DIY expert shows favourite method to keep home surfaces dust-free
05.07.2022 - 00:05
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
There is no worse feeling than holding onto a banner or reaching onto a cupboard in your home and finding your hand caked in dust. While dust build-up is inevitable, and the best way to get rid of it is to clean regularly, there are some hacks that will keep dust away for longer.
One DIY expert, known for sharing useful and cost-effective home hacks, has shared a trick to stave dust away for a little longer than usual. Posting under the username @shaynaalnwick on TikTok, the home interior pro shared her "favourite cleaning hack" to her 620,000 followers.
The video has been seen by 98,000 people, has nearly 7,000 likes and also has hundreds of comments from impressed fans. In the video she showed how to combat dust build on skirting boards, but it turns out it works on more than just that.
The video starts with her sitting on her stairs next to her skirting. Shayna starts: "See my skirting boards, how dirty they are? They're like really dusty."
After showing off her not-so-clean skirting she reveals her hack, saying: "Okay hear me out, so get a rag and obviously you're gonna wipe off the dust."
She then says: "And then the trick is to get these Lenor tumble dryer sheets," although she does clarify that any dryer sheets will do the job in the comments.
She then goes on to explain: "you take it and you rub it down your skirting board... It creates a static so dust will take ages to actually stick to your skirting board."
One commenter was quick to correct the process, saying: "It doesn't create static, it neutralises the static as its static electricity that makes dust stick." While she replied saying that she misspoke, it still has the same positive result; less dust.
Other commenters enjoyed the hack with one saying: "Can’t