OK maybe your home won't be "dust proof" but it'll be pretty darn close! Items mentioned: Bamboo sheets: amzn.to/3VAGCwC Robot vacuum: amzn.to/3WMeoh4 Similar to my Buture vacuum cleaner (they are on backorder but the Laresar is similar): amzn.to/3KZZejH Coway air filter: amzn.to/45sEDhi Click here for a clean & tidy home! www.youtube.com/@tarynmaria_?sub_confirmation=1 Join my mailing list for emails that will make your life easier! eepurl.com/iB2aE2 Decluttering playlist: ua-cam.com/video/_St9jcbHTJc/v-deo.html Time saving cleaning hacks playlist: ua-cam.com/video/UBE4zX00wGc/v-deo.html Cleaning Routines playlist: ua-cam.com/video/X_RMuFRn9Ak/v-deo.html
I always wash my sheets in the morning and put them back on the bed the same day, then I don't need to fold any sheets. I do have a spare set, just in case, but it usually doesn't get used until the current set needs to be replaced.
Short hair cuts should be on the list 😂 As someone with long hair, it definitely makes for more annoying clean up, and getting it out of chair & vacuum rollers sucks.
I have an Air Only setting on my dryer. I put my comforter in once a week with a couple of Tennis Balls and that helps reduce a lot of the dust. PS, You can wash Down articles in the washing machine, and you can really dry them in the Dryer because of those Tennis Balls! Huge savings.
1. Clean bedding and couches regularly 2. Add front door mat and rug inside front door 3. Vacuum with a robot vacuum and handheld vacuum 4. Regular mopping of floors 5. Use an air purifier 6. Have less clutter 7. Close windows 8. Exfoliate and moisturise skin regularly 9. Use thinner toilet paper I think I missed one along the way 😅
Also, for the things that you don't have in a curio cabinet, there is something called Museum Putty that you attach to the bottom of your knickknacks and they stay put. You can easily use a Swiffer around them and not have to pick them up. Just a thought.
That is the best idea. I have a few, mostly vintage teapots and cups. I need a safer place to store them. Also a few Funko Pop figures because I never grew up
Hi! You have given me a lot to think about. Regarding the toilet paper - This gets really personal but I had my husband install a hand held bidet to my toilet. It didn't cost very much and was super easy to install. I have been using it not only for #2 but every time I go #1. I love that clean and fresh feeling. I find that since I have been using it I don't use nearly as much toilet paper. Just a thought... Hope I didn't gross anyone out!
Nah, this is a well-known fact in other countries. I think it's only Americans who think it's "weird" or "gross". Other countries think we're gross for not rinsing. I agree with them :)
Asking for all of us that haven't used one: how do you dry yourself off down in the nether regions? Wads of toilet paper? Paper towels? A clean wash cloth every time I use the toilet? No one that says "bidets are great!" ever mentions that part. Thanks.
I’ve been using a QuantumX vacuum (it uses a water filtration system) for over 2 hrs now and I’ve really noticed how much difference it makes in the dust level. Much less dust.
Take this a step further snd completely wash down your vacuum. Rinse the canister out and the hose if attachments are on it. I know this sounds over the top, but find a sunny spot in your house one day and go vacuum in it and see all the dust particles flying out of the vacuum exhaust and you will understand why your house is so dusty
I’ve never heard anyone else say this, but last month I paid $1200 to get an air duct cleaning of our home, and since we had that done I honestly have not noticed less dust appearing on surfaces - which has been surprising & disappointing. I assume the duct cleaning must have improved our air quality, but since the pollen has been very high in the weeks since we had it done, I haven’t noticed any improvement in terms of allergies in our family. I saw the guys going into every vent in our home, vacuum them out, and remove the bags full of dust from our home - and they were there from about 8am to 1 pm - so I know the service was legitimately provided. One option when getting duct cleaning is to actually get it CLEANED - not just vacuumed out. I did not have the cleaning done as someone had warned me years ago that it can be dangerous breathing in the chemicals that are typically use, especially for children. Had I opted for the hardcore cleaning, maybe that would have made a big difference in reducing the amount of dust i see in my home & how quickly it accumulates. But much like Ozempic, it just wasn’t a risk I was willing to take.
I would have felt the same about the cleaning chemicals! It's definitely a risk. But removing bags of dust is great - I bet that helped a lot for the air quality!
I wouldn't do the hardcore chemicals either. Some houses just seem to be more dusty than others. Make sure you are using a lint free cloth to dust with. I clean houses and people have wanted me to use all kinds of things to dust with and some of these things (like old socks) create more dust so their houses were always more dusty than anyone else's. I put my foot down and started using what I wanted which was swiffer dry cloths. I don't spray anything and I use a dry lint free cloth. Works well!!! You can also just buy lint free cloths you can wash if you don't want to buy throw aways. ❤❤
Make sure the ducting under your house is properly sealed. I had to crawl under the house for a plumbing issue. Noticed several duct joints had pulled apart. So every time the heater came on, it was sucking in dirt from the crawl space.
I had the duct cleaning done once and the only duct that had much of anything come out was the main return. We use good quality filters for the furnace/ac and change them every other month.
some people dont like me asking them to leave their shoes on the outside, but its worth it. I had a bad car accident and could not clean house, home care workers came to clean, but that is when I decided I cant keep up with it, so I said please keep your shoes outside on the mat, and step on the mat as you enter. I always ask people to leave shoes at the door, but this makes even a better help. as long as when they step off the outside mat they don't step off and onto the patio. leave the shoes on the patio and stand on the outside mat to keep those socks clean then step onto the indoor mat. I walk on indoor shoes for 3 years now and hardly get dirty.
So sorry to hear about your car accident! Very smart to ask people not to wear their shoes indoors - it's a small thing but makes such a noticeable difference!
My husband doesn’t want to be without his special orthotics. I don’t wear shoes at home (usually wear socks), and don’t mind taking them off at others’ homes. I refuse to leave them outside though - too many insects, falling debris from trees, and popup rain showers. Depends on where you live, I’m sure. Why is setting shoes right inside the door unacceptable? I have a tray especially for shoes.
😮😮 Tell me more about this diy dust collector!! 😂 I’m in Texas and our homes almost always come with a ceiling fan in every single room which really helps the dust to move around everything! Where do you place the box fans? Do I just use it once…orrrrr do I turn the fan on everyday for a certain amount of time? Thank you!
@@shannabanana7080 we run ours at night because it’s good white noise for the kids 👍🏻 you could run it day or night aaaaand you can put it in the window and the filter will catch the dust that the fan would pull in. Keeps the fan from getting dusty blades. I secure mine with duct tape but you can get fancy and look online for plans to drill on rails that the filter slides into. Costco and Amazon sell the 20 x 20 filter and just face arrows in the direction the air flows. You can get the cheapest filter or the more pricey ones that get rid of smoke and all that. You’re going to love it. I replace filters every six months but you’ll be able to se how yuck yours gets and replace accordingly.
Hey girl, I worked in flooring along with my husband and family and I noticed that your carpets are looking a little old. Not picking on you, listen to this. When you vacuum over carpets that are aged and also need stretched you are basically rolling them back and forth, releasing backing and pad dust everywhere. Also, within 3yrs carpet padding starts to disintegrate and turn to dust, which when mixed with old carpet fibers, is way worse than regular dust. If possible put hard flooring down, or sheet vinyl which has some pretty patterns that resemble tile or the hardwood patterns. If you can't afford it right now maybe pull a corner of the oldest one and see if the natural wood floors are there. Rip that stuff up if they are 😊 do some scraping to get the old pad up, even use the shoes you are wearing to scuff back and forth to help release it from any staples that are in the floor and get those out. And you are on the way to cleaner air and less dust too 😊 sorry so long, just hoping to help
It's probably hard to tell on camera but I do have wood floors. All the area rugs in the video (except for the black one, which was very old and since retired :)) are fairly new. Thanks for the info!
@3girlsnana Wondering if you are referring to the right influencer... Your advice is spot-on, but I can attest that Taryn Maria has, on all four floors, all hardwood flooring and no carpets, only area rugs. Thanks for your great tips, nevertheless! 😊
We pulled up all of the carpets in our house and polished the floor boards because our daughter has asthma and I can tell you that no carpets have made a huge improvement on her asthma! The best thing we ever did, for health and for cleaning!!
We adopted two dogs a year ago, after not having any for the previous 16 years. Our dust level has gone up 100-fold. But we love our girls so much, we'll just have to accept a less-than pristine house for the next umpteen years.
I am with you with less clutter. I am in the cleaning business and my pet peeve is clutter. It takes so much longer to dust and I don’t want to accidentally break any of the dust collectors! We recently remodeled our ranch style home and put LVF throughout the first floor. I use a large dust mop for crumbs and dirt. We don’t have any pets so a dust mop works great on a daily basis. I little vac and mop once a week. After cleaning houses 5 days a week, I want to eliminate as much housework at home as possible. In the cleaning business, I find that so many young families have too much stuff which makes so much extra work. Declutter for less stress.
@triciac1019 It is luxury viny floor. It is used for many houses because it is waterproof. I really like ours because it is not too dark or too light. Hides the dust very well. I am a cleaner, so I still vac and mop once a week. The kids are all grown, so it is just hubby and me. Less traffic, less work.
I hear you on the young families and their clutter.... Toys all over and extra planks on the wall that keep getting fuller and fuller with self-crafted toys, stones, drawings..... I'm sorry, I may be a crappy cleaner but if at some point the planks become inaccessible from all the stuff crammed up there, I skip them all together. I'll clean them up when they declutter. :P
@nsejita Same here. If dressers or other furniture are so cluttered, they are not ready to clean. And what about so many pictures on dressers or shelves? If homeowners had to move all their stuff to clean, they might consider decluttering to make less work.
I don't live in Asia anymore, I just learned some good tricks from my time living there. They air out their bedding everyday. I think this is a good practice. I don't "make my bed," I dismantle my bed. Also, traditionally, they don't use toilet paper, they use a bidet, or some other way of washing their private parts. I installed a sprayer on my toilet (a very cheap option, much cheaper than a bidet), and I have used less than 1 roll of TP in a year! The moronic TP wars from the covid era partially inspired me for that one. 😉
I didn´t installed a sprayer on the toilet but I found a shower head piece that has the pressured splash mode and it works the same. And usually, or at least in my case, the shower is near the toilet so it covers the same purpose as a cheaper option, just by replacing the shower head. This one I bought it online and it has 5 splash modes, for less than 6 dollars or so. Although, my motivation was different as the TP wasn´t enough to make me feel clean during my period.
How do bidets work? You do your business then you blast your bottom with water and... now what? You've a dripping wet bottom but need to pull up your undies and clothes and get going.
@@benjalucian1515 You'd still use toilet paper (or a fabric cloth) but only to dry off. I think some of those Japanese toilets do have a dry function but most bidets don't.
We replaced our old carpeting with hard surface floors last year. I can't believe how much less dust we have now. I think we were kicking up dust all the time on the carpet and spreading it around. Even with a cat we now have hardly any dust.
its the opposite in our home : never had issues with dust in one room, have temporarily removed the big rug to clean it and the dust in that room just exploded, its everywhere now, at every surface. It seems that the rug just binded the dust inside so it was not flying everywhere.
