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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Lauren Bradbury

My nan introduced me to this old-school cleaning tool – now I won’t dust my house without it (and it’s professional cleaner-approved!)

Log burner on the left with a desk and chair to the right of it.

Dusting has always been one of my least-favourite cleaning tasks. I find it tedious, time-consuming, and, most of the time, relatively ineffective. And while I’ve spent years as a Cleaning Editor searching for a new and novel way to dust my home, it was actually my nan who introduced me to my new favourite dusting tool: the feather duster.

Of course, it’s easy to assume that getting rid of dust is easy. But the reality is that dust particles are so tiny that so many of them slip through the net when using traditional dusting methods. This can aggravate those with allergies and breathing difficulties, lead to an invasion of dust mites, and even make your home damp if you’re not careful.

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