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I have been collecting these dusting hacks for the home since I moved into my first apartment in 2007!

Back then, I spent a lot of time watching home improvement shows, cooking shows, and read magazines full of home tips.

I was excited to have my first place, but it was also the days before Pinterest or Facebook was big, so I gathered information from so many sources.

Anyways, I started trying out little home hacks and have narrowed down my favorites that work great. I don’t dust things any other way now!

Let’s get started!

Easy Dusting Hacks For The Home

How can I make dusting easier?

This is one of the top asked questions online. People need better cleaning hacks to help around the home, and dusting always seems to be that task that everyone either forgets about or dreads to do. I think this is because dusting never ends. The minute you finish dusting something, it will probably need it again the next day. With our smart dusting hacks, you won’t dread it anymore!

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1. Use pillow cases to dust fan blades

This is one of of those tips I read in a magazine back in the day, and it is the only way I dust my ceiling fan now. Grab a pillow case and wrap it around the ceiling fan blade. Just pull towards you. All the dust will get trapped inside in the pillow case, and you won’t have any mess on the floor! I will follow up with a damp microfiber cloth if needed.

2. Save your used dryer sheets to dust with

I learned this tip from Sandra Lee in the semi-homemade magazine, and it is something I still do to this day. I use natural dryer sheets now, so I can’t save the papery ones, but I save my 7th generation and Bounce free and gentle ones for this. This is great for wiping down baseboards, the dryer area of laundry room, and really any quick dusting you need to do.

3. Save your socks that don’t have a match

It never fails when I do laundry, there is ALWAYS a sock that doesn’t have a match. I save them in a basket now and grab one to dust. Just put the sock on your hand and get to dusting. I will put a sock on my hand and just go around the laundry room wiping things off. Also the kitchen and living room. Having these designated socks have made dusting more convenient. I throw the socks back in the dirty clothes.

4. Use makeup removing wipes for easy dusting

You can keep a package of makeup removing wipes in your car, bathroom, or laundry room for quick dusting. The cheap wipes contain different alcohols, smell good, but they also quickly remove dust. This is a handy tip to know!

5. Lint roll fabric surfaces

I keep lint rollers in my laundry room for various things, but they also make fantastic dusting tools. Lamp shades, couches, pillows, or anything around your home that is fabric can benefit from a lint roller to remove dust!

6.  Utilize a duster attachment on your vacuum

My vacuum is one of my favorite tools for dusting, and it has a duster attachment. I use it for floorboards, fans, keyboards, and any nook and cranny that has dust. You can also buy a dusting attachment like this one to use on your vacuum.

7. Try a Microfiber Cloth Mop

This mop head is really great for mopping, but also awesome for dusting! If you have wood or tile floors that get dusty, use this dry and it works fantastic! Sweeping will only get a little of the dust up, but this gets it all up.

8. Make a homemade dusting spray

Dusting spray is great to use around the house to prevent dust for longer, but you can also make a DIY dusting spray! The recipe for this is in our eBook on page 22. Use code DUST for 50% off the eBook! I love making this solution and it is so handy to know. Plus it smells wonderful too!

9. Change air filters regularly

Anytime I notice more dust than usual on things, I immediately remind myself it is time to change air filters. It is amazing what a difference good quality and regularly changed filters will do for dust. It is important to check what type of filter specifications you have. We buy the three month filters, but many are just one month. Write it on your calendar and make sure to change them on time!

10. Utilize rubbing alcohol for dusting

Rubbing alcohol is a fantastic tool for eliminating dust. Spray it on blinds, floorboard areas, plastic, acrylic surfaces, or anything like this. Wipe off with a microfiber cloth after spraying. You can read more about using rubbing alcohol in this post.

11. Keep a small bottle of compressed air on hand

For dusting tiny, impossible to reach spaces, use a small bottle of compressed air. They usually come with an attachment for easy spraying too. This is the one I like to buy. This is great for electronics, charging ports, fans, and other small spaces that collect dust.

12. Use warm soapy water for dust vents

Air vents get really dirty, and I have found the best way to make sure they are dust-free is dipping a sponge into warm soapy water. Keeping your air vents dust free is really important like the tip above where we mention to make sure to change your filters regularly too.

13. Use Murphy Oil soap for dusting wood

Wood floors, desks, outdoor furniture, or anything else can benefit from Murphy Oil soap. While our DIY dusting spray mentioned above is great for indoor dusting or small surfaces, I have found Murphy Oil soap is fantastic for large surfaces or outdoor wood surfaces! Here is a post that goes into more detail on using it.

14. Use our DIY Lysol Spray for bathroom dusting

There are so many places in the bathroom that get dusty and many of them are hard to reach. I have been using our DIY Lysol spray to dust everywhere in the bathroom and it works fantastic. The main reason for this is the citrus oils. All you do is spray and wipe off. I use this for the toilet, faucets, cups, trays, and many other things. Some spaces you might have trouble reaching at all, but you can spray this Lysol spray and just leave it. It will dissolve the dust on plastic or ceramic surfaces.

15. Try a small sponge paint brush for dusting windows

Our last dusting hack today is using one of those small sponge paint brushes for dusting window seals. I like to get mine a little damp, then run it inside the window seal tracks. It is amazing how well this gets inside the window areas and removes all the dust!

I hope these dusting hacks come in handy for you!

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