Best Ways to Clean Window Shutters

You've done it. You decided to install shutters in your home, and they look great. Friends and family members have given you plenty of compliments about how your window treatments have transformed the look of your home on the inside and outside.

Did you have shutters installed at your business instead? Shutters are a great window treatment for many types of businesses, such as restaurants, cafés, salons, and boutique shops.

Tips to Clean Shutters

Whether you installed shutters in your residence or business, maintaining shutters is different than taking care of other window treatments. You can't just launder or drop your shutters off at the nearest dry cleaner. With that in mind, we thought providing some window shutter cleaning tips you can use as early as today would be a good idea.

Be Proactive

While there isn't much you can do to prevent dust from accumulating on your shutters altogether, there is something you can do to minimize the amount of dust that comes to rest on your shutters. And it's simple – rub a fabric dryer sheet on both sides of each slat on your shutters.

Dust Regularly

While it may seem counterintuitive, dusting your shutters regularly will minimize the work you need to do to maintain them. Pick a day and make it a point to dust your shutters on that day every week without exception. By dusting your shutters at least weekly, you'll avoid spending hours deep cleaning them down the line.

Use the Right Tools

While it's typically wise to use a feather or microfiber duster when dusting your shutters every week, you may have to resort to something else if you don't; in such cases, you needn't look beyond your sock drawer to find an alternative tool.

To quickly dust your shutters, put a sock on each hand. By rubbing your sock-covered thumb along the bottom of the slat and your other fingers along the top, you can clean both sides of a slat at the same time.

If your shutters need some extra attention because you've neglected them for a while, you may want to use a paintbrush to clean them using plain water, soapy water, or oil soap, depending on the construction of your shutters. Just make sure you have a dry cloth on hand so you can wipe any extra cleaning solution off your paintbrush between slats and avoid transferring dirt from one slat to another.

Let Proctor Drapery Install Custom Shutters at Your Home or Business

For more than 50 years, Proctor Drapery has been installing custom-made shutters in St. Louis-area homes and businesses, and we'll be happy to do the same for you. We offer an array of breathtaking custom shutters that are the perfect choice for your home or business, including plantation, café, eyebrow, panel, and sunburst shutters.