How to Quickly and Easily Clean Venetian Blinds

Is it possible to make cleaning venetian blinds a quick and easy process?

The short answer is yes, cleaning venetian blinds no longer needs to be a dreaded and time-consuming task.

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My Story

A few years ago, I wanted to update the window coverings in our living and dining rooms.

Specifically, I wanted wooden venetian blinds, despite being warned that they were difficult to keep clean

I love them, but the warning was warranted.

Because cleaning them took so much time, it was a chore that was left undone until the layers of dust became impossible to ignore.

This past weekend, on a quest to making cleaning the blinds easy, I dug out an E Cloth Dusting Glove (link below) that someone had given me.

Using the glove, I was able to thoroughly clean four decent sized wooden venetian blinds in record time.

That one little thing completely changed the way I clean my blinds.

If you have, or are just wanting, any kind of slatted blind, do not be deterred by warnings regarding the difficulty of cleaning.

Buy them, and enjoy them, knowing that it is possible to quickly and easily clean venetian blinds.

How to Quickly and Easily Clean Venetian Blinds

First off, this method is for blinds that can withstand getting wet.

If water has the potential to ruin your blinds, stick to cleaning without water.

Start by Dusting

Step one, dust the blinds.

Close your blinds and using a dry microfiber cloth (not the E Glove yet) wipe the blinds from top to bottom.

Tilt the blinds the opposite way and repeat the process.

Remove as much dust as possible, but don’t spend a ton of time on this step.

Open the blinds to their straight horizontal position.

Next, Add Water

Step two, clean with water.

Fill a bucket with about a gallon of warm water. Do not add soap. Microfiber is basically magic so let the water and microfiber do their thing.

For a little bit of shine, add one tablespoon of olive oil to the bucket of water.

Dip the glove in the water, just like it was an ordinary cleaning rag, ring it out good and put it on.

Helpful hint: It is difficult to put a wet glove on a dry hand. If you have one, put on a disposable rubber glove first, followed by the E Cloth Dusting Glove.

Start Wiping

Starting at the top left (or top right if you’re so inclined), grasp the first slat with your ungloved hand, holding the slat steady.

Using your gloved hand, grasp the slat in a way that allows you to wipe the top and bottom of the slat simultaneously (I kind of picture a bird’s beak opening and closing).

Using one finger, clean around the strings.

Repeat this process for every slat of the blind (it goes quicker than you’d think) working from top to bottom.

Rinse the dirt out of the glove as needed.