@@kucylja I loved my wall to wall carpet. I only had to vacuum once a week and shampoo the carpets twice a year. Now I have no rugs, and with my hardwood floors there is dust everywhere all the time and I have to constantly dust and sweep. I have a cat, so cat hairs, dust bunnies with cat hair and cat litter dust is EVERYwhere. I miss my rugs which captured all this and ignorance was bliss.
When I got a labrador friends said I would never keep my spotless home clean again, my puppy grew to love having a bath every week, friends knew when she had been bathed because she smelled wonderfull. People tried telling me it was cruel that it would make her skin sore or "not natural", My girl always had shiny beautiful coat and perfect health, and our home was even more spotless.
Change your furnace (HVAC) filter more frequently. Our service tech said it’s better to have a cheaper filter and change monthly for example than have an expensive filter and change it every 6 months. We noticed a huge increase in dust during/after the Canadian wildfires. In fact, our windows had a hazy film on them as well, both inside and out.
We change ours out monthly during the summer and every 3 during the winter. We switched from cheap to more expensive ones and oh boy it made a difference. With two dogs switching monthly wasn’t enough for the cheap one
Pollution from fires is awful and you need an airfilter. During the catastrophic bushfires in Australia in 2020, all shops sold out of air filters. I moved ours between my kids' rooms at night, and each time the particle indicator would jump up to max level. It was a horrible time.
Our bathrooms are so much less dusty since we installed bidets and switched to Who Gives a Crap bamboo toilet paper. It's seriously the best, most convenient toilet paper, and I love how much the company gives back.
@@SleeplessinOC we haven't had any issues with it. We did have to have our septic tank pumped last year, but I bought the house in 09, this was the first time any issues popped up, and the guy said it had so many wet wipes in it, which we've not used. I'll come back and update if we have issues in the next 14 years or so. 🤣 The company also makes recycled tp, but the bamboo is worth the price upgrade. We tried recycled first then bamboo. Both are pretty thin, but still nice. Think public restroom tp, but stronger, a little thicker, and textured. This makes me want to do a science experiment with various brands and types of tp to compare how quickly and how well they break down in water.
@tarynmaria_ I've been using it since like 2019 and love it! 🥰 I also never ran out in the toilet paper craze of 2020 because I had bought in bulk and had a stockpile lol
My favorite way to keep my floors clean is my vacuum mop. Game changer. I have the Tineco S5. But I know other brands are good too. But this totally changed how clean my floors are.
Another thing that will help is to use good quality microfiber cloths to dust. Since I switched over, those cloths grab every dang dust particle so hardly anything gets stirred up or left behind. Plus, now that dusting is so much more effective, I'm not as annoyed having to do it.
I thought it was about how to have a dust-free home without vacuuming, dusting, mopping and washing. It's all about getting rid of dust by vacuuming, dusting, mopping & washing 🤣
Did you know that most of the trees that are planted in gardens and streets (and are not meant for harvesting fruits like apples, nuts etc.) are male because the female trees produce fruits that eventually fall on the ground or on the cars and attract wasps or cause sticky spots or damage cars. But the male trees produce tons of pollen that cause allergies and add to the dust in our homes. So, who makes the decision if male or female trees are planted? Men, because they care about the cars. And who has to deal with the allergies of our kids and with the dusting? Women.
Ah, thank you, now I know why I hate dusting so much. It was one of my weekly chores as a kid and it wasn't just the knick knacks (?) it was this elaborately carved piano. My home has multiple surfaces with nothing at all - empty shelves, window sills, I don't want anything I have to dust except the surface itself. And I don't do it nearly as often as I should.
My husband and I grew up in households that practice no wearing of outside shoes inside the home, a practice that most households in North America didn’t really do before (only during, and probably after, the pandemic). Not only does it help lessen the accumulation of dust, it also minimizes the spread of bacteria in the home. We have slippers that are only used inside, to change into when we come home.
We never wear shoes at all while in the house. It's a Malaysian custom I guess because even the chinese and the Indians of ours start not wearing them in the house also. Even an Australian who used to live in Malaysia said how they were not thinking about this. Outside shoes are not to be brought in!
Where do people live? I had my garden Crocs stolen off my porch. Insects like to bed inside anything I set outside and I worry about snakes and other critters finding new homes in them. Where do people live that they can leave their good shoes outside the house? The mall?
@@benjalucian1515 just keep those shoes save in a closed shelf inside your house, near the entrance. You don't wear them inside the house but keep them inside, safe and secure. There's a difference.
If you live in an area or under a circumstance in which you have a lot of mud or grass clippings, consider getting the boot scraper orboot brush that is bolted to the porch right outside the door. Works for mud and grass clippings way better than the doormat. That's not to say that you can eliminate the doormat; the scraper or brush takes the really bad crud off your shoes/ boots before you wipe your shoes on the doormat. Keeping a boot tray inside the door next to the indoor area rug gives you a place to put particularly dirty or wet shoes/boots. Also, an inexpensive pair of slippers from Walmart or Family Dollar can be kept right inside the door where you can change footwear at the door. Wall-to-wall carpeting is a curse. Large area rugs are usually a curse. Little washable throw rugs are a blessing. And keep a few extras so you can easily switch them out when they get dirty. I prefer the ones that don't have backing because the rubber backing deteriorates fairly quickly when washed. The rubber grippy stuff on a roll can be cut to fit under any rug, and it can be gently shaken outside when you switch rugs.
Someone else said that they put 20"x20" filters on the back of box fans. They said that it cut down on the amount of dust in their house drastically, and it's way less expensive than air filter systems.
Switching to a stick vacuum that has the motor in the handheld portion has made a nice difference. Our old upright vacuum had the motor and fan at the bottom so it worked against itself somewhat by stirring up the dust.
I have been looking for a video like this for months! I'm so sick of the dust in my home and I also live in a home that is over 100 years old...as soon as you said that, I subscribed :)
I also believe there’s a LOT OF DUST that comes from a Kleenex as you pull it out of the box. I noticed it one evening when I had a light on near the box as I pulled one out.
@@sharon70418The Kleenex brand still makes it -- I just confirmed at their website. It's the only brand I will use, the other brands and store brands of the lotion ones are NOT as good. It may be that the store you go or the area you are isn't stocking it.
@@sweetmother2406 same here, I also have UC and especially during flare-ups I need the soft TP. But also we have installed a simple bidet and we love it!
I was a cleaner for decades. Here is a tip about floors. Turn all the lights off and put a flashlight on the floor, this tells you exactly how dirty the floor is. In excruciating detail. Some vacuums now have headlights, these are great. I used to carry a tiny but powerful bicycle light in my pocket for when I was called to inspect a job. I'd just put it on the floor and spin it around and the look of horror I'd get from the new cleaners ... they just didn't realize that no floor is ever truly clean. Not even the minute after you've done a great job vacuuming and mopping. You mentioned indoor shoes. I noticed you're also cleaning barefoot - I always wear a pair of deck shoes for doing floors. I never considered barefoot til now, but I do not like wearing socks for it. They seem to grab up all of the dust and debris and scatter it everywhere behind the vacuum, and then you go to mop ... it's a disaster. Never wear socks to do the floors.
Super idea about the floors. I have no carpets, and I'm forever dismayed by the 'debris' on the floor even after I have mopped. Now, to find my torch. 😂
My dryer hose came disconnected after my cat jumped back there for whatever reason. I didn’t know this and suddenly started noticing a RIDICULOUS amount of dust all over. So check your dryer hose too lol
I put a microfiber cloth over the place where you take the filter out to clean the lint out on top because if I don't lint just blows out past the opening 🤦♀️ it's an old cheap dryer! You'd be surprised how much lint gets caught ok the cloth!
Same thing happened to me! Only when ours got disconnected, we had more than dust... field mice were entering thru the outside. What a terrifying nightmare that was😂
Thanks for the tips! An air purifier was one of our best purchases. The air quality improved so much, it's very noticeable. Same for the visible dust on surfaces; there is a huge difference in rooms closer to the purifier.
Another source of dust is cheap cotton jersey clothes. We've noticed that after little investigating into why we have so much dark dust in bathroom and bedroom. We upgraded a bit and the difference was huge.
I had to dust all the shelves knickknacks also in our living room. The fun that i made out of this chore was positioning the knickknacks a different way each time, as if to tell a story. Ive thought about this dusting chore and realize that this is why i hate dusting.
One trick I have is to quickly swap slippers when I walk into the bathroom. The bathroom floor can get wet so using "dry" slippers that have walked on dusty floors there makes all the floors dirtier. Instead I use swimming pool slippers there that are super easy to slip in and out of, and super easy to keep clean by simply rinsing them off. Makes a world of a difference.
I have a few pairs of Crocs that I wash in my top loader with a little Dawn after soaking them in the machine for a while. One pair never goes outside.
I have a Rainbow vacuum cleaner. The dirt all ones into water, which is flushed down the toilets. I have allergies and the Rainbow was recommended to me by a pulmonologist. I am very pleased with it.
This was so needed. I have such a terrible dust problem and I can't figure out where all the dust is coming from. Particularly in the bathroom as you mentioned. But also under the bed. I do have an air purifier but that is not solving the dust problem. I do leave certain windows open a lot when I'm not running the ac, so that could be a contributor. These tips were very helpful and I can see that I am not doing as thorough a job as I could be doing in the vacuuming and mopping department.
@@KLCKLC-jd9jzeverything tends to congregate under beds....I have a robot and I try to run it under there at least once a week. I can see a lot of cat hair under there otherwise!! 😂
so excited for you to have connected with Cas! I have been watching her since she had about 30k subs! she has grown so much and I have loved watching the journey, she is the one who started me on my decluttering journey! and then I learned about Dana and Dawn, that trio changed my life! I am glad yt suggested your channel to me when it did:) I have been watching you grow super fast now too! I found you at about 4.5k :)
I have been putting off getting a robot vacuum due to the cost but which brand would you say is the best, do you have to have an iphone for the irobot?
I have had two of the iRobot vacuums and love that brand. Mine is older but here's a newer version of mine that looks really similar (and under $200!): amzn.to/3Wxe7R1. Sometimes these also go on sale for certain holidays or Amazon Prime day! Also, you can connect these to your smart phone but I have never done that and I just turn it on when I want it to vacuum :)
They're game changers - as indispensable as a dishwasher or washing machine. I can't believe I waited as long as I did to get one. Every day my floors get perfectly clean automatically. Just lift up your feet as it goes by: ) (We have the Shark AI self-empty model.)
Great video! One hint I would give you or anyone is to really slow down with your vacuuming or the attachments (for example, when you were vacuuming the cushions.) When you go slower, it gives the vacuum actual time to suck up all the nasties.
Thank you! I use any cleaning cloth. I also have a microfiber cloth. For the ceiling, I do have a Swiffer but I try to reuse the pads or just attach a washable cloth to it :)
Instead of a disinfectant sheet, I use a regular sponge and a small bucket of hot water with a splash of white vinegar. The sponge is reusable, so it's better than a throw-away disinfectant sheet, plus the vinegar water cleans really well and doesn't leave streaks on your furniture. Just be sure to wring out the sponge really well before using on wood. The best part is you can clean off the sponge in the water when you move on to your next piece of furniture to dust.
speaking of curio cabinets to keep dust off knick knacks in the first place, I was going to cover all my albums with heavy plastic so I could more easily wipe down the dust and have un-dusty albums. I get hives if I touch too much dust. Never got around to it, but just thought i'd share. Thanks for your help Taryn! You have good ideas, even the ones you've curated from elsewhere, it's appreciated.
