When you dust, start at the top of the house and work your way down, remembering that dust falls and settles you dislodge it. Do one room completely – seeing a newly dusted room will be a great incentive to move on to the next one.


Wood Furniture
- Quickly dust the tops of wooden tables at least every other day. Thoroughly dust once a week. Naperville Cleaning Service
- For cleaning all wood furniture, choose a soft cotton rag – you can use your partner’s old football jersey from his high-school days! Synthetic material won’t absorb cleaning fluids; you need 100 percent cotton.
- The simplest way to dust is to the surface using a cotton rag moistened – but not saturated – with plain water. However, this won’t condition the wood in any way. - Dust-removing sprays or cloths can used on wooden surfaces, but avoid oils, which draw yet more dust and finger prints.
- Dust using a circular motion.
- Make sure you dust under table lamps and knickknacks.
- Dust intricate furnishings, such as those with carvings, with a small, soft brush, such as a natural-hair artist’s brush or a dry, soft toothbrush.
- Clean all rags and brushes when you are finished.
- “Dusting mitts” pretreated with furniture polish are now on the market, which make the task even easier. Keep a box of them in your cleaning kit for ready access.

Glass-topped tables and monitor screens
- Dust glass-topped tables and television screens twice a week with a soft rag and glass spray cleanser.
- Wipe down computer screens once a week. Check the manufacturer’s or retailer’s recommendations for special cleaning pads for optical plastic and glass

Bibelots and knickknacks
- Clean all objects twice a week.
- Dampen a soft rag with water and a few drops of nonabrasive detergent, and use to clean off your porcelain or china figurines.
- Clean crystal objects with a glass spray cleanser.
- Dry dust all books with a soft rag. Alternatively, use the upholstery nozzle of your vacuum cleaner.