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snowboardgirl
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Christine
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dark wood floors and dust
For those of you with Dark wood floors, are you having problems with constant dust showing? My DH and I are debating on weather to get dark wood stain (Minwax Jacobean) or a medium dark wood.
We are concerned with the dust! We have dark wood furniture and I have to dust it 2X per week.
Any help would be great! Thanks!
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Posted 11/30/06 11:47 AM  |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
One idea - get an air purifier - DH and I bought two - one for the kitchen and one for the LR in our apt, and we;ve noticed that there's very little dust now on our appliances, or the glass furniture, etc.
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| Posted 11/30/06 11:55 AM |
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kerrycec03
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Kerry
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
Posted by PotofLuck06
One idea - get an air purifier - DH and I bought two - one for the kitchen and one for the LR in our apt, and we;ve noticed that there's very little dust now on our appliances, or the glass furniture, etc.
good idea!
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| Posted 11/30/06 11:57 AM |
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MrsBlueSash
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Christian
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
we wanted darker floors but every single person i spoke to steered me away from it. i'm not unhappy that i didn't. as it was explained to me dark floors are like getting a dark colored car. just like a black car shows dirt and scratches more than lighter colors, its the same with floors. we went with a med. dark and its very livable.
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| Posted 11/30/06 7:28 PM |
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Redhead
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Jennifer
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
Posted by snowboardgirl
For those of you with Dark wood floors, are you having problems with constant dust showing? My DH and I are debating on weather to get dark wood stain (Minwax Jacobean) or a medium dark wood.
We are concerned with the dust! We have dark wood furniture and I have to dust it 2X per week.
Any help would be great! Thanks!
my dad did a light stain and i can STILL see the dust
IMO it just goes with the territory
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| Posted 11/30/06 7:36 PM |
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snowboardgirl
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Christine
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
thanks for your responses.
anyone else?
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| Posted 12/1/06 10:19 AM |
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nixy
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K
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
You can definitely see the dust, but I wouldn't trade them for lighter ones, I love the way they look.....
I just figure that it forces me to keep the house cleaner.
Buy a swiffer and you'll be fine!
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| Posted 12/1/06 10:49 AM |
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snowboardgirl
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Christine
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
thanks!!
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| Posted 12/1/06 10:59 AM |
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jellybean78
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
I agree get an air purifier. I live in downtown Manhattan have one dog, one cat and live right off the FDR drive. I used to have to dust at least once a day and pass the swiffer on my floors to keep the dust away. I got an air purifier and it has cut down the dust considerably. When you change the filter you'll be amazed at how much dust you actually have. They're a good investment.
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| Posted 12/1/06 1:58 PM |
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Re: dark wood floors and dust
We have Brazilian Cherry floors in our living and dining room. You really do not see the dust unless the sun hits it the right way. If I am not showing the house I only dust or vacuum them once a week, if I show it then it gets done each time
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| Posted 12/1/06 6:37 PM |
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