I have HORRIBLE seasonal allergies. I left the windows open because I like the fresh air. Is my place covered in dust? Yes. Did my allergies actually get better after a week of them being REALLY bad? Yes! I went from taking 3-4 of my allergy meds down to 1-2. I also use local honey in my tea all year long to help!
The video assumes we're in North America where homes have HVAC. There are no filters to change because we don't use air to warm/cool our home. We have no choice other than to open our windows all night in Summer. In Spring we have pollen inside and out, what can you do.
Okay, great video! You surprised me! This is the 2nd video I've watched and your good at what you do! I hate rugs, you can never get rugs clean enough. Especially wall to wall! We can't afford a room a but I'm keeping my eyes open! I am subscribed and will be watching for more videos! I'm 65,disabled and trying to keep chores down to a minimum. Thank you about the wet mop on floors! A God send, we finally got a wash bucket & mop! 🙏 🙏 God bless you dear!
I was surprised you seemed to think a lot of people don’t wash their sheets every week. I’ve been washing our bedding every week forever. Also use plastic covers on our mattress and pillows as recommended by an allergist. As for vacuuming I use a QuantumX. It has a water filtration system, so no dust to empty. I also use a stick vac for quick cleaning, with all the nice features listed. We have a septic system so have always used Scottissue, which is quite thin. Never thought about the dust issue.
Taryn Maria, thank you so much for these pointers. Like you, I was taken by the thought that Cass shared about how we kick up dust from the floor. Half my home is hard surface flooring and your tip to damp mop these surfaces in the regular is a game changer. I use a damp microfiber cloth on my swiffer mop head and just quickly go over the floors each morning. Wow! I’m on my way to far less dust. Thanks for all your help.
We have dogs and cats and we got rid of all our carpets and rugs 20 years ago - all our floors are now hard, except my small sheepskin bedside rug, which goes in the washer regularly. We swapped upholstered furniture for leather, and we have two Roombas and a robot floor washer. I keep all surfaces clear and if that can't be done, I corral things on trays, so they can be lifted and moved easily. Moving from a wood-burning stove to a pellet-burner made an enormous difference too. Rather than using dusters, I wipe down all surfaces with a damp cloth, then a dry cloth.
To correct what you said about your older Dyson version, I want to say that I just bought a Dyson V12 slim. It is light, has a power button you just turn on and off and comes with a hardwood floor brush with LED light that shows you every crumb.
Great video. Another thing about windows is that if you have window screens, you will have less dust in your home. I live in a 5th floor walk-up apartment and have a cat. So, there are window and balcony door screens with locks installed. Note that they are made out of thin steel mesh, and not plastic mesh. I regularly see how much dust, pollen and hair they seem to collect. The good part is, you can take them out and hose them off in the shower and clean them with a brush and degreaser spray. Plus, of course they prevent insects from getting inside too.
I totally agree thicker toilet paper creates more dust. However I’m not giving it up, I use less, it’s a luxurious feeling, and my bathroom is easily and regularly cleaned, so that’s a trade off I’m willing to make. Good video!
These are more like the most effective basics that most people didn't know, rather than hacks. Good knowledge and some of it has better ROI than what most people do, so worth learning anyways.
I use Reel Paper that I order online. It’s made of bamboo so it is sustainable. It is delivered in a big box monthly, and they send a text that gives you the option of changing the delivery date so that you always have the correct amount of rolls on hand. There is much less dust in my bathroom since I started using it. It is no more expensive than buying at the grocery store, and it is satisfyingly soft. And a silly perk for me: each roll is marked with a stylized “r” for reel paper. When turned upside-down, that “r” looks like a “j” which is my first initial, making my bathroom look like a nice hotel with custom toilet paper rolls. Hee!
Just washing the bed sheets won't exactly work. You gotta vacuum the mattress. I normally do it once a month and you'd be surprised how much ***** accumulates under the mattress protector in just 30 days 😂. I'm super allergic, so taking care of my home is a must. The air purifiers (one in each floor) also were a life changer for me. And the humidifier and dehumidifier 😮. Jeez! Nice tips ❤😊
I have my mattress enclosed in a dust mite protector and wash my sheets every week. But how often do we clean our bedspread or blankets? Maybe, that needs more attention.
We had a professional clean our mattress this month with a ultrasound vacuum and she showed us what came out of our bed and I wanted to puke. Apparently mattress protectors don't really work.
Get your vents cleaned. A team comes in with a huge vacuum cleaning and clean the ducts. We switched to ductless because my asthma was too bad and that helped a lot. But if you have to use a central heating/cooling system, get your ducts cleaned regularly, especially before you turn your heat on in the fall. And we have an air purifier in every room. We just tape a furnace filter to a box fan for super cheap DIY options. One of these days I'm going to upgrade it with a air sensor and plug my air filters into smart plugs, and program the fans to turn off when the air is clean and turn on when it's dirty.
We have a lot of books and I found them to be collecting a lot of dust - I admit to not dusting our entire library except on spring clean like occasions! I bought cheap cabinets with glass fronts. Allows me to see the books but cuts down massively on the dust collection.
Thank you for the tips! I've also read that dry air can make dust circulate more throughout a house, so having a humidifier or other way to keep moisture in the air during cooler months helps. Also, my parents had lots of fragile tchotchkes when I was a kid and one of my jobs was dusting and polishing, so I feel the pain!😄
In Europe and Scandinavia we NEVER ware outside shoes in the house.. we wear "house shoes." We also have tiles and wooden floors which reduces dust from fibers .. unlike carpet homes. Most dust is from pollen outside. But in Europe and Scandinavia we open all windows and air our houses 2-3x a day even in Winter with eg -20°C . You do it approx 10 mins to "change out" the air..but NOT cool the house down. That keeps dust levels down. We also "shake out and air" our beds and bedding. We don't "make are beds by pulling them up"... bed mites don't like light, cold or dry.. so pulling down the bed covers, shaking out bedding, opening the window to cool the bed etc keep bedmites low. We also have mattress covers/protectors to reduce bed mites.
Wearing outdoor shoes inside the home is just nasty. When I was living in Europe, seeing that was a huge culture shock for me. I find cordless vacuum cleaners annoyingly inefficient. I highly recommend using a dry mop instead for rug free areas. They pick up an incredible amount of dust and the result is superior. For soft furnishings, I love my Sebo vacuum. It’s heavier than cordless brands but its performance is outstanding. It has 3 filters and the bag is 3 layers deep. Changing the bag isn’t messy at all, plus it’s quick and easy. I live around 3km from a quarry so trying to combat dust is a challenge. Thank you for sharing this video with us.
I'm with you re: shoes inside a home! Some will regard having to slip out of their shoes before entering something of a nuisance & inconvenient...but, think of it; what the soles of one's shoes come in contact with - spit, p#@p, you name the nasty and then it's in your very home! No, not in my house...
I have to agree on the toilet paper! We get Costco brand toilet paper and when I went to visit my sister, she uses Cottonelle (which I also used to use before switching to the Costco brand) I noticed the very first time I used her restroom just how much ‘dusty paper particles’ came off. I noticed it the moment I grabbed some off of the roll. I then noticed ALL the particles left behind on my girly bits. I could NOT believe it!
@michelleelle4622 never flush wipes even if they say they are flushable. None of them are and they create huge blockages in sewer pipes. They don't break down. Ever
This just popped up, and I needed it. Thank you for your useful tips! One more thing I think also helps, if you have all floors, in your home, be sure to have several large area rugs, because there's less vacuuming, so easy to do every day, plus they do catch and hold dust, which is better than suspended up in the air, causing allergies and more dust on surfaces as well. Also, so much easier and cost effective to replace area rugs, when they are old and worn than having to recarpet your home!💙
I agree. Hate hardwood as so much dust. Carpet and vacuum once a week makes me happy and my allergies. I like sitting and lying on the floor for some reason. Carpet is far more comfortable.😅😊😅
I could follow every one of these tips (which, by the way, are more egregious than just dusting every day) and it would make no difference. I have 2 small dogs, one that sheds constantly, 1 cat that reminds me of Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree as she strolls through the house sprinkling soft puffs, and a very large macaw that insists on shaking dander into the air every few hours. I do use a bot vacuum 24/7, a Rainbow vac a few times a week, and the base with the water tank only once a day. ( It just sits wherever I station it drawing in air and depositing dust into the tank..a couple of drops of lavender in the water smells great).
My fiance wears high lace-up boots for his work and asking him to take them off and put them back on everytime he pops in all throughout the day was never going to work. I thought about getting a boot scraper by the front and back door, but chances are he wouldn't get every last bit of dust or mud off. So, I bought a little box that dispenses plastic booties that go over the boot up to size 11. I got it on Amazon and it's really cool. Now I just need to train him to use it.
thicker toilet paper definitely does create more dust, i literally cough when using it sometimes and if you rip a square of it off in good lighting you can see all of the dust particles just fly everywhere
Our kitties are highly allergic to dust mites, so it’s really nice to see another person using the same purifier we have. We unfortunately live in an apartment with carpet everywhere (except kitchen and bathrooms) so I can’t mop the high traffic areas, I just vacuum twice a week with a special filter vacuum that says to be good for allergies, and we have three of those purifiers running during the day especially from March until October when their environmental allergies kick in the most. It’s hard to be a guardian/parent of someone who you see struggles daily with food and environmental allergies, but we do the best we can to alleviate their symptoms.
Steaming carpets helps a lot with allergies and as a bonus steam cleaning leaves surfaces safe for pets. Most models come with some carpet glider attachments. You might want to try adding this to your arsenal.
We switched from Roomba to Shark last Christmas and the Shark started repeating an error that was unfixable. We called customer service and had a video chat with them. They saw what was happening and said, "We'll send you a new one, keep the old one for parts." Wow. Within a week we got a new one. What I love about the Shark - it has an internal map of our home so it cleans everywhere, not randomly like the Roomba. You can program it to avoid troublesome furniture (IKEA). Also, it runs when programmed - every morning at 9. You can program it to do a specific room. It empties itself. It also has FIVE filters so I guess they proritized dust control! I hate that it has a British accent.
If your home is sealed and tested with a blower door test, and then you have a good HEPA or water-based filter on your ERV, turning up the air changes will help remove dust. Building your house with the air supply into each room through the ceiling and the air exhaust low in the wall (except for range hoods and bathroom steam extractors) will also help pull the dust down and out of your living space.
Just got a similar vacuum (except corded). I love it! Makes it so much easier to vacuum! And I’m not constantly keeping track of an upright vacuum and a little dirt devil (what floor is it on again? Yeah, I don’t get them back in the closet often- something I’m working on).
