Learn From the Experts: 5 Tips for Window Treatment Care

Jeanne Morgenthaler Wolf and Cindy Morgenthaler, of Morgenthaler's drapery and blinds cleaning business, offered five tips to keep your window treatments lasting longer:

• Draperies should be professionally cleaned every four to five years.
• Window sheers should be cleaned every one to two years because they are often a more delicate fabric.
• Top treatments like valances should be vacuumed to keep dust off, which can deteriorate fabric.
• Layer window treatments when possible to limit sunlight, which damages fabric.
• Be careful when choosing fabrics for draperies to avoid shrinkage if possible.