once-over with the vacuum is even better. Use a low-suction setting and a brush attachment to avoid damaging the mechanisms. You can also vacuum other window treatments like shutters, curtains and blinds in between washes to keep them dust-free.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bed Skirts<\/strong> \u2013 While you can, and should, put your bed skirts in the washing machine every few months, it\u2019s a big hassle to take them off the bed. Increase the amount of time between full washings by vacuuming your bed skirts with a brush attachment. You might as well get all the dust bunnies under the bed while you\u2019re down there, too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Knife Blocks<\/strong> \u2013 You would be horrified to learn how much dirt, dust, and food leftovers get stuck in your knife block. Use a crevice cleaner attachment on your vacuum to breathe some new clean life into your knife block.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windowsills<\/strong> &#8211; Your windows and windowsills also need vacuum attention. Use a low suction setting to vacuum up dust, dirt and lingering allergens like pollen that may have gotten in when the window was open.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keyboards<\/strong> \u2013 Computer keyboards also seem to attract all kinds of crumbs and dirt. Use a low suction crevice attachment to suck out any debris from on and inside your keyboards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entertainment Center<\/strong> \u2013 For some crazy reason, electronics gather dust like nothing else. This isn\u2019t just unsightly, it\u2019s also bad for them as dust can damage the small inner components. Turn off all the electronics in your entertainment center and give them a thorough vacuuming at least once a month. Get behind the TV, between the cords, inside speaker ducts, and underneath any gaming systems.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2014 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiwidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Raleigh-NC-window-shades-1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Raleigh, NC window shades\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brooms<\/strong> \u2013 You clean your floors with your broom, but what happens to all that hair, dust and other nasty debris that sticks to the broom and doesn\u2019t end up in the dustpan? Rather than spreading it back on your floors the next time you sweep, vacuum it up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refrigerator Coils<\/strong> \u2013 Your refrigerator coils are what keep your fridge running efficiently, but they get really dirty, really fast. Make sure to vacuum your refrigerator coils at least two times a year. You can find them at the bottom of your fridge in newer models or behind your fridge in older models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kiwi Designs, Fine Blinds &amp; Shutters is here to help if you want more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwidesigns.com\/services\/\">home improvement<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwidesigns.com\/window-blinds-shades-shutters-raleigh-nc\/\">Raleigh, NC window shade<\/a> tips. Stop by and visit us or give us a call today to learn more about what we can do for you and your shades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than putting away your vacuum when you\u2019re finished cleaning your floors, carpets and rugs, keep it out for a little bit longer. After all, dust<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Get Out Your Vacuum-Raleigh NC window shade<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What else in your home could you vacuum besides your floors? 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