If you're like me and have company coming for the holiday season, or just need a little fall cleaning before closing up the house officially for Winter, then there are all sorts of tasks on your to-do list that you don't normally tackle. For instance, cleaning your ceiling and moldings. Here's how to do it the easy way so you don't end up with a mouth full of yuck.
If you're lucky enough to have a lambswool duster and low enough ceilings we've found that can be the best solution as the wool has real staying power. They aren't always inexpensive to purchase however and often have short handles. Instead, I use a microfiber cloth and my broom.
By securing it over the bristles (you can use a rubberband, but mine always just stays put) you knock down the dust and spider webs that might exist and they then stick to the cloth. You can of course use a broom without the cloth, but it usually means you'll end up dusting every surface in your room and even the floor afterward. It's a simple trick that can allow you to tidy up with minimal headache.
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My husband keeps lots of these little cloths for detailing our cars. I started using them for dusting recently and found they hold so much more than any swiffer or other duster I've had. And you can throw them in the washing machine! Super awesome! :)
We use this same, "broom and cloth" method :) We live in the country, so we have lots of dust and cobwebs. I'll just say to my husband, "We need to do some cobweb eradication" and he'll get out the broom and go at it :) Works well (when we find the time ;) ).
I put a sock on the end of a yard stick and it works great
Pantyhose! It's easy to wrap it around the bristles and loves to pick up cobwebs.
Dust your ceilings?
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
Oh wait, you're not kidding....clearly I'm still in lazy student mode.
i just use my vacuum.
Last time I cleaned a ceiling, I found creepy footprints. Since then I keep my eyes averted from the top quarter of the room in case I see an inverted ghost walking around, the bright side is there's no need to worry about cleaning up there though.
@nickety, Ditto.
I use a dustmop on the moldings, every year or so, whether they need it or not ;-)