Is there anything we can do to keep dust away from us or is it a hopeless cause? Dust is a fact of life but like most facts and figures it can be happily distorted to suit our own dark and clandestine purposes.
Consider the following options:
Keep your windows closed on windy days.
My original thought was that keeping them open would be a better idea, as it would get rid of existing dust, but alas, I was wrong. If you live in a city, desert or agricultural area (in fact, anywhere except maybe a rain forest), it is better to close the windows when it is very windy.
Seal windows and doors.
Use weather-stripping when it’s too cold to keep the windows open and machine-washable curtains and sheers to filter out dust.
Change air-conditioning and heating filters all year round.
If nothing else, this will keep you busy on rainy days. It does help to cut down on dust, as a season of heating and cooling mucks up filters and causes dust to fly around without coming in for a landing.
Avoid store-bought furniture polish.
If you wanted to attract dust, you couldn’t do better than to regularly apply furniture polish because most of them contain oils that act as a dust magnet. It doesn’t matter which brand as most have the same ingredients. An annual coat of wax or polyurethane is a much better choice for low and effective maintenance. In such cases, a quick swipe of a damp rag makes everything shine like new.
Use air-purifiers.
These not only clear the air for allergy sufferers, but they also lessen the dust buildup in a home. Plug one in today.
Finally, don’t go to sleep or the dust will come back. Try to stay awake and beat it at its own game.
Happy Dust!
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