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How to Dust Wood Furniture

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To keep wood furniture in its best shape, maintain frequent dusting. Dust can cause airborne deposits that eventually build up in a filmy layer and scratch the surface of wood furniture. Leaving dust on your furniture can also trigger allergies or be harmful to those with asthma. Most dust lives in fabric, so try to regularly vacuum carpets or upholstery as well.

To properly dust furniture, capture and remove dust as opposed to spreading it around the surface. To avoid scattering the dust into the air, where it’ll float until landing back on furniture surfaces, very lightly dampen a microfiber cloth before wiping down. Remove excess moisture with a dry terry towel.

Best Dusting Tools

When searching for a dusting tool for wood furniture, choose something that dust will cling to, rather than something that will pick it up only to spew it out into the air. Dry, soft cloths and feather dusters will effectively remove dust from wood furniture.

• Classic feather duster: An ostrich-feather duster ($11, Target) removes dust from easily damaged, delicate surfaces. In addition to wood furniture, feather dusters can be used on items such as silk lampshades, mirrors, picture frames, art, and fragile collectibles.
• Treated cloths: Lint-free treated non-scratching cloths ($6, Walmart) pick up and hold dirt. Use them in place of silicon sprays, which are not recommended for fine wood furniture.
• Lamb's-wool duster: These contain lanolin, which attracts dust and makes it cling to the cleaning tool. Lambs-wool dusters ($23, The Home Depot) are also effective for dusting carved or turned areas that cloths can't reach. A long handle makes them ideal for hard-to-reach areas, including high shelves, the top of tall furniture pieces, light fixtures, and ceiling fans.
• Lint-free cloths: Clean cotton T-shirts or reusable diapers are commonly used as dusters. Microfiber cloths ($20 for 3, Bed Bath & Beyond) are another lint-free dusting tool. Dampen them slightly to help trap dust.

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