I always see dust on my dark coloured furniture… when it was oak coloured it was harder to see. My husband is a furnace and duct cleaner… so he does his part. When he took our dogs to Texas for the winter I had the carpet cleaned and I didn’t have to dust almost the whole time they were gone..but as soon as they got home running around the carpeted living room…it was dusty all over again… so it’s the dogs and the carpet ☹️☹️
Thanks for the air filter recommendation….i am in the market to buy one for our family and bedroom. I cannot handle dust, it makes me feel instantly like I have a cold. I dust with a slightly wet rag so it grabs it more than a dry one. If you are dust sensitive like me, anything close to your bed needs to wiped down, because you’re laying next to this dust for hours.
These were really good tips! I have really bad allergies to dust mites, cats (I have 2, I found out about my allergies after having cats dogs and so many animals my whole life lol), dogs, pollen and basically the outdoors and I get super bad migraines from them, so some additional tips I wanted to add since it really has helped me: wash your face/neck/ears when you come in if you've been outside for a while, just a quick splash and dry to get any allergens away from your nose/eyes/mouth. Or a quick shower if you have the time Wear a mask when you clean, or when you brush your pets fur, and when you clean the litter box especially!! They have spray for neutralizing allergens on furniture now, and I just got one that also works for particles in the air. Showering before bed so you don't bring all of the dust, dirt, crumbs etc whatever to bed with you. If you have long hair like me, dust will definitely make a home there. Go to the allergist/ENT to see what other options you have :)
5:20 BTW, when someone sends you an item of value for you to keep, that is sponsorship by IRS rules. And 6:35, dust on your HVAC returns doesn't get returned to the house unless you have no filters which would be terrible since it would clog up your heat exchanger and AC evaporator coils. Of course you say that at 8:00. So the benefit of vacuuming your returns is that less dust gets stuck in your HVAC filter and it certainly looks nicer.
Dust mites like humidity over 50%, and very low humidity will cause more dust kick back so it is worth to consider controlling humidity in your house to control dust. It can make a big difference.
I haven't tried this but one commenter said they buy a filter and put it on the back of their fans and it trapped so much dust and dirt. I thought that was a great idea! I have seen that in construction before too - like a DIY filter for your fan!
Unclip front cage, unscrew cap in centre of blades and slide blades off spindle. If plastic blades, wash in soapy water and dry. Replace everything. I live in a warm country and have several fans which I check every month.
@DELLRS2012 have you tried the wood pellets? They soak up liquids quickly, cut down on odor and are probably less expensive than tofu kitty litter. Many farm supply stores carry it as animal bedding. It's also used in pellet stoves.
@@TrialAndError8713 I am super allergic to pine litter! I even spoke with my allergist about it. It could also be the dust the pellets do create irritating my nasal passages, but pine dust specifically I have a super strong reaction to. I totally wish I could use h to at litter! I love the smell of pine, but I’ve tried and it ended badly 😭
2:57 Here in Sweden every one takes of their shoes before entering the house/flat. We're actually famous for it! 5:32 "It is super light". To me it looks super heavy. This is Sweden/Europe. You are holding the motor, with battery, and dust collector. We in Sweden/Europe mostly use canister vacuum cleaners. Yes the total weight is higher, but most of it is resting on the floor🙂 Best Greetings from Sweden.
@@tarynmaria_ Hi! Thanks for the fast answer. Maybe I expressed myself a bit vague. I meant compared to my Miele canister vacuum. I hold the hose and the "tube" that connects to the nozzle. The canister vacuum itself rests on the floor. This is more of a "cultural" difference I think, between US and Sweden/Europe. Love your channel! Just found your "SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING"❤ Very best Greetings from Sweden!
If you have forced air, clean or caange your furnace filter at least once a.month. I had a client who did this, and the dust levels went down from having a light grey film over her black furniture every two weeks to having little to no visible dust. For a portable air filter, you do not need anything fancy. Buy a 20" box fàn and tape a 20" furnace filter to it. You will be amazed how much dust it eliminates from the air. Vacuum the filter frequently and change when needed.
I used to live not far from a paper mill and everything had a thin coat of paper dust, cars, homes, everything, it is natural fibers from wood but 100% tissue paper, toilet paper, paper towels anything with loose paper fibers will create dust by nature, it's "clean" dust but it will mix with the rest of dust types and bond it all together. I helped a few people who complained of dust and switching to a less fiber paper helped them make a day and night difference. Another source of dust is gaps around doors, make sure your doors to the house are fully sealed with no daylight or flashlight coming through, make sure the gasket around your doors is very soft SUPER soft, otherwise it is old and hard or painted over and will let dust and bugs in, replacing door gaskets is very easy to DIY or get a handyman to do it for you. One more item is if you have central HVAC/furnace make sure your filter is at least 2" thick, don't get the crappy 1" thin filters get thicker ones of the same width/length, they can be hard to find but Lowe's carriers them where I live and also some brands on amazon, the thicker filter will trap way way more dust as more surface area is available for the same quantity of air the blower is pulling in = less dust by far and more is trapped by the filter.
We replaced our ductwork and put in a whole house HEPPA air cleaner. Not my idea of the best use of lots of money, but I’ll be damned, we have no dust. None.
Thank you so much I’ve been actually cleaning per week and I do see a difference. I also saw somewhere where they use the lint sticky thing over their blanket and stuff like that and then there’s a spray the odor ban disinfectant spray. Thank you for your tips. God bless you.🎉🦾⚔️🥇🥇🥇
Hi! So I made this carpet with carpet tiles from Flor! I mixed a few and custom made a rug. I can link the ones I used if you're interested! I like Flor because they are tiles that you stick together. I used these three for the carpet: www.flor.com/sale/unreal-deals/turkish-blend---pigeon/21-1421-02.html, www.flor.com/area-rugs_carpet-tiles/bestsellers/turkish-smoke---pigeon/21-1420-02.html, and www.flor.com/sale/unreal-deals/turkish-bloom---pigeon/21-1416-02.html. Let me know if you want more specifics because I pieced it together with these three tile designs :)
Our powder room has plantation shutters in a dark wood. When they’re tilted open and the sun is coming in at a certain angle the air is so dusty. I’m thinking it’s from toilet paper as well. No wonder I’m always sneezing!
Also vacuums with hepa filters get clogged after one or two uses and then all the dust that had to bypass the filter goes into the collection bin and into the air and right to the lungs of the user. This is why the old school heavy vacuums that vibrate the carpet pull the dust and debris into the thick walled bag (that is the filter) are so much better and clean floors and surfaces so much cleaner.
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at minute 5:39 that creepy guy just watching you vacuum is unnerving; i saw this clip in another video. I hope you are safe.
@@tarynmaria_ I’m trying. 😁💕
I always wash my sheets in the morning and put them back on the bed the same day, then I don't need to fold any sheets. I do have a spare set, just in case, but it usually doesn't get used until the current set needs to be replaced.
Short hair cuts should be on the list 😂 As someone with long hair, it definitely makes for more annoying clean up, and getting it out of chair & vacuum rollers sucks.
I have an Air Only setting on my dryer. I put my comforter in once a week with a couple of Tennis Balls and that helps
reduce a lot of the dust.
PS, You can wash Down articles in the washing machine, and you can really dry them in the Dryer because
of those Tennis Balls! Huge savings.
1. Clean bedding and couches regularly
2. Add front door mat and rug inside front door
3. Vacuum with a robot vacuum and handheld vacuum
4. Regular mopping of floors
5. Use an air purifier
6. Have less clutter
7. Close windows
8. Exfoliate and moisturise skin regularly
9. Use thinner toilet paper
I think I missed one along the way 😅
2.b. use indoor shoes
3.b. vacuum vent holes
7. Shut your window when its windy
Thank you!
Thanks! When she says the next number, I go “wait, did I get distracted and miss one?” (Usually not, I’m just not remembering the numbers, lol.)
Get rid of anything that is a “dust collector”
If you love having lots of knickknacks, consider displaying them in a curio cabinet case instead of on a table!
Also, for the things that you don't have in a curio cabinet, there is something called Museum Putty that you attach to the bottom of your knickknacks and they stay put. You can easily use a Swiffer around them and not have to pick them up. Just a thought.
Oooh great idea!
Thank you!
That is the best idea. I have a few, mostly vintage teapots and cups. I need a safer place to store them. Also a few Funko Pop figures because I never grew up
If you have space for such cabinet, yes :)
Hi! You have given me a lot to think about. Regarding the toilet paper - This gets really personal but I had my husband install a hand held bidet to my toilet. It didn't cost very much and was super easy to install. I have been using it not only for #2 but every time I go #1. I love that clean and fresh feeling. I find that since I have been using it I don't use nearly as much toilet paper. Just a thought... Hope I didn't gross anyone out!
Thank you for sharing! Something to think about - they're definitely very popular in Europe!
Nah, this is a well-known fact in other countries. I think it's only Americans who think it's "weird" or "gross". Other countries think we're gross for not rinsing. I agree with them :)
We use bum guns in Vietnam. Much cleaner down there, not dirty your hand, save toilet paper, and save money
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I've never heard of bumguns. What are they?
Asking for all of us that haven't used one: how do you dry yourself off down in the nether regions? Wads of toilet paper? Paper towels? A clean wash cloth every time I use the toilet? No one that says "bidets are great!" ever mentions that part. Thanks.
🧼 Cleaning the filters in your vacuum also makes a great difference in keeping dust from recirculating.
Great tip!
I’ve been using a QuantumX vacuum (it uses a water filtration system) for over 2 hrs now and I’ve really noticed how much difference it makes in the dust level. Much less dust.
Take this a step further snd completely wash down your vacuum. Rinse the canister out and the hose if attachments are on it. I know this sounds over the top, but find a sunny spot in your house one day and go vacuum in it and see all the dust particles flying out of the vacuum exhaust and you will understand why your house is so dusty
I’ve never heard anyone else say this, but last month I paid $1200 to get an air duct cleaning of our home, and since we had that done I honestly have not noticed less dust appearing on surfaces - which has been surprising & disappointing.
I assume the duct cleaning must have improved our air quality, but since the pollen has been very high in the weeks since we had it done, I haven’t noticed any improvement in terms of allergies in our family.
I saw the guys going into every vent in our home, vacuum them out, and remove the bags full of dust from our home - and they were there from about 8am to 1 pm - so I know the service was legitimately provided.
One option when getting duct cleaning is to actually get it CLEANED - not just vacuumed out. I did not have the cleaning done as someone had warned me years ago that it can be dangerous breathing in the chemicals that are typically use, especially for children. Had I opted for the hardcore cleaning, maybe that would have made a big difference in reducing the amount of dust i see in my home & how quickly it accumulates. But much like Ozempic, it just wasn’t a risk I was willing to take.
I would have felt the same about the cleaning chemicals! It's definitely a risk. But removing bags of dust is great - I bet that helped a lot for the air quality!
I wouldn't do the hardcore chemicals either. Some houses just seem to be more dusty than others. Make sure you are using a lint free cloth to dust with. I clean houses and people have wanted me to use all kinds of things to dust with and some of these things (like old socks) create more dust so their houses were always more dusty than anyone else's. I put my foot down and started using what I wanted which was swiffer dry cloths. I don't spray anything and I use a dry lint free cloth. Works well!!! You can also just buy lint free cloths you can wash if you don't want to buy throw aways. ❤❤
Make sure the ducting under your house is properly sealed. I had to crawl under the house for a plumbing issue. Noticed several duct joints had pulled apart. So every time the heater came on, it was sucking in dirt from the crawl space.
