Wooden furniture has been around for a long time, and it is still considered as the classiest of furniture choices.
Despite the fact that it is more expensive than other materials, people buy it because it looks more elegant and it is more durable.
However, it starts to look quite old with the time.
Even though the style is never outdated, the color and varnish might require a little retouching.
This is because of all the dust and exposure it might get.
One should try to protect it from such elements.
This is why people cover them up with sheets or special cover like the piano cover or piano bench covers.
Covering is no doubt a good way to protect the furniture, but it also hides the beauty of your piece from the eyes of visitors.
This is one thing no one wants.
Therefore, one must care for precious wooden furniture in such a way that it keeps shining and looking like new even after the passage of yours.
The following are easy cleaning tips to keep the wooden furniture shinning for years: •First of all you must know everything about your furniture.
The type of treatment you use on your furniture is very important when preparing for a re-treatment.
In case of old wooden furniture, cut out a small part of the wood and take it to a carpenter to understand its treatment.
•If the furniture is oiled wood, wipe it daily with a cotton cloth.
This will prevent the dust from penetrating into the carvings.
Sometimes you might see white spots on oil wood furniture.
In this case, use toothpaste to remove them.
•Equal parts of boiled linseed oil and turpentine oil make very good furniture oil for cleaning wooden furniture.
You can also find readymade furniture oils in the market as well.
These oils perform deep action penetration to make the wood appear more lustrous.
But this shouldn't be used daily or even frequently.
Two or three times a year is enough.
•You can also vacuum furniture with a special brush attachment that comes with all the vacuum cleaners in store today.
Vacuum is the best cleaning option for painted furniture.
Remember to never use a wet cloth to wipe a painted wood.
•If you cannot remove stains and finger prints from painted wooden furniture then use a wet sponge.
Wringing out the excess water is necessary; otherwise it will leave stains on the paint.
There are other options to sparkle your polished wood furniture.
You can use furniture liquid polish, which is easy to apply and requires to be used frequently.
Paste wax fills in the scratches and gives a fresh, neat and shiny look.
It may require one or two applications in a year.
Aerosols are by far the easiest way to clean the polished furniture.
However, it can give a very slippery look to the furniture, and that might not suit every style of furniture.
Aerosols also have few issues about their silicone content.