April 6, 2016
Put Together a Dusting Caddy : Dusting + Furniture Care Essentials
Dusting and furniture care may or not be on your radar, but if you have furniture and woodwork in your home, you can benefit from putting together a bucket or basket with some products and tools that you will need at some point. I enjoy taking good care of furniture and woodwork – it makes your home look better and most definitely will make your furniture last longer.
I keep my furniture and dusting caddy (bucket) in my cleaning closet – seen here on the far right side of the middle shelf. It’s easily accessible and holds just about everything I ever need for doing a little furniture polishing and maintenance.
I keep my weekly dusting essentials in the bucket – I like having everything at the ready for Tuesday (Tuesday is dusting day) and I’ve found that keeping it all in one place is convenient and keeps me from wasting time looking for supplies and tools.
For weekly dusting, I simply use a microfiber duster and quickly move through the house dusting each and every surface. When surfaces need a little more cleaning and polishing (every other week or so), I use my Clean Mama Home Utility microfiber cloth with a dusting and cleaning spray. (My 2 favorites are Murchison-Hume Everyday Furniture and Upholstery Cleaner and Better Life Naturally Dust Defying Wood Polish). You can also see my weekly dusting must-haves on my Around the House page on the blog – I detail some favorites for cleaning by day of the week and provide links for products as well.
These products are great for polishing furniture, covering up scratches, and making worn wood shine. I keep them in the caddy so I can use them as necessary – if I’m dusting and see a scratch, I’ll correct it on the spot in lieu of waiting for another time.
- Clean Mama Home Cleaning Bucket
- Microfiber Cloth (traps the dust, lint free, wash and reuse over and over)
- Rejuvenate Furniture Repair Markers – these work great on cabinets!
- Van’s Furniture Polish
- Natural Beeswax Polish (I use this on our kitchen table – it was recommended by Crate+Barrel when we purchased the table – I love it!)
- Old English Oil and Scratch Cover (light and/or dark woods) – old school furniture oil, but it works!
There you have it – a quick and easy bucket of favorite weekly and as-needed tools to dust and shine every inch of the home. What’s your favorite dusting product or tool?
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Laura Says
What are the other dusters shown? Is there one that works well for light fixtures? I’m afraid of breaking them (antique). I can’t wait to read your book. I have been putting out fires when it comes to cleaning and needed some guidance from someone who had figured it out. Thank you!!!
Laura Says
I found the links! Thanks!
Lisa Says
Hi Becky,
Is there a clothes pin system ?
Becky Says
Post authorNo, just decoration 🙂
Leah Ortloff Says
How do you apply your van’s furniture polish, do you use the polishing cloth or the round pads for sale at Daddy Van’s
b r Says
Post authorI use my own microfiber – the polishing cloth works well 🙂
Emily Says
Do you use a special mf cloth reserved for the bees wax?
b r Says
Post authorI use an old cloth just for that…
Teresa Says
I love your cleaning organization!
Allison Says
HI Clean Mama!
I have just started using your routine and have been loving it! I do have a problem with a piece of furniture and would love your advice. We have a TV stand that is wood but its distressed and the texture all around is a little rough. I find when I’m dusting and using anything microfiber the microfiber seems to catch on it and I don’t want to ruin those cloths. Any Ideas? It also seems that the dust settles into those areas and I can never seem to get it out!
Thank you!!!
Allison
b r Says
Post authorI would probably use a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush attachment to dust and get into the cracks at the same time 🙂
Jane King Says
Hi, I have purchased a couple of different microfiber cloths and have found that they just move the dust around. They do not pick the dust up. I have to go back to rags or paper towels. Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks for all your information you provide.
Jane
b r Says
Post authorTry lightly dampening them.