Also, Change out your air filters for your ac/heating unit more often if u have pets (every 3 months).. it helps!
I had the duct cleaning done once and the only duct that had much of anything come out was the main return. We use good quality filters for the furnace/ac and change them every other month.
some people dont like me asking them to leave their shoes on the outside, but its worth it. I had a bad car accident and could not clean house, home care workers came to clean, but that is when I decided I cant keep up with it, so I said please keep your shoes outside on the mat, and step on the mat as you enter. I always ask people to leave shoes at the door, but this makes even a better help. as long as when they step off the outside mat they don't step off and onto the patio. leave the shoes on the patio and stand on the outside mat to keep those socks clean then step onto the indoor mat. I walk on indoor shoes for 3 years now and hardly get dirty.
So sorry to hear about your car accident! Very smart to ask people not to wear their shoes indoors - it's a small thing but makes such a noticeable difference!
Some people have a really bad attitude about taking their shoes off
@@Mirroj Good point!
My young dog goes off with the shoes if you leave them outside 😅
My husband doesn’t want to be without his special orthotics. I don’t wear shoes at home (usually wear socks), and don’t mind taking them off at others’ homes. I refuse to leave them outside though - too many insects, falling debris from trees, and popup rain showers. Depends on where you live, I’m sure. Why is setting shoes right inside the door unacceptable? I have a tray especially for shoes.
We put a 20 x 20 air filter on the back of a box fan and it works great and one filter lasts for about six months. We have one in almost every room.
What a good idea when using a fan in the house!
Such a great idea!
😮😮 Tell me more about this diy dust collector!! 😂 I’m in Texas and our homes almost always come with a ceiling fan in every single room which really helps the dust to move around everything! Where do you place the box fans? Do I just use it once…orrrrr do I turn the fan on everyday for a certain amount of time? Thank you!
@@shannabanana7080something like this DIY quad filter is better for the fan motor:
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@@shannabanana7080 we run ours at night because it’s good white noise for the kids 👍🏻 you could run it day or night aaaaand you can put it in the window and the filter will catch the dust that the fan would pull in. Keeps the fan from getting dusty blades. I secure mine with duct tape but you can get fancy and look online for plans to drill on rails that the filter slides into. Costco and Amazon sell the 20 x 20 filter and just face arrows in the direction the air flows. You can get the cheapest filter or the more pricey ones that get rid of smoke and all that. You’re going to love it. I replace filters every six months but you’ll be able to se how yuck yours gets and replace accordingly.
Hey girl, I worked in flooring along with my husband and family and I noticed that your carpets are looking a little old. Not picking on you, listen to this. When you vacuum over carpets that are aged and also need stretched you are basically rolling them back and forth, releasing backing and pad dust everywhere. Also, within 3yrs carpet padding starts to disintegrate and turn to dust, which when mixed with old carpet fibers, is way worse than regular dust. If possible put hard flooring down, or sheet vinyl which has some pretty patterns that resemble tile or the hardwood patterns. If you can't afford it right now maybe pull a corner of the oldest one and see if the natural wood floors are there. Rip that stuff up if they are 😊 do some scraping to get the old pad up, even use the shoes you are wearing to scuff back and forth to help release it from any staples that are in the floor and get those out. And you are on the way to cleaner air and less dust too 😊 sorry so long, just hoping to help
It's probably hard to tell on camera but I do have wood floors. All the area rugs in the video (except for the black one, which was very old and since retired :)) are fairly new. Thanks for the info!
I just ripped out our wall to wall carpet. What a disgusting mess underneath. Happy with the vinyl plank.
@3girlsnana Wondering if you are referring to the right influencer... Your advice is spot-on, but I can attest that Taryn Maria has, on all four floors, all hardwood flooring and no carpets, only area rugs. Thanks for your great tips, nevertheless! 😊
Good point, I need to replace flooring in our bedroom and stairs. You have convinced me that I do NOT want carpeting.
We pulled up all of the carpets in our house and polished the floor boards because our daughter has asthma and I can tell you that no carpets have made a huge improvement on her asthma! The best thing we ever did, for health and for cleaning!!
We adopted two dogs a year ago, after not having any for the previous 16 years. Our dust level has gone up 100-fold. But we love our girls so much, we'll just have to accept a less-than pristine house for the next umpteen years.
I hear ya! Dogs are the best!
Keeping them brushed and groomed can help. (I had a Siberian husky, lol)
Bless you!!!
Two German German Shepherds here; feel Ya..
Boxador and lab/husky mix here. They both shed significantly! I just accept that I will have dog hair everywhere. It’s a dog’s life.
I am with you with less clutter. I am in the cleaning business and my pet peeve is clutter. It takes so much longer to dust and I don’t want to accidentally break any of the dust collectors! We recently remodeled our ranch style home and put LVF throughout the first floor. I use a large dust mop for crumbs and dirt. We don’t have any pets so a dust mop works great on a daily basis. I little vac and mop once a week. After cleaning houses 5 days a week, I want to eliminate as much housework at home as possible. In the cleaning business, I find that so many young families have too much stuff which makes so much extra work. Declutter for less stress.
What is LVF?
@triciac1019 It is luxury viny floor. It is used for many houses because it is waterproof. I really like ours because it is not too dark or too light. Hides the dust very well. I am a cleaner, so I still vac and mop once a week. The kids are all grown, so it is just hubby and me. Less traffic, less work.
Thank you so much for sharing!
I hear you on the young families and their clutter.... Toys all over and extra planks on the wall that keep getting fuller and fuller with self-crafted toys, stones, drawings..... I'm sorry, I may be a crappy cleaner but if at some point the planks become inaccessible from all the stuff crammed up there, I skip them all together. I'll clean them up when they declutter. :P
@nsejita Same here. If dressers or other furniture are so cluttered, they are not ready to clean. And what about so many pictures on dressers or shelves? If homeowners had to move all their stuff to clean, they might consider decluttering to make less work.
I don't live in Asia anymore, I just learned some good tricks from my time living there.
They air out their bedding everyday. I think this is a good practice. I don't "make my bed," I dismantle my bed.
Also, traditionally, they don't use toilet paper, they use a bidet, or some other way of washing their private parts.
I installed a sprayer on my toilet (a very cheap option, much cheaper than a bidet), and I have used less than 1 roll of TP in a year! The moronic TP wars from the covid era partially inspired me for that one. 😉
Love it, great ideas!
I didn´t installed a sprayer on the toilet but I found a shower head piece that has the pressured splash mode and it works the same. And usually, or at least in my case, the shower is near the toilet so it covers the same purpose as a cheaper option, just by replacing the shower head. This one I bought it online and it has 5 splash modes, for less than 6 dollars or so. Although, my motivation was different as the TP wasn´t enough to make me feel clean during my period.
How do bidets work? You do your business then you blast your bottom with water and... now what? You've a dripping wet bottom but need to pull up your undies and clothes and get going.
@@benjalucian1515 The fancy model bidets have fans that blow and dry you out.
@@benjalucian1515 You'd still use toilet paper (or a fabric cloth) but only to dry off. I think some of those Japanese toilets do have a dry function but most bidets don't.
We replaced our old carpeting with hard surface floors last year. I can't believe how much less dust we have now. I think we were kicking up dust all the time on the carpet and spreading it around. Even with a cat we now have hardly any dust.
Wow that’s awesome!
its the opposite in our home : never had issues with dust in one room, have temporarily removed the big rug to clean it and the dust in that room just exploded, its everywhere now, at every surface.
It seems that the rug just binded the dust inside so it was not flying everywhere.
Agreed , wall to wall carpet is the most filthy thing modern man has invented.
@@kucylja I loved my wall to wall carpet. I only had to vacuum once a week and shampoo the carpets twice a year. Now I have no rugs, and with my hardwood floors there is dust everywhere all the time and I have to constantly dust and sweep. I have a cat, so cat hairs, dust bunnies with cat hair and cat litter dust is EVERYwhere. I miss my rugs which captured all this and ignorance was bliss.
@@benjalucian1515We love our carpets and rugs, no problem at all. Our tiled kitchen floor floats fluff and fur.😊
When I got a labrador friends said I would never keep my spotless home clean again, my puppy grew to love having a bath every week, friends knew when she had been bathed because she smelled wonderfull.
People tried telling me it was cruel that it would make her skin sore or "not natural",
My girl always had shiny beautiful coat and perfect health, and our home was even more spotless.
Love it! I swear, my dog LOVED having baths - he was always so happy when he was freshly cleaned :)
I bathed my labrador weekly and it’s all good
Change your furnace (HVAC) filter more frequently. Our service tech said it’s better to have a cheaper filter and change monthly for example than have an expensive filter and change it every 6 months.
We noticed a huge increase in dust during/after the Canadian wildfires. In fact, our windows had a hazy film on them as well, both inside and out.
Good to know!
We change ours out monthly during the summer and every 3 during the winter. We switched from cheap to more expensive ones and oh boy it made a difference. With two dogs switching monthly wasn’t enough for the cheap one
Pollution from fires is awful and you need an airfilter. During the catastrophic bushfires in Australia in 2020, all shops sold out of air filters. I moved ours between my kids' rooms at night, and each time the particle indicator would jump up to max level. It was a horrible time.
Our bathrooms are so much less dusty since we installed bidets and switched to Who Gives a Crap bamboo toilet paper. It's seriously the best, most convenient toilet paper, and I love how much the company gives back.
I'll have to check that tp out!!
Bidets or toilet sprayers for the win!!
Does that bamboo TP easily dissolve though in the water ? I would worry about build up clogs …
@@SleeplessinOC we haven't had any issues with it. We did have to have our septic tank pumped last year, but I bought the house in 09, this was the first time any issues popped up, and the guy said it had so many wet wipes in it, which we've not used. I'll come back and update if we have issues in the next 14 years or so. 🤣
The company also makes recycled tp, but the bamboo is worth the price upgrade. We tried recycled first then bamboo. Both are pretty thin, but still nice. Think public restroom tp, but stronger, a little thicker, and textured.
This makes me want to do a science experiment with various brands and types of tp to compare how quickly and how well they break down in water.
@tarynmaria_ I've been using it since like 2019 and love it! 🥰 I also never ran out in the toilet paper craze of 2020 because I had bought in bulk and had a stockpile lol
My favorite way to keep my floors clean is my vacuum mop. Game changer. I have the Tineco S5. But I know other brands are good too. But this totally changed how clean my floors are.
I've heard a lot of good things about that vacuum mop!
Another thing that will help is to use good quality microfiber cloths to dust. Since I switched over, those cloths grab every dang dust particle so hardly anything gets stirred up or left behind. Plus, now that dusting is so much more effective, I'm not as annoyed having to do it.
Which brand of microfiber clothe do you use? Thanks!
I thought it was about how to have a dust-free home without vacuuming, dusting, mopping and washing. It's all about getting rid of dust by vacuuming, dusting, mopping & washing 🤣
Ha! It's more a mix of preventing and getting rid of I'd say. No magic unfortunately!
Thanks for saving my time
Change furnace filter 1x per month.
Did you know that most of the trees that are planted in gardens and streets (and are not meant for harvesting fruits like apples, nuts etc.) are male because the female trees produce fruits that eventually fall on the ground or on the cars and attract wasps or cause sticky spots or damage cars. But the male trees produce tons of pollen that cause allergies and add to the dust in our homes. So, who makes the decision if male or female trees are planted? Men, because they care about the cars. And who has to deal with the allergies of our kids and with the dusting? Women.
