Keep Your Furniture New Year After Year
Regular care of your Exclusive furniture, be it wooden or leather or upholstered, can go a long way to keep them young and new to last a lifetime. Each furniture type needs exclusive care and therefore you should know the proper way to keep them great and performing. Treasure the beauty of your Exclusive furniture with these simple steps and keep them glowing. Care for Wooden Furniture To care for wooden furniture you need to protect the finish and the wood itself. The wooden furniture experts at Exclusive Furniture in Houston, Texas recommend the following tips: 1) Avoid Light and Heat You should keep your wooden furniture away from direct sunlight to help protect the finish. Strong heat and sunlight can damage the delicate finish of furniture and fade the color of the wood. Try to place your Exclusive Furniture in darkened, climate controlled environment. 2) Protect From Damage Pets, dust, children and movers and packers can be hard on wooden furniture. Even adults have been known to damage the beauty of wooden finish with careless habits. If you want to keep the beauty of your furniture intact, all you have to do is to protect it from unnecessary damages. 3) Clean with Care Avoid over the counter wood cleaning products which are harsh. Their repeated use can lead to a sticky, chemical build-up that can ruin your wooden furniture. Dust your furniture with lamb’s wool or a microfiber cloth. Always go for light cleaners like natural oil soap. Mix it with and water and clean with a soft sponge. Finally dry it with a clean, soft cloth. Care for Upholstered Furniture Upholstered furniture, are those which are covered in a fabric. This could include a favourite chair, a couch or headboard on a bed. Furniture like this is difficult to clean as the fabric of the furniture soak up stains. Some upholstery cleaning techniques from Exclusive Furniture include: 1) Vacuum Regularly As upholstered furniture acts like a sponge for dust and dirt, you need to vacuum them on a regular basis. Use a good quality vacuum and use it regularly to clean the surface of fabric furniture. Take the help of crevice tool to wipe away hidden dirt and crumbs from the seams. 2) Slipcovers Nobody knows when your kids can spill the glass of juice on your exclusive furniture. Pets, kids or house parties are all enough reasons to buy washable slipcovers to guard your furniture against hair, spills and dirt. Exclusive Furniture also offers a 5 year protection plan that covers: 1) Stains such as dye transfer and dye bleed 2) Holes, burns, liquid marks and rings 3) Scratches, breakage of springs, frames, panels or springs Care for Leather Furniture Care Leather care is alike wood furniture care. Guard it from heat and light, and clean delicately. Determine the type of cleaner from the type of leather you possess. Use leather creams and conditioners for coated leather while regular dusting is recommended for uncoated leather. Do not apply soaps or conditioners that can alter the leather color.