Clean Your Blinds With Tongs & Chopsticks!
by Elena K, Hometalk Team
(IC: homeowner)
10 Materials
30-60 Minutes
Easy
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.
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.
When it comes to dust, our boiler room gets the cake. No matter how often I clean it (truth is, not often enough) it’s always dusty, especially the blinds!
See what I mean? This window is crying for mama’s TLC.
STEP 1: GET YOUR MATERIALS READY
STEP 2: FIRST THING’S FIRST: LET’S CLEAN THE WINDOW
STEP 3: CUT YOUR FABRIC FIRST
STEP 4: MAKING YOUR TONG TOOL
STEP 5: MAKING YOUR CHOPSTICK TOOL
Get your T&C tools, spray cleaner (again, any would do), and let’s get our hands dirty!
STEP 6: CLEANING WITH YOUR TONG TOOL
STEP 7: TIME TO CHANGE RAGS
STEP 8: LET’S GIVE THE CT (Chopstick Tool) A TRY!
STEP 9: CLEANING SPRAY + TT & TC TOOLS = SPARKLING CLEAN BLINDS
STEP 10: TAKE A BREATH AND ENJOY YOUR HANDY WORK.
Enjoyed the project?
Suggested materials:
- - Medium size tongs (Supermarket, Home Center, Dollar Store)
- - 1 or 2 Chopsticks (Supermarket, Home Center, Dollar Store)
- - Cotton Rags, T-shirt, socks, or small towels (Drugstore, Home Center, , Dollar Store)
- - Scissors (Craft Store)
- - 6-8 Rubber Bands or ties (Craft Store)
- - Spray Cleaner (Drugstore, Home Center, or DIY recipe)
- - Alcohol, to make DYI cleaner (Drugstore, Dollar Store)
- - White Vinegar, to make DYI cleaner (Drugstore, Dollar Store)
- - All purpose Mask (optional) (Home Center)
- - Sewing Pins (optional) (Craft Store)
Published July 16th, 2016 12:40 PM
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34354174 on Oct 10, 2021
This is an awesome idea, but it is much easier to just use old socks and your hand ( I wear latex gloves under the sock) and then swap out socks as the others are soaking. I actually use one for every 3-4 blinds and then swap out. Then use a clean one to wipe any left residue off.
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