Thanks for this post Loo. It was very timely.

I was just looking at my dusty venetian blinds and dreading climbing up on the kitchen counters with a damp cloth to clean them.

I shall get the hoover on them today!
Funny you should mention curtains. We hoovered our lounge curtains (2 sets of wide ceiling to floor lined curtains) at the weekend. We actually found it easier to get in all the creases at the tops by taking them down, lying them on the floor, hoovering them and then putting them back. We were totally shocked how dusty and cobwebby they were when the house is thoroughly cleaned every week! or so we thought!