Lampshade Cleaning I have fabric lampshades with very fine pleats which are hard to clean. So I remove them, take them outside and brush them with an old baby hair brush. The bristles get between the pleats to remove the dust and dirt, but they are soft enough so as not to crush or damage the pleats. My shades look like new.
Most of the time I just take them off and put them in the bathtub and run a hot shower on them..that too does the trick pretty fast. Then let them dry and put them back on. These tiny pletes are the pain.
I wish I could do that. However my lampshades are made of a thick paper type with material trim. Just wouldn't work. I'd rather have recessed lighting and do away with all the lamps. However, I guess you'd still need lamps with lighting like that.
