{"id":18239,"date":"2021-10-12T17:45:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=18239"},"modified":"2021-10-12T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:45:15","slug":"easy-ways-and-maybe-weird-for-cleaning-your-baseboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/easy-ways-and-maybe-weird-for-cleaning-your-baseboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Ways (and Maybe Weird) For Cleaning Your Baseboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&rsquo;re going to show 6 ways you could try cleaning your baseboards this weekend (or whenever it\u2019s convenient for you). Some of these tricks are weird, some easy, some very thorough, and some you may never have thought of before &ndash; but one might be a fit for your cleaning style!\n</p><p>Our best advice: Get the family involved to make this task go faster. So how often should you tackle this task? It really depends on your needs. Homes with lots of fur and hair should consider giving the baseboards a swipe once a week, but if you live solo and keep everything else pretty clean you might be able to get away with doing it once or twice a month.\n</p><h4>1. The Magic Eraser Method\n<figure id='\"attachment_18241\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-18241\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-18241 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/10%5C/baseborads-cleaning-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"730\"' height='\"913\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/baseborads-cleaning-1.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-18241\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Credit: Joe Lingeman\n<p>Grab a stack of Magic Erasers (or whichever brand you prefer), a bucket of warm, soapy water (or vinegar and water) and simply swipe. Wring the sponge out well before you wipe so you don\u2019t leave too-damp boards to dry. If you don\u2019t have painted baseboards, substitute wood cleaner.\n</p><h4>2. The Cleaning Wipes Method\n<figure id='\"attachment_18242\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-18242\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-18242 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/10%5C/baseborads-cleaning-2.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"730\"' height='\"913\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/baseborads-cleaning-2.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-18242\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Credit: Joe Lingeman\n<p>Grab a box of cleaning wipes, and, well, wipe. This is particularly good if you have a small home or not a lot of time. The downside is, any method that uses disposable products is more wasteful than employing reusables.\n</p><h4>3. The Dryer Sheet Method\n<figure id='\"attachment_18243\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-18243\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-18243 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/10%5C/baseborads-cleaning-3.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"730\"' height='\"913\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/baseborads-cleaning-3.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-18243\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Credit: Joe Lingeman\n<p>Grab a box of Fabric softener sheets plus a Swiffer and take a swipe of your baseboards. The dryer sheets help coat your baseboards with some dust repelling properties.\n</p><h4>4. The Broom Method\n<figure id='\"attachment_18244\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-18244\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-18244 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/10%5C/baseborads-cleaning-4.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"730\"' height='\"913\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/baseborads-cleaning-4.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-18244\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Credit: Joe Lingeman\n<p>If you actually don\u2019t have too terribly grimy baseboards, you might just need a dusting. Make it easier on yourself by using the right tools for the job. Use a mini handheld broom, or, if you don\u2019t have one of those, a clean paint brush (those for edging would work great). If you sweep your baseboards this way, you might want to do it before you vacuum your floors to pick up any hair and dust that gets swept off. And if you\u2019ve got a small enough sweeper attachment with bristles for your vacuum, use that to de-dust your boards.\n</p><h4>5. The Sock Method\n<figure id='\"attachment_18245\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-18245\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-18245' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/10%5C/baseborads-cleaning-5.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"730\"' height='\"913\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/baseborads-cleaning-5.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-18245\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Credit: Joe Lingeman\n<p>Step 1: Grab an old sock. Step 2: Place a disposable toilet wand into sock. Step 3: Spray sock with your cleaning liquid of choice (gentle soap, vinegar and water or wood cleaner), and swipe. You\u2019ll probably look a little crazy doing it, but darn if it don\u2019t sound easy (and dare we say fun?) to do.\n</p><h4>6. The Most Thorough Method\n<figure id='\"attachment_18246\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-18246\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-18246 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/10%5C/baseborads-cleaning-6.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"730\"' height='\"913\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/baseborads-cleaning-6.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-18246\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'><br>Credit: Joe Lingeman\n<p>We spotted this super thorough baseboard cleaning tutorial on Imperfect Homemaking (and even then it\u2019s still easy to do). If you haven\u2019t cleaned your baseboards in awhile (or ever) you might want to start here, and graduate to some of the easier maintaining methods above in the future. Simply dry brush the dust off, follow up with a warm washcloth (or sponge, or sock) and soap, and then grab some cotton swabs to use in those hard-to-clean corners.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>We&rsquo;re going to show 6 ways you could try cleaning your baseboards this weekend (or whenever it\u2019s convenient for you). Some of these tricks are weird, some easy, some very thorough, and some you may never have thought of before &ndash; but one might be a fit for your cleaning style! 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