How to Clean a Dry Room
Try this step-by-step method to get rid of dust in a dry room.
- Excerpted from Houseworks, by Cynthia Townley Ewer
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Toss the Trash
Place the wastebasket outside the door to be emptied. When team cleaning, a team member empties all trash. If working alone, empty and replace the wastebasket at the end of the cleaning session. For team cleaning, divide chores between the duster, who circles the room dusting, and the vacuumer, who tosses trash and operates the vacuum cleaner.
Enlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - House Works © 2010 Dorling Kindersley LimitedMove in Sections
Move around the room in sections, starting at the top. Using a long-handled lambswool duster, wipe down crown moldings, door tops and the tops of hanging photos and artwork. Brighten photo glass and clean windows with a cleaning cloth lightly sprayed with glass cleaner; use degreaser to remove smudges and fingermarks.
Enlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - House Works © 2010 Dorling Kindersley LimitedClean Horizontal Surfaces
Gently dust knickknacks or decorative items on mantles, shelves or tabletops with a white cleaning cloth, then dust the surface beneath them. If needed, apply a light spray of cleaner to loosen soil on windowsills or countertops. Lean down to dust furniture legs and wipe dust from baseboards.
Enlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - House Works © 2010 Dorling Kindersley LimitedExcerpted from Houseworks, by Cynthia Townley Ewer
Text Copyright © 2006, 2010, Cynthia Townley Ewer, extracts from Houseworks, reproduced with permission from Dorling Kindersley Limited
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