Dust mites and allergens love to hide in our homes, especially during colder months when we’re sealed inside. We talked to cleaning specialists and allergy experts who shared their favorite simple tricks for banishing dust and allergens—many using items you already have at home. Remove dust from ceiling fans with a pillowcaseTo banish dust on your ceiling fan, just grab an old pillowcase, says cleaning specialist Elizabeth Shields of Super Cleaning Service Louisville. “You can use a dryer sheet to clean both your floors and baseboards,” says Shields. Just be sure to skip faux feathers: “While a synthetic duster spreads dust around, a 100 percent genuine feather duster absorbs dust, making it a really effective cleaning tool,” says Carolyn Forté of the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab.