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Cleaning The Light Fixtures in Your House

The Maids • Mar 31, 2013

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Most homeowners don't think about cleaning light fixtures too often, but they definitely need it—lights attract dust and insects, so adding it to your house cleaning once a month will go a long way in making them look better. How you clean it will depend on the light itself, so here are a few tips:

Cleaning a Lamp: With the light turned off, dust the base and the bulb with a microfiber cloth (careful if the lamp's been on, the bulb might be hot!). For the lampshade, use the upholstery attachment on your vacuum cleaner to gently vacuum the dirt off.

If your lampshade is exceptionally dirty or stained and made of cloth, you can hand wash it with laundry detergent to make it look brand new.

Cleaning a Standard Globe or Sconce-Style Light: This type is the easiest to clean because if you have a dishwasher, you can put the glass globe or sconce on the top rack of your dishwasher and run it through a regular cycle to get it clean and disinfected.

If you don't have a dishwasher, hand wash it like you would a dish. In either case, make sure they've dried completely before reattaching, and don't forget to dust the lightbulb!

Cleaning a Chandelier: The most important part about cleaning a chandelier is using a drop cloth underneath to catch the dust that's going to fall. After that, take a small brush and push the dust off of the main structure of the chandelier.

A little window cleaner on a microfiber cloth will take care of the glass pieces that make it shine, and when you're done, it will definitely sparkle.

Cleaning light fixtures may sound like a chore, but it's not as bad as you think it is, and you'll feel great looking up at your clean lights! 

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