The Easiest Way to Clean Your Chandelier
Don't save the task for a rainy day!
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Have you taken a look at your chandelier recently and noticed that it’s covered in dust? It might be a focal point in your dining room, but it isn’t easy to clean. How can you thoroughly dust and polish the chandelier without getting dust all over everything underneath it? We asked Julie Edelman, “The Accidental Housewife,” how she tackles the task, and she had an interesting response.
Edelman opens an umbrella and hooks it onto the bottom of her chandelier to catch all the dust that she blows off with her blow dryer. “ I know that some of you think that opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck … not so," she says. "In this case, it’s actually good luck because you won’t be messing up everything in your house and getting dust all over the place.”
In addition to an umbrella, you’ll need a few more items to clean your chandelier:
Umbrella
Blow dryer
Pastry brush
Hand mitt
Step ladder
Instructions:
1. Open your umbrella and hang it from its handle from the bottom of your chandelier.
2. Turn on your blow dryer and climb your step ladder.
3. Aim down and blow off all of the dust from your chandelier.
4. With your pastry brush, dust off nooks and crannies your blow dryer may have missed.
5. With your mitt, polish the light bulbs (make sure they are turned off).
6. Dispose of the dust your umbrella has collected.
To see Julie Edelman clean her own chandelier, watch the video below:
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