Five myths about furniture care

Furniture maintenance is important, protection is also a must do. First of all, we should first carry out protective measures on the furniture, we respectively from the following points of protection.

1.Reduce the exposure to dust

Do not underestimate the impact of dust on solid wood furniture, but small dust will affect the service life of your furniture. At the same time, furniture maintenance can not be simply wiped with wet rags, but should choose professional furniture care essential oil regular maintenance, normally every quarter to wax the furniture, so that the furniture looks more shiny, and the surface is not easy to absorb dust, it is easier to clean up.

2.Areas away from heat sources

Furniture should be away from heat, at least one meter or so. Furniture is too close to the heat source, it will be easy to cause furniture cracking, solid wood drawer door may be difficult to open and close because of excessive expansion, solid wood furniture in the kitchen should do a good job of heat insulation treatment, if you want to eat hot pot on the table or with a certain temperature bowl, remember to put heat insulation pad.

3.Keep the room warm

Solid wood furniture is easy to be affected by environmental humidity, dry shrinkage wet expansion changes. In cold winter, the decrease of air moisture, coupled with the influence of air conditioning and heating, furniture is easy to crack. You can put humidifiers or green plants in the house, or even put a basin of water to improve indoor humidity.

Next , we will for you to sort out five common furniture care mistakes, see if you have been shot oh ~

Mistake one: Wipe the dust on the surface of the furniture with a dry rag.In fact, these fine particles in the back and forth wiping friction, has damaged the furniture paint, over time, will lead to furniture surface dim rough, bright no longer.

Mistake two: Use coarse cloth or old clothes as rags hen wiping furniture, do not use coarse cloth or old clothes that are no longer worn as rags. It is better to use a towel, cotton, cotton fabric or flannel cloth and other absorbent cloth.

Mistake three: Use soapy water, dish soap or clean water to clean furniture.Soapy water, dish soap and other cleaning products are corrosive, can damage the surface of furniture, make the finish dull. At the same time, if water penetrates into the wood, it will also lead to mold or local deformation of the wood, reducing the service life.

Mistake four: liquid wipe clean .Most leather sofa surface leather is with pores, so if you accidentally spill water or drinks and other liquids to the surface of the sofa, be sure to wipe off immediately with a soft cloth, and gently press the surface position of the liquid spilled with a dry soft cloth, suck out the liquid in the pores, and open the window to allow the sofa to dry as soon as possible.

Mistake five: furniture care spray wax directly on the sofa.Professionals know that furniture care spray wax can only be used to spray wood furniture surface, can not spray on the sofa. Once the wax is sprayed on it, it will cause the pores of the leather products to be blocked, and over time, the leather will age and shorten its service life.

In addition, some people in order to make the furniture look more shiny, some wax products directly on the furniture, or improper use, doing so will make the surface of the furniture with fog-like spots, it is recommended not to try.

As the saying goes, “good furniture half by choice, half by maintenance”, the wrong maintenance will not only make the life of furniture growth, but also shorten the life;Solid wood furniture so maintenance, at least more than 20 years.

01 Avoid sun exposure

Solid wood furniture should be as far as possible to avoid outdoor sunlight, the furniture as a whole or part of the long time exposure, easy to cause wood due to water loss, resulting in cracking embrittlement. The best place to keep out of the sun.

02 Corrosion prevention

In the walnut furniture maintenance to avoid alcohol, gasoline and other chemicals to remove stains.

03 Prevent dryness and cracking

When the climate is dry, you can wipe the surface of solid wood furniture with a damp cloth, or you can place a humidifier in the room in autumn and winter.

04 Moisture Proof

When the summer rainy season comes, we should often open the air conditioning to drain moisture, in order to reduce the wood moisture absorption expansion. When placed, we should leave a position from the wall to prevent the moisture absorption of the wall.

05 Wax regularly

Waxing can nourish wood furniture, deep care, restore the luster of furniture effect.

06 Clean and decontaminate

Furniture surface dirt, general cleaning with feather duster gently dust can be, such as surface stains, should try to use a soft clean cloth to wipe.

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