My mother-in-law taught me this trick to clean grey dust and grime off window blinds before opening the house for spring with 0 effort. Here’s how it works

optionally a vacuum with a brush attachment.

If the blinds are especially grimy, I also keep a second bowl of plain warm water nearby for rinsing the cloth. For wood or painted blinds, I wring the cloth extra well so no moisture sits on the finish. For vinyl or faux wood, you’ve got a little more leeway.

4. Start by protecting the sill and checking the blind material

Before I touch the blinds, I spread an old bath towel across the windowsill and floor right below the window. This catches falling