Easy, Quick and Safe Ways to Clean Your Home Curtains and Drapes

Most homeowners find themselves from time to time faced with seasonal annoyances that must be dealt with. From minimizing the air quality in your home, allergic reactions and even the common cold, these seasonal concerns are many. It can be somewhat easy to alleviate these irritants by vacuuming and dusting our homes regularly. However, they can accumulate and flourish in those areas that we tend to neglect. One such neglected area or surface is that of curtains and drapes.

Techniques for Cleaning Home Curtains and Drapes

Window treatments, most particularly those made of cloth and fabrics, can easily harbor a number of particles. Dust, dander, allergens and odor elements are easily accumulated in your curtains as well as your drapes. Cleaning these window treatments is rather easy. With that said, the team here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations wants to share some important insight on how you can properly and effectively clean your curtains and drapes in your efforts to keep away allergens and irritants while improving the overall air quality in your living space.

Here are some simple steps for cleaning drapes and curtains:

• Hand washing – If your window treatments are made of synthetic fabrics, cotton, silk or sheer fabrics then the best way to clean them is to hand wash them in tepid water with a bit of a gentle detergent. Put your window treatments in your bathtub or sink with the mixture, allowing them to soak for a period of time. You may want to gently scrub the fabric while soaking in the mixture to ensure that any particles, allergens or odors are removed. After soaking and scrubbing the fabrics, drain the water and refill the tub or sink with fresh water to then hand rinse the fabrics. You can then hang the drapes and curtains to dry.
• Toss them into the washing machine – The best washing machine technique for cleaning your curtains and drapes is to wash them on a gentle washing cycle in a slightly warm temperature or even a cool temperature with a very gentle laundry detergent. Be sure not to overload the machine. It is best to wash one lengthy window treatment at a time and not put too many of shorter length curtains or drapes into the machine at once. You do not want to crowd the machine. While cleaning, add a nice smelling laundry booster to the wash to neutralize any odors and give the fabric a nice clean and fresh smell. When the wash cycle is completed, hang your drapes and curtains so that they can air dry. It is best not to put them into your dryer. Once they have completely air dried, place them back onto their curtain rods and onto the windows.
• Dry cleaning – If your window treatments are made of cashmere, wool, are stitched or have special linings, then it is important to know that they should only be dry-cleaned. That’s where the team here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations comes in. Our skilled and experienced fabric specialists stand ready to meet your every need. Simply come on down to our trusted facility and let our team do the rest.

There You Have It

Whether you choose to hand wash your window treatments, toss them into a washing machine or find the need to have them dry-cleaned, care and maintenance of your favorite drapes and curtains can be safe, quick and easy. For all your window treatment cleaning needs or for any dry cleaning or alteration services, put your trust into the hands of some of the absolute best in the industry with the team here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations. Remember, you can always take advantage of our convenient pick up and drop off services all year long. Simply reach out to our staff to schedule your service and let our team take care of the rest. We look forward to serving you and to providing you with the highest quality dry cleaning and alteration services this side of the state!