Furniture and features of its care

In order to preserve the original beauty of the furniture for many years, it will have to be constantly looked after, and not just by dusting. Each piece of furniture needs personal attention on your part, and how professional it is will directly depend on its service life.

Furniture maintenance can be done in a variety of ways. There are many folk recipes, some of which have been tested for centuries, but still, it is unlikely that household chemicals will be able to do without the participation in this matter. It is impossible to cope with too persistent pollution without them. We will discuss below how to properly use various compositions and means.

How to take care of wooden furniture?

“When caring for wooden furniture, it will need to be protected from damage by parasites”

This is the most picky category, because wooden things react poorly to both dry and overly humid air. They do not like direct sun, so wooden furniture is not placed close to balcony doors and frequently opened windows. You can not put it right next to the heating radiators.

A protective wax layer that absorbs ultraviolet radiation will help protect the varnished surface from damage by the sun. If you are not too lazy to polish the lacquer well, it will give the furniture a beautiful gloss.

In rooms with increased dryness of the air, an aquarium or an ordinary vase filled with water will help to cope with the task of moistening it.

When caring for such furniture, it will need to be protected from damage by parasites. To do this, its lower parts are wiped with turpentine on the eve of summer.

Furniture to be used must be level on the floor. Distortions are fraught with deformation of forms, breakage of parts, subsidence of loops.

Arrange the furniture so that the opened door does not hit on it. If this cannot be avoided, then use special devices as a buffer, which today are offered by furniture stores and hand-made sites in a variety of interpretations.

A polishing cloth will help to rid the furniture of dust.

Refresh the appearance of varnished surfaces can vegetable oil. Experts recommend using burdock. For such processing, you will have to make a tampon. A cotton ball moistened with oil is wrapped in a piece of flannel and things are carefully processed with the resulting ball.

You can try to remove stains from wood by sprinkling them with cigarette ash, followed by polishing with burnt cork. At the end of the procedure, the treated area is wiped with a damp and dry cloth.

When caring for lacquered furniture, you often have to deal with stains formed from hot cups, plates, glasses. To remove them, you need a regular eraser.Just erase the marks as you would with a pencil.

Water stains are covered with flour, which is removed with a swab with machine or vegetable oil. You can also deal with such stains by rubbing them with a walnut kernel. The diaper formed after the procedure is allowed to dry, after which they walk over the varnish with a cloth.

Furniture that has stood in a damp room may become moldy. Gasoline will help to remove them.

After repairs, it may be necessary to clean furniture surfaces from splashes of lime. This is done with a mixture of vinegar and vegetable oil.

Traces of fly "gatherings" are removed with a cloth slightly moistened with kerosene.

When caring for oak furniture, warm beer is used. To add shine, it is polished with a mixture of boiled beer, sugar and a piece of wax.

Mahogany is cared for without frills. It is wiped with a slightly damp cloth and wiped dry with a piece of linen.

Scratches on expensive oak, walnut, cabinetry furniture are easily made invisible with a weak iodine solution.

You can return painted furniture to its former whiteness as follows. After washing, it should be wiped with a composition of:

1. Tooth powder.

2. Water.

3. Linen blue.

Matte surfaces, without polishing, are cleaned of dust with soft dry cloths. In case of heavy soiling, washing with heated soapy water is allowed, followed by thorough wiping with a dry cloth. For surfaces of this quality, polish is not used, since the composition leaves greasy spots on them, which are practically impossible to remove.

Care for metal furniture components is carried out with the following mixture:

1. 30g ammonia.

2. 15 g of tooth powder, diluted to a mushy state in a quarter glass of water.

A flannel moistened with a suspension is wiped with a darkened and tarnished fittings, after which the cleaned surfaces are rubbed with a cloth. In the absence of tooth powder, you can use a mixture of baking soda and lemon juice or a piece of onion.

With such a nuisance as lagging behind the veneer, as well as when bubbles appear, they use an iron. Deformed places are ironed with a not too hot sole through paper folded in several layers. Sometimes it becomes necessary to pre-pierce or incise the swollen area. There will be no problems with a puncture, but the incision is made along the wood fibers. It is worth introducing a little adhesive into the resulting holes and after that try to iron the bubble again.

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Caring for polished furniture

In daily care, only dusting is provided, but this, it would seem, is a simple matter, you need to do it correctly. The fact is that polishing does not tolerate friction with rags. The resulting static electricity serves as a magnet for dust particles, and they begin to settle on the furniture at a triple speed. To avoid the opposite effect, cleaning is carried out with rags made from natural fabrics, which are pre-impregnated with polishing compounds with antistatic agent.

If there is no such remedy in the house, then you can use a mixture of boiled beer with wax. The mixture is applied warm and allowed to dry. The final step will be rubbing with a woolen flap.

Greasy stains from polishing are not removed with solvents. That's what talc is for.

"Burns" from hot objects are removed by a combination of vegetable oil and ordinary kitchen salt. You need to wipe the damaged area with light movements, without pressing or zealously, so as not to remove the flaw along with a piece of the furniture surface.

To restore the shine of the facades, you can rub them with a piece of wool soaked in turpentine and oil in a ratio of 1:2.

Caring for furniture with polished facades also includes minor repairs to scratches. To hide ugly white stripes, shoe cream of the appropriate color and polishing with a cloth will help.

Fingerprints can be called the scourge of polished furniture. They appear everywhere and wipe them off with the usual methods is unrealistic. A freshly cut raw potato will come to the rescue.

Spots on polished surfaces are commonplace. Get rid of them with soapy water. After cleaning, the treated areas are polished with felt or wool. Don't try to remove dirt with alcohol, acetone, or your favorite cologne. In this case, apart from harm, there will be no other effect.

