Preventative Maintenance
is the key
to keep your wood furniture
looking like new

Always remember a simple routine maintenance can not only increase life to your wooden furniture but also help to maintain its shape and looks other wise your furniture may loose its strength and lustier. Wooden furniture may loose its strength because of :

• Weather Condition

is the first concern comes to mind for any wooden furniture which may affect your wooden furniture, it could be the exposure of rain / snow / moisture/ mist. Exposure to any of these may adversely effect the wood cells of your furniture which may lead to expansion or contraction of the cell walls as per the moisture content inside the cell which causes shrinking and swelling of your wood furniture. This may further leads to di-shaping, cracking, peeling, and paint/ varnish defects.

• Weathering Process
  

Weathering is the process of degradation in wood's surface caused by the combined atmospheric effects like solar radiation, moisture, and heat etc. resulting in change in appearance and de-structure and decrease in composite thickness of the wood.

During this process, the wood first changes its color to become light and further wood surface looses its wood fibers because of erosion. However this errosion process is an extremely slow process and involves decade of years.

All the above mentioned facts can easily be controlled with proper care. The under given guidelines / tips drafted can help you not only to maintain the look of your living room or beadroom furniture but also increase life to your wooden furniture

• Recommended to use a coasters / mats when placing glasses, vases, mugs etc on wood surfaces.
• Always use waterproof furniture covers for protection against moisture.
• As Outdoor furniture are more exposed to air particles hence water repellants or other products with a high percentage of oil are not recommended for it as they have the stick tendency for these particles.
• The contraction and expansion of wood because of weathering may require adjustment in screws, and to make it more easy, it is recommended to avoid varnishing over screw fittings.
• Wash your furniture once in a week if it is close to pool, as pool water contains chlorine which may affect the finish of your furniture.
• Apply a paint touch-up / varnish once in a year.

If some damage has been occur on the surface of your wood furniture, you can repair with few simple process described below:

• First, clean the damage surface with a pure cotton cloth and mild cleanser and let it dry completely.
• Now lightly sand the area to be repaired with sand paper or finer.
• Next, rub a small amount of stone texture compound into the damaged area and smooth it out, leave it till it gets dry.
• To finish the repair process, apply paint / colors. Let dry completely.

Modern Furniture Care Tips

Decorating ones home totally depends upon ones taste and pocket. Buying quality furniture can not only maximize your re-investment but also saves your precious money. But it requires some care and maintenance periodically.

Here through some tips on how to protect and care for your bedroom furniture, living room furniture which helps to retain a long lasting finish, providing years of enjoyment to you.

• Always use coaster pads / cloth to protect your furniture surface from beverages, dishes, vases or flower pots
• Recommended to rotate accessories placed on furniture periodically, so they do not sit in the same spot all the time and left mark on your home furniture.
• Direct exposure to sunlight cause fading to your furniture, so it is suggested to avoid it
• Similarly extreme changes in temperature may cause di-shape of furniture, hence suggested to avoid placing it near heat radiators or air conditioning units.
• immediately clean your furniture with a blotting cloth if something has spills over it, otherwise liquid has the tendency to damage the finish of your furniture when left over a long period.
• Avoid dragging the objects placed over furniture surface as it may leads to a roughness over it.
• Frequently dusting is recommended that too with a clean and soft cotton cloth / duster.
• Suggested to polish furniture every six monthly with clean and soft linen. And never polish it opposite to the direction of grain.