So only men care about cars? And only women dust?
Thank you for sharing!
Plants (yes, including trees) have both male and female reproductive parts….
@@user-nb2sn6id4r Please explain what you mean.
😮😂😂😂
Ah, thank you, now I know why I hate dusting so much. It was one of my weekly chores as a kid and it wasn't just the knick knacks (?) it was this elaborately carved piano. My home has multiple surfaces with nothing at all - empty shelves, window sills, I don't want anything I have to dust except the surface itself. And I don't do it nearly as often as I should.
My husband and I grew up in households that practice no wearing of outside shoes inside the home, a practice that most households in North America didn’t really do before (only during, and probably after, the pandemic). Not only does it help lessen the accumulation of dust, it also minimizes the spread of bacteria in the home. We have slippers that are only used inside, to change into when we come home.
Thank you for sharing!
We never wear shoes at all while in the house. It's a Malaysian custom I guess because even the chinese and the Indians of ours start not wearing them in the house also. Even an Australian who used to live in Malaysia said how they were not thinking about this. Outside shoes are not to be brought in!
mostly people incanada take offtheir outdor shoes whem entering the house
Where do people live? I had my garden Crocs stolen off my porch. Insects like to bed inside anything I set outside and I worry about snakes and other critters finding new homes in them. Where do people live that they can leave their good shoes outside the house? The mall?
@@benjalucian1515 just keep those shoes save in a closed shelf inside your house, near the entrance. You don't wear them inside the house but keep them inside, safe and secure. There's a difference.
If you live in an area or under a circumstance in which you have a lot of mud or grass clippings, consider getting the boot scraper orboot brush that is bolted to the porch right outside the door. Works for mud and grass clippings way better than the doormat. That's not to say that you can eliminate the doormat; the scraper or brush takes the really bad crud off your shoes/ boots before you wipe your shoes on the doormat.
Keeping a boot tray inside the door next to the indoor area rug gives you a place to put particularly dirty or wet shoes/boots. Also, an inexpensive pair of slippers from Walmart or Family Dollar can be kept right inside the door where you can change footwear at the door.
Wall-to-wall carpeting is a curse. Large area rugs are usually a curse. Little washable throw rugs are a blessing. And keep a few extras so you can easily switch them out when they get dirty. I prefer the ones that don't have backing because the rubber backing deteriorates fairly quickly when washed. The rubber grippy stuff on a roll can be cut to fit under any rug, and it can be gently shaken outside when you switch rugs.
Thank you so much for sharing, great tips!!
Good tips if you live in the country or on a farm.
Air purifiers have helped cut down on dust in my home.
Awesome!
Where do you keep them? Just in every room? Or more commonly used rooms?
Someone else said that they put 20"x20" filters on the back of box fans. They said that it cut down on the amount of dust in their house drastically, and it's way less expensive than air filter systems.
@@TrialAndError8713 that seems like it could be a fire hazard
@@nancyroswell327 redneck engineering...
Switching to a stick vacuum that has the motor in the handheld portion has made a nice difference. Our old upright vacuum had the motor and fan at the bottom so it worked against itself somewhat by stirring up the dust.
I know exactly what you mean about the motor!
Good tip❤
I have been looking for a video like this for months! I'm so sick of the dust in my home and I also live in a home that is over 100 years old...as soon as you said that, I subscribed :)
Love it! I’m so glad you’re here!!
Hundred year old homes may be charming but they make their own dust, for sure!
Best tip: hire a cleaner
I also believe there’s a LOT OF DUST that comes from a Kleenex as you pull it out of the box. I noticed it one evening when I had a light on near the box as I pulled one out.
Yes! Such a good point!
I've noticed that with Kleenex and TP. I used to buy Kleenex with lotion but can't find it now.
Isn’t it just the dust flying around and sit down on the paper?
@@sharon70418The Kleenex brand still makes it -- I just confirmed at their website. It's the only brand I will use, the other brands and store brands of the lotion ones are NOT as good. It may be that the store you go or the area you are isn't stocking it.
@@lvygraceNo, the fibers from tissue create more dust.
My husband's soft and fluffy toilet paper causes so much dust in our bathroom. I 100% agree with that.
Thank you! 😊
my husband is so fluffy, he makes all the dust in the home 😮 😂
My fave TP had so much fly away silt. I switched to bamboo TP. no more dust.
TP dust drives me nuts! But I have ulcerative colitis and use the bathroom a lot so I have to use soft tp and it sheds so much
@@sweetmother2406 same here, I also have UC and especially during flare-ups I need the soft TP. But also we have installed a simple bidet and we love it!
I was a cleaner for decades. Here is a tip about floors. Turn all the lights off and put a flashlight on the floor, this tells you exactly how dirty the floor is. In excruciating detail. Some vacuums now have headlights, these are great. I used to carry a tiny but powerful bicycle light in my pocket for when I was called to inspect a job. I'd just put it on the floor and spin it around and the look of horror I'd get from the new cleaners ... they just didn't realize that no floor is ever truly clean. Not even the minute after you've done a great job vacuuming and mopping.
You mentioned indoor shoes. I noticed you're also cleaning barefoot - I always wear a pair of deck shoes for doing floors. I never considered barefoot til now, but I do not like wearing socks for it. They seem to grab up all of the dust and debris and scatter it everywhere behind the vacuum, and then you go to mop ... it's a disaster. Never wear socks to do the floors.
Super idea about the floors. I have no carpets, and I'm forever dismayed by the 'debris' on the floor even after I have mopped. Now, to find my torch. 😂
SO true about the light! I did not realize how much dirt I was missing!
Thought I was the only nut who put a flashlight on the floor to inspect. Neighbors think I’m crazy but who cares.
My dryer hose came disconnected after my cat jumped back there for whatever reason. I didn’t know this and suddenly started noticing a RIDICULOUS amount of dust all over. So check your dryer hose too lol
Great tip!!
I put a microfiber cloth over the place where you take the filter out to clean the lint out on top because if I don't lint just blows out past the opening 🤦♀️ it's an old cheap dryer! You'd be surprised how much lint gets caught ok the cloth!
Mine too!
Same thing happened to me! Only when ours got disconnected, we had more than dust... field mice were entering thru the outside. What a terrifying nightmare that was😂
Thanks for the tips! An air purifier was one of our best purchases. The air quality improved so much, it's very noticeable. Same for the visible dust on surfaces; there is a huge difference in rooms closer to the purifier.
Awesome - we love ours too!
Another source of dust is cheap cotton jersey clothes. We've noticed that after little investigating into why we have so much dark dust in bathroom and bedroom. We upgraded a bit and the difference was huge.
Wow good to know!
Really interesting! Thank you for your nice videos without annoying background music! Blessings from Canada.
You are so welcome!!
I've been noticing the added music lately also, especially in shorts. It gets in the way of the video quite often.
@@tarynmaria_ 💟
That air filter is fantastic. I’ve owned a bunch and that one is hands down the best.
Oh awesome, good to know!
@@tarynmaria_what brand is it please & where did you order it from. I"m watching from the UK.❤
Change the filter on you heating/ air unit more often and if you can afford it get the duct work cleaned.
Good tip! 😊
We spray our filters with cheap hairspray in a can. It catches so much dust but doesn’t clog the filter!
I had to dust all the shelves knickknacks also in our living room. The fun that i made out of this chore was positioning the knickknacks a different way each time, as if to tell a story. Ive thought about this dusting chore and realize that this is why i hate dusting.
Same! The knickknacks make dusting take forever!
Yes, it is redecorating without buying more clutter. Win win :)
All of these tips make a lot of sense. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
One trick I have is to quickly swap slippers when I walk into the bathroom. The bathroom floor can get wet so using "dry" slippers that have walked on dusty floors there makes all the floors dirtier. Instead I use swimming pool slippers there that are super easy to slip in and out of, and super easy to keep clean by simply rinsing them off. Makes a world of a difference.
Great idea!
I have a few pairs of Crocs that I wash in my top loader with a little Dawn after soaking them in the machine for a while. One pair never goes outside.
I have a Rainbow vacuum cleaner. The dirt all ones into water, which is flushed down the toilets. I have allergies and the Rainbow was recommended to me by a pulmonologist. I am very pleased with it.
I've heard great things about those!
This was so needed. I have such a terrible dust problem and I can't figure out where all the dust is coming from. Particularly in the bathroom as you mentioned. But also under the bed. I do have an air purifier but that is not solving the dust problem. I do leave certain windows open a lot when I'm not running the ac, so that could be a contributor. These tips were very helpful and I can see that I am not doing as thorough a job as I could be doing in the vacuuming and mopping department.
Thank you for sharing, hope some of these tips help!
Goose down sometimes is the culprit in bedrooms.
@@vaderladyl Thank you for this tip; I don't have any goose down in my bedroom but this is good to keep in mind. :-)
@@KLCKLC-jd9jzeverything tends to congregate under beds....I have a robot and I try to run it under there at least once a week. I can see a lot of cat hair under there otherwise!! 😂
@@dianasimplifies Ha ha, maybe it's time for me to get a robot. People seem to really like those! :-)
I use the V15 daily and have had no issues I love it
Awesome!
so excited for you to have connected with Cas! I have been watching her since she had about 30k subs! she has grown so much and I have loved watching the journey, she is the one who started me on my decluttering journey! and then I learned about Dana and Dawn, that trio changed my life! I am glad yt suggested your channel to me when it did:) I have been watching you grow super fast now too! I found you at about 4.5k :)
Oh amazing, thank you so much!! ❤☺
I have been putting off getting a robot vacuum due to the cost but which brand would you say is the best, do you have to have an iphone for the irobot?
I have had two of the iRobot vacuums and love that brand. Mine is older but here's a newer version of mine that looks really similar (and under $200!): amzn.to/3Wxe7R1. Sometimes these also go on sale for certain holidays or Amazon Prime day! Also, you can connect these to your smart phone but I have never done that and I just turn it on when I want it to vacuum :)
@@tarynmaria_ Thanks 😊
They're game changers - as indispensable as a dishwasher or washing machine. I can't believe I waited as long as I did to get one. Every day my floors get perfectly clean automatically. Just lift up your feet as it goes by: ) (We have the Shark AI self-empty model.)
Great video! One hint I would give you or anyone is to really slow down with your vacuuming or the attachments (for example, when you were vacuuming the cushions.) When you go slower, it gives the vacuum actual time to suck up all the nasties.
Great tip!
These are awesome thank you! What do you use to dust with? Like microfiber what? And can I get the name of the ceiling fan duster?
Thank you! I use any cleaning cloth. I also have a microfiber cloth. For the ceiling, I do have a Swiffer but I try to reuse the pads or just attach a washable cloth to it :)
Instead of a disinfectant sheet, I use a regular sponge and a small bucket of hot water with a splash of white vinegar. The sponge is reusable, so it's better than a throw-away disinfectant sheet, plus the vinegar water cleans really well and doesn't leave streaks on your furniture. Just be sure to wring out the sponge really well before using on wood. The best part is you can clean off the sponge in the water when you move on to your next piece of furniture to dust.
