Day 3: Wash Curtains

Welcome to day 3 of the ‘31 Days of Deep Cleaning Your Home‘ series!

Today’s task is to wash your curtains.

For the next few days we will be working on getting our windows sparkling clean.

These cobwebs were hiding behind the bathroom curtain!

Remove your curtains from the walls and wash them in your washing machine according to the care instructions on each drapery. Typically, this will be the gentle cycle with cold water and a low temp dry cycle.

** Important! Set your timer once you start your dryer. Sometimes if you pull them out of the dryer right when they finish you can avoid ironing. (Yeah!) If they are too wrinkled, you will want to iron them before hanging them back up.

If your curtains are dry clean only, then, send them off to the dry cleaners!

While you have your curtains down, be sure to wipe off the top of the window molding and any curtain rod hardware that is up on the wall. These can get very dusty and are not often seen.

We are going to be working on our windows for the next 4 days! You can do each task on the specific day I write about it (like we have been doing) or you can clean an entire window at one time. This is how I like to clean my windows. To help you get a head start, I am sharing ahead of time what we will be doing for the next few days. (I will still be posting the details of these tasks on their respective days.)

Day 4: Clean Blinds Day 5: Wash the Windows and Windowsills Inside Day 6: Wash the Windows and Screens Outside

I think it is easiest to take the curtains down first. While they are washing and drying, I clean the blinds, wash the window inside and then clean it outside in one room before moving on to another room.

Remember, if you are feeling overwhelmed or you don’t have much time to devote to this task today, just focus on the dirtiest or most used rooms in your home.