Cleaning Dirty Lampshades. Lampshades, especially cloth ones, tend to become clogged with dust and grime over time. Here is an easy way to give your lampshade a bath without damaging it. After dusting your lampshade normally, you can make it look like new by scrubbing it in a tub of sudsy water.

Discourage Dust from Your Lampshades. Using a dryer sheet can help your lampshades stay dust-free for longer. Since it is static electricity that makes lampshades such dust-magnets, the static-removing property to dryer sheets will help keep dust away from your shades. Dryer sheets will also leave a fresh laundry scent behind.