Friday, March 4, 2011

How to clean wood furniture: advice on hygiene and maintenance

For how much attention we pay to our house, there are things that are beyond our control, like the smog that settles on furniture and them dirty. It forms a layer that, as we dust every day, does not go away in any way. What to do? Well, we really need to wash them! You got it right: even the wooden furniture can be washed! Indeed, a solution of water in which was dissolved a small piece of soap, can be passed with a soft cloth on the furniture.

Will emerge scoured and cleaned properly! Unfortunately, there are also other types of dirt that you can not deal with water and soap and then we have to pay more attention. The same care that we have made in deciding how to choose the right table, we also put it to keep it perfect. Sometimes, however, that we must remove the stains left by glasses on the wooden surface, if we immediately realize that a few drops fell from the glass, wiped dry with a soft cloth and then later spend the beeswax will damage the finish.

What matters is not to pass solvents because wood is a very porous and could risk making things worse. If we find out the ink stains on the wood, let us turn to our dealer that will advise the best solution for the type of wood and its polishing. If we have white lacquered furniture - especially after we have chosen to decorate the kitchen - depending on the Mach we can decide how to act.

Usually the kitchen cabinets are more susceptible to dirt anointed with degreaser that we use for the tiles, we also passed on a shelf or a cupboard, but making sure to use a soft cloth. Then we rinse and to maintain the shine, go with a soft cloth to dry. If you have antique furniture, we try as much as possible to protect the areas to avoid contact with liquids and, occasionally, we spend a bit of beeswax or natural oil - we will advise the furniture - to feed wood.

The wooden furniture give warmth to the home but are also very delicate and we have to learn to take proper care the only way we will last a lifetime and, perhaps, even our grandchildren will go.

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