How often do you wash your curtains ...

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and other soft furnishings if you have dogs? We have three dogs and no carpet or soft furnishings e.g. rugs or cushions. Also, no fabric settees. But we have curtains in most rooms. We air the whole house every day for an hour or two (yes, it does get freezing this time of year!) because we try to avoid having dog smell.

Anyone who visits says they can't smell our dogs (even very 'honest' friends) which I can believe because we are constantly cleaning and airing. But we only wash our curtains every 8 - 10 weeks. The dogs are not allowed in the bedrooms.

If you have dogs, how often do you wash your curtains?

Blimey, I probably wash mine every couple of years or so - and only in the summer when they can go out on the line. I've got one dog.

Erm I can’t remember the last time I washed them……. Must be at least a couple of years. I do wash other soft furnishings frequently though as my dog is a bit of a stinker

Washing curtains you say? Not sure I ever have!

I've got a dog.
I have 2 fabric sofas and lvt flooring.
I've never washed my curtains and, I think they've probably been up for 4 years.
I do wash his beds around every 6 weeks when he gets groomed

My curtains are not washable.

I am about to redecorate so they will probably get a dry cleaning, but generally, if they are really lucky, I hang them outdoors on a dry windy day, at most once a year.

I have a lab, but she’s not generally wrapped up in the curtains.

Twice a year..

Though could be less till I figure out the last time I washed them.

Don’t have a dog but I only have one pair of curtains in the house. Blinds everywhere else which get an occasional dust. I’ve never washed them since moving into my current house over 3 years ago. They look clean and Ive just given them a sniff. They’ll be fine for a while longer. Didn’t even occur to me to wash them until I read your post. My house is perfectly clean but regular washing seems unnecessary.
What are your dogs doing to your curtains?

I’ve never washed a curtain in my life.

Depends what your dogs are doing to the curtains, I suppose 🤔

What fabric are they? We have heavy lined damask and silk curtains. They get professionally cleaned about every 10 years or so.

We also have a rental property with heavy silk and damask curtains. They bet professionally cleaned between tenancies which is roughly every 5 years or so.

Never

We’re supposed to wash our curtains? 🫣

are your dogs in the room when friends can smell them?
so it could just be the dogs that smell.

or are they outside and friends can still smell them, ie it’s the house that smells of dog.

I don’t think we’ve ever washed our curtains. In didn’t know you could ☺️

I’ve never washed curtains

You’re supposed to wash curtains? Crikey.

Dry clean only

Never. I washed a few when younger and they shrank, one side shorter than the other. Happened a few times! Since then I spray them with fabric softener

We only have one pair of curtain in the entire house. They are white, not openable and puddle onto a wooden floor - and we have dogs.

I generally wash them once a year when I notice how filthy they are.

Life’s too short for that !

I change curtains in April and then again Sept back to the winter ones
They get washed then so each set once a year - that’s all
No dog

washed curtains last year first time in 10 years. actually paid for someone to come out and clean them. cream curtains that can't go into washing machine and it was a faff to take down and put back up. have dogs and cats and room also has a stove in it lit 6 months of the year so cleaning more to get rid of smoke etc rather than dog

I mean, I don't have a dog, but I have never washed any curtains in my life.

I have been in my current home 5 years and actually washed a curtain this week. Only because I noticed it had mould stains on it from our very old windows constantly getting condensated in the cold weather. It doesn’t occur me to wash them unless they are visibly dirty. I must be grimy.

This. Never have I ever