How to Clean a Ceiling Fan

Today's post is a by one of our Friends team members, JewelsbyTrish.  It's a repost from her own blog, but she's generously shared it with us.


I have devised a great way to clean a ceiling fan WITHOUT all the dusty mess! You see I am highly allergic to dust. So you think I would clean the fans often, but alas I fall into the trap we all fall into...can't see it up there so pretend it isn't there! Right!? ;-) Then when I finally do clean them, there is dust falling everywhere & I am sneezing up a storm. No more folks! Here we go:

{ITEMS NEEDED}
• ceiling fan (hehe...I couldn't resist)
• old pillow case
• umbrella
• bandana (optional)

1. Put hair in ponytail & wrap head with bandana. This keeps any stray dust from landing in your hair & causing an allergy attack later. (optional)

2. Open umbrella underneath your fan. This will catch any falling dust! Now your bed won't have dust bunnies for you to clean nor will there be any to vacuum off the carpet! Simply take the umbrella outside & shake.

3. Take your old pillow case & slip it over the fan blade. Grip it tightly so no dust falls & pull to end of fan blade. Dust will be trapped inside the pillow case & none should be falling or billowing out into the room.

4. Clean 1 fan at a time being sure to take pillow case outside after to shake dust from pillow case before proceeding to the next fan.

5. If your fans are not extremely dusty, skip step 4. Clean all fans in your house, then shake out the dust when job is complete.

6. Shake out umbrella of dust. (You should not have much, if any, due to the pillow case catching it all.)

7. Wash pillow case with your load of cleaning rags for the week & save for next time!


I hope you found this how-to helpful!!!

HOW TO CLEAN YOUR STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES

byNancyEllenStudios

I love my stainless steel refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher. I do not like cleaning them. No matter what I use I end up with streaks. I have tried many expensive cleaning products, but I end up with the same results – streaks.

I have finally found a great way to clean them without going out and buying another product.
Here’s what you need:
2 soft cleaning cloths, I used microfiber cloths
Small amount of dishwashing detergent
Paper towels
Small amount of olive oil or vegetable oil


1. You will need to clean your appliance first. Using one of your soft cloths and dish detergent, wet your cloth, apply a small amount of detergent and rub your appliance. Always wipe in the direction of the grain.
2. Rinse your cloth out well, and wipe down the appliance, making sure you get rid of all the soap.
3. Take your other dry cloth and wipe off all the water.
4. Now take a few paper towels and apply a small amount of oil to the towels. You only need about the size of a quarter. Again, rubbing in the direction of the grain, rub the oil into the appliance.
5. Now take your soft dry cloth again and give the whole thing a good buffing. This takes a little bit of muscle, but it is worth the work. I found it best to use your palm flat against the towel and the appliance, and try to apply even pressure throughout this process.
6. Stand back and look at how shiny and streak free it is. This shine lasts for quite a while and the oil seems to repel some of those finger prints and streaks. I usually buff it again the following week – no need to do the whole cleaning procedure. Depending on how many little fingers you have in your house will depend on how often you need to clean it this way.

This works for all stainless steel appliances.
Happy cleaning :)