blinds often turn gray instead of just dusty is that the particles are usually mixed with a little moisture, kitchen grease, candle soot, pet dander, or residue from forced-air heat. In my house, the blinds near the kitchen and the front windows get the worst of it by late winter.
That gray layer tends to cling most on the top edge of each slat and at the cords. If you’ve ever wiped a blind and ended up with a streaky smear instead of a clean surface, that’s usually why. You’re
