How to Clean Your Artificial Flower Arrangements

If you have artificial flower bouquets or other arrangements, you may have gotten them for the fact that they do not require any work. Now while they will not wilt or die like their real counterparts, the truth is that they still need to be maintained. Just as with all the other decorative items in your home, it will still get dirty. This is why it is important to know how you can clean your artificial flowers.

The first thing that you should remember is to dust the flowers. This can be done with a feather duster when you are doing your regular cleaning. If you are a person that only dusts once a week, this should be fine. Just make sure that you give them a good dusting. It is also a good idea to make sure that you have cleaned the duster beforehand so you do not add even more dust to the flowers.

Dusting alone is not enough to keep your beautiful artificial flower arrangements looking as stunning as they did the day you bought them. This is because a residue of dust and debris builds up on the flowers and there are two ways that they can be cleaned. One way is simply with a brown bag and salt. You put the salt and flowers into the bag, roll up the bag and then shake it. This will help to clean the petals as it is being shaken. If they are very delicate flowers, you can also use a plastic grocery bag and white rice.

The other method you can do to deep clean your flowers is to put cool slightly soapy water in your sink and rinse the flowers. Then rinse the flowers and place them on a paper towel. When they are about halfway dry, you should be good to put them back into the vase. Remember that hot water can cause the flower to fall apart and leaving soap on them will make the residue build on them faster.

While deep cleaning your artificial flower arrangements may seem like a lot of work, the truth is that it only needs to be done every couple of months. You may not even notice at first the luster the flowers have lost, but once you clean them and you can see their original beauty, you will be glad you did. With just a little work, you can have beautiful artificial flower arrangements forever.