Thank you for sharing!
speaking of curio cabinets to keep dust off knick knacks in the first place, I was going to cover all my albums with heavy plastic so I could more easily wipe down the dust and have un-dusty albums. I get hives if I touch too much dust. Never got around to it, but just thought i'd share. Thanks for your help Taryn! You have good ideas, even the ones you've curated from elsewhere, it's appreciated.
Thank you!!
After listening to this video, I think I will keep and enjoy my dust. Open windows and fresh air for me.
Happy snezzing
I have HORRIBLE seasonal allergies. I left the windows open because I like the fresh air. Is my place covered in dust? Yes. Did my allergies actually get better after a week of them being REALLY bad? Yes! I went from taking 3-4 of my allergy meds down to 1-2. I also use local honey in my tea all year long to help!
The video assumes we're in North America where homes have HVAC. There are no filters to change because we don't use air to warm/cool our home. We have no choice other than to open our windows all night in Summer. In Spring we have pollen inside and out, what can you do.
Okay, great video! You surprised me! This is the 2nd video I've watched and your good at what you do!
I hate rugs, you can never get rugs clean enough. Especially wall to wall!
We can't afford a room a but I'm keeping my eyes open! I am subscribed and will be watching for more videos! I'm 65,disabled and trying to keep chores down to a minimum. Thank you about the wet mop on floors! A God send, we finally got a wash bucket & mop! 🙏 🙏 God bless you dear!
Thank you so much!! Let me know if there are any videos you’d like to see in the future!!
I was surprised you seemed to think a lot of people don’t wash their sheets every week. I’ve been washing our bedding every week forever. Also use plastic covers on our mattress and pillows as recommended by an allergist. As for vacuuming I use a QuantumX. It has a water filtration system, so no dust to empty. I also use a stick vac for quick cleaning, with all the nice features listed. We have a septic system so have always used Scottissue, which is quite thin. Never thought about the dust issue.
Thanks for sharing! I don't wash our bedding every week. I'd love to but we're too busy lately!
Taryn Maria, thank you so much for these pointers. Like you, I was taken by the thought that Cass shared about how we kick up dust from the floor. Half my home is hard surface flooring and your tip to damp mop these surfaces in the regular is a game changer. I use a damp microfiber cloth on my swiffer mop head and just quickly go over the floors each morning. Wow! I’m on my way to far less dust. Thanks for all your help.
You are so welcome! Thank you for sharing ☺
We have dogs and cats and we got rid of all our carpets and rugs 20 years ago - all our floors are now hard, except my small sheepskin bedside rug, which goes in the washer regularly. We swapped upholstered furniture for leather, and we have two Roombas and a robot floor washer. I keep all surfaces clear and if that can't be done, I corral things on trays, so they can be lifted and moved easily. Moving from a wood-burning stove to a pellet-burner made an enormous difference too. Rather than using dusters, I wipe down all surfaces with a damp cloth, then a dry cloth.
Thank you for sharing!
To correct what you said about your older Dyson version, I want to say that I just bought a Dyson V12 slim. It is light, has a power button you just turn on and off and comes with a hardwood floor brush with LED light that shows you every crumb.
The light is so helpful! For some reason my Dyson doesn’t have one.
Great video. Another thing about windows is that if you have window screens, you will have less dust in your home. I live in a 5th floor walk-up apartment and have a cat. So, there are window and balcony door screens with locks installed. Note that they are made out of thin steel mesh, and not plastic mesh. I regularly see how much dust, pollen and hair they seem to collect. The good part is, you can take them out and hose them off in the shower and clean them with a brush and degreaser spray. Plus, of course they prevent insects from getting inside too.
Awesome good to know about the screens, thank you for sharing!
From watching OCD Cleaners, I got the tip of vacuuming the air of your home with the vacuum hose.
Too funny! I’ll admit I have vacuumed fruit flies from the air but never thought to do the dust!
@@tarynmaria_same!! 😂
@@traceynomatterwhat383 😂
Mad people like me exists all over the planet😂
Love OCD cleaners! Is it still on? I can only find reruns on youtube
I love your videos and handy household tips for a cleaner, dust free home.
Thank you so much!
I totally agree thicker toilet paper creates more dust. However I’m not giving it up, I use less, it’s a luxurious feeling, and my bathroom is easily and regularly cleaned, so that’s a trade off I’m willing to make.
Good video!
Thank you! 😊
These are more like the most effective basics that most people didn't know, rather than hacks. Good knowledge and some of it has better ROI than what most people do, so worth learning anyways.
I use Reel Paper that I order online. It’s made of bamboo so it is sustainable. It is delivered in a big box monthly, and they send a text that gives you the option of changing the delivery date so that you always have the correct amount of rolls on hand. There is much less dust in my bathroom since I started using it. It is no more expensive than buying at the grocery store, and it is satisfyingly soft. And a silly perk for me: each roll is marked with a stylized “r” for reel paper. When turned upside-down, that “r” looks like a “j” which is my first initial, making my bathroom look like a nice hotel with custom toilet paper rolls. Hee!
Love the idea of bamboo tp!!
@@tarynmaria_ I got mine through an affiliate link. They’d be a good resource for you!
Just washing the bed sheets won't exactly work. You gotta vacuum the mattress. I normally do it once a month and you'd be surprised how much ***** accumulates under the mattress protector in just 30 days 😂.
I'm super allergic, so taking care of my home is a must. The air purifiers (one in each floor) also were a life changer for me. And the humidifier and dehumidifier 😮. Jeez!
Nice tips ❤😊
Awesome, thank you for sharing! ❤☺
I have my mattress enclosed in a dust mite protector and wash my sheets every week. But how often do we clean our bedspread or blankets? Maybe, that needs more attention.
We had a professional clean our mattress this month with a ultrasound vacuum and she showed us what came out of our bed and I wanted to puke. Apparently mattress protectors don't really work.
So the solution is to clean in every way possible often.
Damnit. That's exactly what I was afraid of.
Somewhat - but also things like no shoes, air filter and closing the windows helps a lot!
Get your vents cleaned. A team comes in with a huge vacuum cleaning and clean the ducts. We switched to ductless because my asthma was too bad and that helped a lot. But if you have to use a central heating/cooling system, get your ducts cleaned regularly, especially before you turn your heat on in the fall. And we have an air purifier in every room. We just tape a furnace filter to a box fan for super cheap DIY options. One of these days I'm going to upgrade it with a air sensor and plug my air filters into smart plugs, and program the fans to turn off when the air is clean and turn on when it's dirty.
Oh, and ditch the toilet paper and get a bidet.
Thank you for sharing!
We have a lot of books and I found them to be collecting a lot of dust - I admit to not dusting our entire library except on spring clean like occasions!
I bought cheap cabinets with glass fronts. Allows me to see the books but cuts down massively on the dust collection.
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for the tips! I've also read that dry air can make dust circulate more throughout a house, so having a humidifier or other way to keep moisture in the air during cooler months helps. Also, my parents had lots of fragile tchotchkes when I was a kid and one of my jobs was dusting and polishing, so I feel the pain!😄
Love it, thank you for sharing!! ☺
In Europe and Scandinavia we NEVER ware outside shoes in the house.. we wear "house shoes."
We also have tiles and wooden floors which reduces dust from fibers .. unlike carpet homes.
Most dust is from pollen outside. But in Europe and Scandinavia we open all windows and air our houses 2-3x a day even in Winter with eg -20°C . You do it approx 10 mins to "change out" the air..but NOT cool the house down. That keeps dust levels down.
We also "shake out and air" our beds and bedding. We don't "make are beds by pulling them up"... bed mites don't like light, cold or dry.. so pulling down the bed covers, shaking out bedding, opening the window to cool the bed etc keep bedmites low. We also have mattress covers/protectors to reduce bed mites.
Thank you - great tips!!
Amazing how much well known things which Europeans do for ages are still revelation for Americans.
Wearing outdoor shoes inside the home is just nasty. When I was living in Europe, seeing that was a huge culture shock for me.
I find cordless vacuum cleaners annoyingly inefficient. I highly recommend using a dry mop instead for rug free areas. They pick up an incredible amount of dust and the result is superior.
For soft furnishings, I love my Sebo vacuum. It’s heavier than cordless brands but its performance is outstanding. It has 3 filters and the bag is 3 layers deep. Changing the bag isn’t messy at all, plus it’s quick and easy.
I live around 3km from a quarry so trying to combat dust is a challenge.
Thank you for sharing this video with us.
You are so welcome!
I'm with you re: shoes inside a home!
Some will regard having to slip out of their shoes before entering something of a nuisance & inconvenient...but, think of it; what the soles of one's shoes come in contact with - spit, p#@p, you name the nasty and then it's in your very home! No, not in my house...
I have to agree on the toilet paper! We get Costco brand toilet paper and when I went to visit my sister, she uses Cottonelle (which I also used to use before switching to the Costco brand) I noticed the very first time I used her restroom just how much ‘dusty paper particles’ came off. I noticed it the moment I grabbed some off of the roll. I then noticed ALL the particles left behind on my girly bits. I could NOT believe it!
Yes! My parents use the Cottonelle too and so many dusty particles come flying off the roll!
@@tarynmaria_ I was pretty stunned! I ended up buying flushable wipes during my trip. I couldn’t handle all the particles on my lady bits.
Cottonelle is the worst - I end up stinkier than if I hadn't used any.
@michelleelle4622 never flush wipes even if they say they are flushable. None of them are and they create huge blockages in sewer pipes. They don't break down. Ever
Wipes costs more and is not environmentally friendly. For me, washing with water is the cleanest clean. Yes, water and a dry towel!
This just popped up, and I needed it. Thank you for your useful tips! One more thing I think also helps, if you have all floors, in your home, be sure to have several large area rugs, because there's less vacuuming, so easy to do every day, plus they do catch and hold dust, which is better than suspended up in the air, causing allergies and more dust on surfaces as well. Also, so much easier and cost effective to replace area rugs, when they are old and worn than having to recarpet your home!💙
Very true - thank you so much for sharing!
I agree. Hate hardwood as so much dust. Carpet and vacuum once a week makes me happy and my allergies. I like sitting and lying on the floor for some reason. Carpet is far more comfortable.😅😊😅
I could follow every one of these tips (which, by the way, are more egregious than just dusting every day) and it would make no difference. I have 2 small dogs, one that sheds constantly, 1 cat that reminds me of Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree as she strolls through the house sprinkling soft puffs, and a very large macaw that insists on shaking dander into the air every few hours. I do use a bot vacuum 24/7, a Rainbow vac a few times a week, and the base with the water tank only once a day. ( It just sits wherever I station it drawing in air and depositing dust into the tank..a couple of drops of lavender in the water smells great).
You’re the second person who has mentioned the rainbow vac - I’ll have to check it out.
My fiance wears high lace-up boots for his work and asking him to take them off and put them back on everytime he pops in all throughout the day was never going to work. I thought about getting a boot scraper by the front and back door, but chances are he wouldn't get every last bit of dust or mud off. So, I bought a little box that dispenses plastic booties that go over the boot up to size 11. I got it on Amazon and it's really cool. Now I just need to train him to use it.
That is a great idea about the booties!
thicker toilet paper definitely does create more dust, i literally cough when using it sometimes and if you rip a square of it off in good lighting you can see all of the dust particles just fly everywhere
Yes! So true!
