And once it's all nice and clean, there are many ways to keep it that way.
Here are tips from the allergist who treated my daughter for years.
- Use washable bed covers (bedspread, quilt or duvet) & wash regularly.
- Get rid of "dust catchers" - throw pillows, doilies, stuffed animals - or make sure they are washable & wash regularly.
- When replacing furniture, consider leather, vinyl or microfiber and vacuum when you clean house
- Make sure your clothes dryer is vented outdoors to keep from spraying dust into your house.
- Get your furnace ducts thoroughly cleaned. Change furnace filters as recommended, using the highest efficiency ones for your furnace. The same with air conditioners, whether central or portable units.
- Vacuum, with a HEPA filtered machine, don't dust. Use all the tools at your disposal, including brushes and wands. Reach up & vacuum the tops of doors & windows, fan blades, corners, vents, down and vacuum baseboards. Clean or replace the filters as recommended.
- Use a HEPA air purifier, either portable of whole house. Change the filters as recommended.
- My least favorite - keep your windows closed as much as possible.

Sue