General Housekeeping Question - Keeping Blinds Clean

[Rmathews951]

We use Dawn Powerwash and spray it on the metal blinds, let it sit for a few minutes, then using a damp cloth, wipe them horizontally while holding them on one side. Seems to work.

That's basically what we're doing. She's just raising them to add more time between cleaning.

[MoonShadow_1911]

That's basically what we're doing. She's just raising them to add more time between cleaning.

I don't usually remember in the morning when I'm making breakfast. Then the wife comes down and "asks" me to raise the blinds, or use the splatter shield.

gws Splatter Screen for Frying,Splatter Guard,Stainless Steel Splatter Screens,Oil Splash Guard for Grease,Splatter Nonstick 4 Sided, Splatter Guard (Color : 4 Sided) https://a.co/d/cE8vFjO

[Always Learning]

I took the shade and valance down when I replaced the window over the stove after the window exploded in tiny pieces. We liked it better without them so we tossed them. Now we don’t have to clean them. We have a piece of foam core board cut to the size of the window that can be leaned up against the window to catch grease splatters or if the sun is shining in.

[huntindog]

Yes, it is.

This was DW #1 concern with our coach. She cooks a lot.
my solution was to eliminate that window.

[Always Learning]

This was DW #1 concern with our coach. She cooks a lot.
my solution was to eliminate that window.

How did you eliminate the window?

[huntindog]

How did you eliminate the window?

built a false wall over it. then smart tiled the entire area. DW is thrilled looks so good she wanted the tiles for the kitchen sink and bathroom backsplash

[Always Learning]

built a false wall over it. then smart tiled the entire area. DW is thrilled looks so good she wanted the tiles for the kitchen sink and bathroom backsplash

Sounds like a good way to do it. No more grease on the window. I don’t like the window but do like the light it lets in.

[tjndsa]

If the window is behind the stove, the roller shades are a fire hazard. Typically the blinds would be metal, so as not to catch fire.

This is probably the primary reason for not having any kind of cloth shade/blind. Another would be that any grease splatter would be hard to clean off any kind of fabric material.

[Riverbug]

Wouldn't those blinds be held up with a clip like the roller shades are? Where you push up on the tab and the shade/rail falls out. To put them back in you "pivot" the rail back into the clips? Maybe they don't but most blinds do these days.