Our kitties are highly allergic to dust mites, so it’s really nice to see another person using the same purifier we have. We unfortunately live in an apartment with carpet everywhere (except kitchen and bathrooms) so I can’t mop the high traffic areas, I just vacuum twice a week with a special filter vacuum that says to be good for allergies, and we have three of those purifiers running during the day especially from March until October when their environmental allergies kick in the most. It’s hard to be a guardian/parent of someone who you see struggles daily with food and environmental allergies, but we do the best we can to alleviate their symptoms.
Thank you for sharing! 😊
Steaming carpets helps a lot with allergies and as a bonus steam cleaning leaves surfaces safe for pets. Most models come with some carpet glider attachments. You might want to try adding this to your arsenal.
I love our shark robot vacuum. It empties itself. Well worth the investment!
When mine breaks I'm going to check out the Shark ones. I really like that brand!
We switched from Roomba to Shark last Christmas and the Shark started repeating an error that was unfixable. We called customer service and had a video chat with them. They saw what was happening and said, "We'll send you a new one, keep the old one for parts." Wow. Within a week we got a new one. What I love about the Shark - it has an internal map of our home so it cleans everywhere, not randomly like the Roomba. You can program it to avoid troublesome furniture (IKEA). Also, it runs when programmed - every morning at 9. You can program it to do a specific room. It empties itself. It also has FIVE filters so I guess they proritized dust control! I hate that it has a British accent.
@@LythaWausW Thank you for sharing!
If your home is sealed and tested with a blower door test, and then you have a good HEPA or water-based filter on your ERV, turning up the air changes will help remove dust.
Building your house with the air supply into each room through the ceiling and the air exhaust low in the wall (except for range hoods and bathroom steam extractors) will also help pull the dust down and out of your living space.
Thank you for sharing!
Exfoliating totally makes sense - next time my husband complains about the dust in the house, I'm ready 😂 he's the worst offender!
Ha, too funny!
Just got a similar vacuum (except corded). I love it! Makes it so much easier to vacuum! And I’m not constantly keeping track of an upright vacuum and a little dirt devil (what floor is it on again? Yeah, I don’t get them back in the closet often- something I’m working on).
That is awesome!
I have three construction sites around my house. No way to avoid dust, at least while I still want to have open windows anywhere.
We have one next to us right now, too!
I always see dust on my dark coloured furniture… when it was oak coloured it was harder to see.
My husband is a furnace and duct cleaner… so he does his part. When he took our dogs to Texas for the winter I had the carpet cleaned and I didn’t have to dust almost the whole time they were gone..but as soon as they got home running around the carpeted living room…it was dusty all over again… so it’s the dogs and the carpet ☹️☹️
Interesting! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the air filter recommendation….i am in the market to buy one for our family and bedroom. I cannot handle dust, it makes me feel instantly like I have a cold. I dust with a slightly wet rag so it grabs it more than a dry one. If you are dust sensitive like me, anything close to your bed needs to wiped down, because you’re laying next to this dust for hours.
Also clean your bedroom in the morning so all the dust has settled back down before you go to bed. And an air purifier in the room is a great help.
Good tip about wiping things near your bed!
These were really good tips! I have really bad allergies to dust mites, cats (I have 2, I found out about my allergies after having cats dogs and so many animals my whole life lol), dogs, pollen and basically the outdoors and I get super bad migraines from them, so some additional tips I wanted to add since it really has helped me:
wash your face/neck/ears when you come in if you've been outside for a while, just a quick splash and dry to get any allergens away from your nose/eyes/mouth. Or a quick shower if you have the time
Wear a mask when you clean, or when you brush your pets fur, and when you clean the litter box especially!!
They have spray for neutralizing allergens on furniture now, and I just got one that also works for particles in the air.
Showering before bed so you don't bring all of the dust, dirt, crumbs etc whatever to bed with you. If you have long hair like me, dust will definitely make a home there.
Go to the allergist/ENT to see what other options you have :)
Love these extra tips - thank you!!
@@tarynmaria_ you're welcome! Also another one-- if you wear glasses like me, rinse them off every now and again to get dust/pollen etc off.
There are particle filterimg window screens. Worth it.
I’ll have to check those out!
5:20 BTW, when someone sends you an item of value for you to keep, that is sponsorship by IRS rules. And 6:35, dust on your HVAC returns doesn't get returned to the house unless you have no filters which would be terrible since it would clog up your heat exchanger and AC evaporator coils. Of course you say that at 8:00. So the benefit of vacuuming your returns is that less dust gets stuck in your HVAC filter and it certainly looks nicer.
Dust mites like humidity over 50%, and very low humidity will cause more dust kick back so it is worth to consider controlling humidity in your house to control dust. It can make a big difference.
Awesome, thank you for sharing!
Any tips on keeping fans clean? Our floor fans collect so much dirt!
I haven't tried this but one commenter said they buy a filter and put it on the back of their fans and it trapped so much dust and dirt. I thought that was a great idea! I have seen that in construction before too - like a DIY filter for your fan!
Unclip front cage, unscrew cap in centre of blades and slide blades off spindle. If plastic blades, wash in soapy water and dry. Replace everything. I live in a warm country and have several fans which I check every month.
@@tarynmaria_ I wonder where you get it or how it looks
@@hazelmarie238 yes I do this but it is a pain. I have one fan that uses screws instead of clips. Never buying that kind of fan again!
Other things that cause a lot of dust are pillows and duvet inserts/comforters made out of goose down., and cat litter boxes with dusty litter.
Cat litter is the worst! I can only use tofu litter which is pretty expensive
Yes, great points!
@DELLRS2012 have you tried the wood pellets? They soak up liquids quickly, cut down on odor and are probably less expensive than tofu kitty litter. Many farm supply stores carry it as animal bedding. It's also used in pellet stoves.
@@TrialAndError8713 I am super allergic to pine litter! I even spoke with my allergist about it. It could also be the dust the pellets do create irritating my nasal passages, but pine dust specifically I have a super strong reaction to. I totally wish I could use h to at litter! I love the smell of pine, but I’ve tried and it ended badly 😭
2:57 Here in Sweden every one takes of their shoes before entering the house/flat. We're actually famous for it!
5:32 "It is super light". To me it looks super heavy. This is Sweden/Europe. You are holding the motor, with battery, and dust collector. We in Sweden/Europe mostly use canister vacuum cleaners. Yes the total weight is higher, but most of it is resting on the floor🙂
Best Greetings from Sweden.
I find it a lot lighter than my Dyson, even with the battery attached!
@@tarynmaria_ Hi!
Thanks for the fast answer.
Maybe I expressed myself a bit vague. I meant compared to my Miele canister vacuum. I hold the hose and the "tube" that connects to the nozzle. The canister vacuum itself rests on the floor.
This is more of a "cultural" difference I think, between US and Sweden/Europe.
Love your channel!
Just found your "SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING"❤
Very best Greetings from Sweden!
I.m reading all the comments and wonder where do people get the time to do all they do to keep dust out?
If you have forced air, clean or caange your furnace filter at least once a.month. I had a client who did this, and the dust levels went down from having a light grey film over her black furniture every two weeks to having little to no visible dust.
For a portable air filter, you do not need anything fancy. Buy a 20" box fàn and tape a 20" furnace filter to it. You will be amazed how much dust it eliminates from the air. Vacuum the filter frequently and change when needed.
Love the filter and fan idea!!
How do shoes bring in dust when we've wiped them at the mat and they're no obvious stuff on the shoe except stains?
Not sure but it makes a huge difference for us in how much we need to clean our floors.
I used to live not far from a paper mill and everything had a thin coat of paper dust, cars, homes, everything, it is natural fibers from wood but 100% tissue paper, toilet paper, paper towels anything with loose paper fibers will create dust by nature, it's "clean" dust but it will mix with the rest of dust types and bond it all together. I helped a few people who complained of dust and switching to a less fiber paper helped them make a day and night difference. Another source of dust is gaps around doors, make sure your doors to the house are fully sealed with no daylight or flashlight coming through, make sure the gasket around your doors is very soft SUPER soft, otherwise it is old and hard or painted over and will let dust and bugs in, replacing door gaskets is very easy to DIY or get a handyman to do it for you. One more item is if you have central HVAC/furnace make sure your filter is at least 2" thick, don't get the crappy 1" thin filters get thicker ones of the same width/length, they can be hard to find but Lowe's carriers them where I live and also some brands on amazon, the thicker filter will trap way way more dust as more surface area is available for the same quantity of air the blower is pulling in = less dust by far and more is trapped by the filter.
Thank you for sharing!
We replaced our ductwork and put in a whole house HEPPA air cleaner. Not my idea of the best use of lots of money, but I’ll be damned, we have no dust. None.
Wow, that's amazing!
Hardly anyone has AC where I come from, because it usually never gets hot enough. I love the idea of air filters to help reduce the dust. Brilliant!
Amazing! The details and the realistic look of the wood is great.
Thank you so much I’ve been actually cleaning per week and I do see a difference. I also saw somewhere where they use the lint sticky thing over their blanket and stuff like that and then there’s a spray the odor ban disinfectant spray. Thank you for your tips. God bless you.🎉🦾⚔️🥇🥇🥇
You are so welcome! 😊❤️
Where did you get your black and cream rug that your robot vacuum was on? I love it! Do you have a link please?
Hi! So I made this carpet with carpet tiles from Flor! I mixed a few and custom made a rug. I can link the ones I used if you're interested! I like Flor because they are tiles that you stick together. I used these three for the carpet: www.flor.com/sale/unreal-deals/turkish-blend---pigeon/21-1421-02.html, www.flor.com/area-rugs_carpet-tiles/bestsellers/turkish-smoke---pigeon/21-1420-02.html, and www.flor.com/sale/unreal-deals/turkish-bloom---pigeon/21-1416-02.html. Let me know if you want more specifics because I pieced it together with these three tile designs :)
Our powder room has plantation shutters in a dark wood. When they’re tilted open and the sun is coming in at a certain angle the air is so dusty. I’m thinking it’s from toilet paper as well. No wonder I’m always sneezing!
Oh my gosh it could be!
Also vacuums with hepa filters get clogged after one or two uses and then all the dust that had to bypass the filter goes into the collection bin and into the air and right to the lungs of the user. This is why the old school heavy vacuums that vibrate the carpet pull the dust and debris into the thick walled bag (that is the filter) are so much better and clean floors and surfaces so much cleaner.
Thank you for sharing!
@@tarynmaria_ saving the world one UA-cam comment at a time ;) but really! Lung tissue is delicate. Love the exfoliating tip too!
As humans, we are made of dust and we shed. The more people you have over, the more dust you’ll have in your home, especially in common areas.
So true!
So, instead of a WELCOME mat at the front door, I should get one that says "GO AWAY?" 😁
I would love your recommendation on bamboo bed sheets… I have not found a good set of sheets yet in any price range.
Yes - I have a really good rec - these are the sheets I love and use! They are a bit pricier but if you can wait - they always go on sale for Christmas! Prime Day is also coming up and they may go on sale then :) amzn.to/3XQcixS
Brits watching this all chuckle when they hear, 'My house is really old, over a hundred years'😂