Tips To Maintain Your Furniture in 2023

Furniture is one of the most important things that one can have at home. It is one of the most essential part of our home and our lives obviously. But little to no people really take care of it at least as they should. We will be exploring many things in this blog regarding the furniture. We will be discussing how you can take care of your furniture from cleaning to maintaining it.

General Furniture Care Tips

While caring and maintaining your furniture is easy but it can also get technical at times. Buying the furniture is not the only thing you have to do but more than that, as they say, prevention is better than cure, you have to take care of it before you regret not doing it in the first place. Here are some simple, yet effective tips that can help you avoiding damage to your furniture, no matter it is a tea table or bunk bed for kids you can easily keep maintain.

• First thing first, you have to be very careful when using any sorts of cleaning products. As the products contain chemicals and that can be harmful for your furniture. In order to save it you should not use any product containing ammonia, bleach or other harsh chemicals. If you still need to use any of the products containing harsh chemicals then avoid them from fabrics (e.g. sofas), and wood.
• Another thing that people miss or do not care about at all is protecting the furniture from wet and hot items. To protect your furniture you should always use coasters, placemats, and trivets. This is specifically important for all the wooden and metallic surfaces. It also adds beauty to your furniture as a prop.
• For some it is a myth and some are confused that does sunlight effects the furniture or not. The fact is it does. In order to save your furniture and want to make it last long enough then protect it from direct sunlight with the help of curtains, blinds, and shutters.
• Most of the furniture for e.g. bedroom sets, dressing tables and cupboards get damaged from the bottom, mostly the legs. To save them from damaging them from bottom use felt pads. Use felt pads for those that sit on wood floors in order to avoid damage to the floor.
• Always pay attention to the care instructions provided by the manufacturer according to the specific finish.

Here are the tips to maintain your furniture easily

1. Wood Maintenance
2. Lacquered Surfaces
3. Maintenance of Metals
4. Glass Care
5. Caring for Fabrics
   
   

1. Wood Maintenance

Wood is quite possibly of the most famous material in furniture making. It being a characteristic material, it will unavoidably show some color varieties after some time because of sunlight. Likewise, remember that extension and constriction will happen with changes in humidity. Keeping more or less surrounding humidity levels at around 40 - 60% will limit occasional extension/constriction of the wood.

Here are some tips that will help you in taking care of wooden items and surfaces, so that you can ensure that they last long enough.

• Keep it away from direct sunlight by safeguarding your furniture when not being used. You can use shades and blinds to protect it.
• Place wood furniture somewhere around 30 cm from heaters.
• Try not to put hot things like dishes, pots, or tea/espresso cups on the wood.
• use coasters or placemats to Continuously keep it safe from stamps and (water) stains.
• Get pointed and sharp objects far from furniture to try not to harm the surface and finish.
• Take care of spills right away (this applies to every surface). Try not to wipe or buff, rather blot the affected area.
• Try not to utilize rough cleaning materials, for example, kitchen wipes or sponges.
• Daily dust with a delicate dry cloth.
• Utilize a moist (not wet) cloth with a limited quantity of gentle cleanser to wipe down. Promptly dry after a short time.
• Untreated wood ought to likewise be cleaned down with oil or wax no less than one time each year. Do not rub the surface as it could harm the finish.
  
  

2. Lacquered Surfaces

These include many different types of wood finishes including faux concrete and faux limestone, as well as high gloss finishes.

• All the lacquered finishes should be cleaned with a furniture polish that is free of silicone.
• Try not to utilize grating cleaners or hard wax which will be harmful to the furniture.
• Never spray directly on the furnishings, rather apply on the cleaning material first as it can damage your furniture.
• Any spills should be smudged right away.
• Try not to utilize rough wipes or harsh synthetic substances or chemicals.
• Use napkins to abstain from staining (water, wine, etc.)
• Try not to leave papers and other print material lying on a surface.
  
  

3. Maintenance of Metals

Metal is an exceptionally well known and flexible material for furniture, lighting and surfaces. Metals should be kept away from moist environments, particularly close to the ocean. Humidity and ocean air will cause staining and erosion. Indeed, even stainless steel will erode surprisingly fast.

• To keep up with the material's regular appearance, keep it away from sharp items.
• Address spills promptly by cleaning with a dry, delicate fabric.
• Dust daily with a delicate, moist material, trailed by a dry one.
• Try not to utilize cleaning items containing acid, vinegar, and ammonium. Rough ingredients can harm the surface.
• Metal surfaces are not scratch resistant. Try not to utilize rough wipes, like steel wool.
  
  

4. Glass Care

Glass is not difficult to clean, utilizing a delicate, dry, lint-free fabric and glass cleaner. In addition, do not put hot things on a glass surface as it might break. Take care with ceramics and porcelain, as their unpleasant surface can scratch the glass.

5. Caring for Fabrics

Fabrics are easy to take care of, you just have to use a brush to remove the dust and wash the clothes once in a while when you feel to wash it. Unless they are pretty much okay. Just take care of the fabrics from tea and other harsh liquids.



Conclusion:

There are vaious methods you can easily find to keep you furniture fit but the thing is "what quality of furniture you're having?" If you are having inferior quality so must keep in mind you can not keep it maintained for a long time so in some cases you need to replace after a certain time. Get the best quality home furniture and keep your mind relax