How to Clean Honeycomb Window Blinds

Honeycomb blinds (or cellular shades) are unique window treatments that are sleek, modern, popular, versatile, and, best of all, energy-savers. They consist of compartments, not unlike the honeycombs in a colony of bees.
 
Pleated like an accordion (also called accordion blinds), they come in layers of single, double, and triple cells that trap air, causing them to act as insulation that keeps the room temperature cool in the summer and warm in winter. The more the layered cells, the more energy-efficient they become.




You can use honeycomb window blinds in any interior space: kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and living rooms. For a dramatic look, you can combine them with soft window treatments.

But how do you maintain and clean honeycomb window blinds?

When to Clean Honeycomb Blinds

  • Do you have a busy lifestyle?
  • Would you rather have an easy-to-maintain window dressing?
If you answer yes and yes, cellular shades are your best choice. They are easy to maintain, don’t get dirty often, and don't stain as fast as soft window treatments.

But they require occasional dusting, like monthly, depending on where you live. If you keep your windows open more often, like every day, they’ll need a bi-weekly light-dusting routine.

However, it is good to give them a good and thorough clean once in a while, like every three months.

How to Clean Cellular Blinds

Keeping your blinds well-maintained and clean requires the following items and tools. It depends on whether you are dusting, or cleaning:
  1. Folding step stool (to reach the top of the blinds).
  2. Lukewarm water.
  3. Soft brush.
  4. Hand-held vacuum brush (or yes, a hairdryer).
  5. Feather brush.
  6. Mild detergent.

Dusting (outer).
  • Begin from the top.
  • Use a feather brush to dust across the layered cells while moving down gradually.
  • Dust with this motion from top to bottom.
  • Use a vacuum brush (gently) for accumulated dust.
  • Apply this process on both sides.

Dusting (inner within the cells).
  • Begin from the top.
  • Use a blow-dryer (on a no-heat setting) to blow accumulated dust out.
  • Blow the dust out from one end only to avoid warping the blinds.
  • Keep the blow dryer about a couple of inches from the edge to ensure the air blast doesn’t bend its shape.


Cleaning spots and stains.
  • Spot-clean if you have spots of dirt or stains.
  • Dab-clean the spots with a soft sponge dipped in very mild soapy water (use fabric washing liquid).
  • After removing stains, dab the area with clear water and a clean sponge.
  • Remove excess water (if any), by mopping/dabbing lightly with a lint-free cloth.

Cleaning hard-to-remove dirt.

If your cellular blinds have become very dirty:
  • Bring them down.
  • Quarter-fill a bathtub with lukewarm water. Add a little fabric-washing liquid and swish gently for light suds.
  • Place cellular blinds (carefully) in the tub and wash gently with a soft brush on one side.
  • Gently turn it over and do the same on the other side.
  • Without removing the blinds from the tub, drain the water.
  • Add clean water and gently rinse the blinds.
  • Air dry (flat) in your yard or on your patio or balcony.
  • When they are thoroughly dry, hang them back up.

Cellular (Honeycomb) Shades Explained

It is easy to dust and clean cellular shades once you get the hang of it. As an easy DIY task, there is no need to call in expensive “professional cleaners” to do the job.
Just roll up your sleeves and get cleaning!


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