Secrets of How to Clean Wood Furniture
Posted by in Uncategorized on March 16, 2011
Most people are taking care of their wooden furniture especially solid wood furniture that its price usually higher than others. The treatment is for keeping its beauty and originality. However have taken a good care; there are still any scratches and stains. Therefore, here giving some tips for taking care of solid wood furniture.
At times as small thing can be so useful to clean up furniture. A felt tipped pens can be used to hide small scratches or use shoe polish on its surface to cover stains. Nevertheless, if there any stains by cups or glasses rough it up using abrasive paper. In addition, for stains of cigarette ash can be roughed up with abrasive paper mixed with cooking oil. To prevent stains from having water rings, always use wooden coaster. Use scratch cover product to hide any scratches on your wooden furniture surface. Use clean cloth to apply and rub on it scratches.
When due may polish the wood furniture twice a year and it is recommended to hire a professional. Do not forget to use a good quality polish to protect your finished wooden furniture to avoid any damage on its finish. Also, avoid using polish containing alcohol or silicone since it can spoil the finish. For a suggestion, do not use chemical cleaner containing ammonia to clean wood furniture. Another solution is using a diluted mild soap for cleaning finish wooden furniture. Alternatively, use olive oil and lemon oil for making furniture polish at your home.
Other tips are always keep dry completely from the water spots, and then apply oil on a soft cloth to rub the watermark. Do not forget avoid placing your wooden furniture in direct sunlight and layer with table cloth to place hot dishes on wooden furniture.
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Posted by in Uncategorized on March 11, 2011
Mahogany, a tropical kind of hardwood, is a durable hardwood used to make fine furniture. This wood is considerably known for its beautiful grain, reddish-brown color, and high-quality for craft. It also responds well to hand or machine tool which make the craftsmen or wood artisan easy to work with.
Basically, mahogany wood is fine material worked as furniture, deck, and acoustic musical instrument, such as drums or guitar. Beside that, it is built as decking or rail road material. And now, this hardwood sought by people as indoor or out door furniture to fill at any living space.
Back then, mahogany furniture is frequently made in classic traditional style, but these pieces can complement any decorating style. Nowadays, mahogany suits with modern contemporary style of furniture. Adding a few mahogany accent pieces at the living space will create another beauty of elegance and sophistication atmosphere.
Furniture like, chairs, tables, cabinets and other home furnishings crafted with mahogany will last years to come and should be considered an investment. But since the massive exploitation for a century or more, the natural rainforest of mahogany is decreasing. In South America, or Asia, it is substituted with the harvest plantation of mahogany to keep the supply of wood as furniture.
Later, many manufacturers decided to change their solid mahogany furniture to sell into particleboard or veneers. There are many reasons that many of them did that move. One is for preservation of natural and plantation of mahogany in order to of course preservation and the good human kind.
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