Sun protection, avoid direct sunlight. Solid wood furniture is most afraid of the sun, you should try to avoid outdoor sunlight on the furniture as a whole or partial long exposure, its placement is best in places that can avoid sunlight, or use transparent muslin curtains to separate the direct sunlight, so that not only does not affect the indoor lighting, but also to protect the integrity of indoor furniture.
Protect your furniture from the wind, mainly by preventing the air conditioning opening from facing the furniture, which will definitely cause your furniture to crack due to wind drying, both in winter and summer.
Waterproof, it is strictly forbidden to use wet towels to wipe the surface of your furniture. Especially with open lacquered furniture, wiping with water not only loses the finish, but also tends to increase the humidity of the wood. This increases the likelihood of cracking.
Prevent collisions, avoid and minimise bumps. Mainly in children with hard objects smashed furniture surface or scribbles, and then dining table and chairs in use when the collision. The third point when cleaning, do not make cleaning tools touch the furniture.
Maintenance of solid wood furniture
For dust removal, it is best to use a clean soft cotton cloth or a chicken blanket when cleaning. Just get the surface dust out.
Stain removal, mainly where the furniture comes into contact with the floor. Mopping where the mop comes into contact with the furniture. Over a long period of time, these furniture surfaces will retain a stain which, if not treated regularly, will affect the beauty and life of the furniture.
Check and repair, loose interfaces, cracked areas in time for repair, find a furniture repairer or find a furniture merchant after-sales.
Refurbish, with very material very good solid wood furniture, used for more than a decade, or decades. You can consider returning to the factory to refurbish. However, the cost of refurbishment is not low, so consider whether it is worthwhile to refurbish.
Furniture exists to serve mankind. Humans should not suffer from furniture. The care and maintenance of solid wood furniture is also some small details to pay attention to some, with a few decades is not a problem. Excessive and impractical maintenance, but lost the meaning of the existence of furniture itself.
