Wooden furniture is easy to maintain. While it’s not necessary to dust your furniture daily, we suggest you give it a quick once-a-week cleaning. In this article, we want to ensure you know what to do if one of your pieces of wood furniture needs more than just a quick cleaning or some minor cosmetic work.
Your wooden furniture will last very long with very little upkeep. Here are some tips to make your wooden furniture last long with very little upkeep.
How to Properly Clean Wood Furniture
Use a dampened cloth to clean the furniture. Then, use a dry cloth to remove any remaining moisture. Use cotton instead of synthetic fibers to avoid scratching surfaces.
Stay away from wax-based and silicone polishes to preserve the finish on your wood furniture. These substances will gather in the wood’s crevices, taint the finish, and ruin the appearance of your furniture.
How to Protect Your Wood Furniture
– Always place a coaster beneath glasses, mugs, and plates. Put a pad under pizza boxes and hot plates. Items that are hot, cold, or wet will react with the wooden surface and leave marks like discolored white rings.
– Use felt pads to protect the surfaces of lamps, vases, coasters, and other decorative items that may scratch the surface when moved.
– Avoid letting rubber, nylon, or plastic materials touch the wood surface. These items can harm the finish of the wood over time.
– Keep your feet off the furniture. Shoes with embellishments or rough or sharp edges can scratch your wood furniture.
– Since wood is soft, your writing can pass through the paper onto the tabletop. Place something thicker beneath your paper when writing.
– Keep your furniture out of the direct sun, away from vents for heating and cooling, moisture sources, and fireplaces. Exposure to heat or sunlight can fade the wood finishes and dry out the wood, causing cracks to form over time.
Minor Touch-Ups to Take Care of Wood Furniture
You can quickly fix minor scratches and dents by matching the color of a marker, shoe polish, or furniture pen to the finish of your furniture. Apply it to the affected area to make your blemish less visible or non-existent.
Watermarks or white rings appear when moisture from a glass or bottle seeps into the coating of the furniture. The home remedies listed below can help dry out your wood surface.
– Wipe the ring mark gently with rubbing alcohol. As the alcohol evaporates, it may attract moisture from the surrounding area, reducing the surface coating.
– Use a blow dryer with a heat setting of less than 160 degrees. Mild, warm heat – not hot – might help remove the outer surface moisture.
– Place a cotton cloth on the white ring mark and iron it on medium heat. Heat may aid in the removal of moisture from the outer surface.