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How to care for furniture with soft surfaces

Caring for such furniture involves preserving the original beauty of the upholstery. It can be maintained in proper form only by preventive measures, which include regular cleaning of surfaces with a vacuum cleaner.

The appearance of spots will require you to take more drastic action. Help to fight them:

1. Soap foam.

2. Sponge.

3. Dry wipes.

Fresh grease stains can be removed with detergent, which is applied directly to the contaminated area and left there for several minutes. After holding the exposure, the stain is washed with a soft brush. But this can only be done with tissues that adequately respond to the ingress of water on them.

It is possible that to eliminate the flaw, you will need to resort to the help of a solvent. For example, lipstick, traces of juices and white wines can be removed with ethyl alcohol. Coffee, chocolate, tea marks can be removed with a mild detergent foam. If you prefer to use ready-made stain removers, then first read in the instructions what type of furniture care, with their use, the manufacturer recommends.

Flock

This coating is cleaned with neutral means. It is unacceptable to use organic solvents, alcohol-containing solutions, because they dissolve the adhesive base of the upholstery and erase the pile. Flock is not bleached or squeezed. Chemical cleaning of such surfaces is prohibited.

If stains occur, they are disposed of according to the following algorithm:

1. Treat with a small portion of warm water (not higher than 40o) and delicate soap.

2. Exposure 2-3 minutes.

3. Wash the stain with a sponge.

4. Dry the surface.

5. Iron with a steamer.

Stubborn stains can be removed with water-based cleaners.

Grease stains, traces of pens, lipstick, you can try to remove a ten percent alcohol solution.

With regular care for the flock upholstery of furniture, it is vacuumed or cleaned of dust deposits with soft brushes and sponges. The silky sheen of the fabric will testify to the good condition of the upholstery.

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A material that does not tolerate water procedures, so upholstered furniture, with its participation, must be protected from such contacts. If the upholstery of armchairs, sofas, banquettes looks like a removable cover, then to put it in order, it is sent to specialized dry cleaners.

Removal of stains at home is performed with methyl alcohol, 2 tablespoons of which are dissolved in a liter of water.Since such an ingredient is not in every home, it can be replaced with table vinegar. The proportions of breeding in this case remain the same. The moisture remaining after cleaning is removed with blotting paper by lightly patting it.

Simple dirt, including dust, is also removed with a vacuum cleaner, brushes, sponges. Spilled liquid is immediately soaked up, trying to prevent stretching of the fabric. You can dry the chinille with a non-hot iron, applying movements.

Jacquard

But in the care of furniture with jacquard upholstery, water is welcome. The fabric can even be washed, though at a temperature of forty degrees, but still.

Some types of stains, in particular from cosmetics and ballpoint pens, are removed with alcohol dissolved in water, in a ratio of 10:1. Grease and moisture are removed by pressing a waffle towel against them. Stubborn stains and old dirt are cleaned with special water-based products.

Dry cleaning and bleaching jacquard are contraindicated. What you can try in extreme cases are hydrocarbon solvents, but they should be handled by professionals.

Regular care methods include all types of washing without machine spinning and drying. Dust deposits are removed with a vacuum cleaner.

Velours

Caring for velor furniture should be approached extremely responsibly. The material is soft and easily deformed. It is not treated with chemicals and solvents made on the basis of petroleum products. The fabric is not wrung out, and even more so - it is not bleached.

If necessary, remove the stain using a warm soapy solution and a sponge. The treated area is dried, ironed through the fabric with a not too hot iron, the design of which includes a steamer.

Serious contamination, as in the case of flock, is cleaned with water-based cleaners.

Daily care and cleaning of dust is carried out according to standard rules, with the participation of a vacuum cleaner and soft sponges.

Faux leather

This type of upholstery can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth. Too greasy places are wiped with light movements, without force. At the end of washing, the surface is dried.

Do not use substances with a whitening effect in the care process. Furniture with upholstery of this type should not stand in the reach of direct sunlight. It must be protected from clogging with dust. It is rational to cover sofas and chairs with protective covers or beautiful bedspreads. Current cleaning is carried out weekly.

Leather

Care must be taken when caring for leather furniture, as damage to such a coating will cost too much. Dust deposits are removed with a soft flannel moistened with plain water. Stubborn dirt can be washed with a mild soapy solution.

To remove a number of stains, such as traces of felt-tip pens, drops of red wine, medicinal tinctures, cotton wool moistened with medical alcohol is used. After wiping with an alcohol solution, the place is treated with a stearin sponge. The skin is not afraid of organic matter. Fats are absorbed over time, leaving no unsightly marks.

Regular maintenance of hygroscopic porous material involves controlling the humidity in the room where the furniture is located. Its rate should not be lower than 65%. In a dryer microclimate, the upholstery will quickly lose its beauty, dry out and begin to crack. The dye will crumble and you can forget about the presentability of the situation.

In order to maintain normal fat balance and prevent the skin from losing its elasticity, a fatliquoring process is provided in the care of furniture upholstery.At the same time, it is lubricated with a special compound. Stearic lubricant is considered the most suitable for such work. It is applied to coatings with a sponge.

To prevent the skin from losing its color, do not place furniture in sunny corners, and if this cannot be avoided, then hide it under covers.

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How to take care of plastic and glass furniture

“Caring for furniture with glass inserts and elements is more laborious, because the slightest dirt is perfectly visible on the transparent surface”

Unlike the aforementioned counterparts, modern furniture made of various grades of plastic and glass responds well to wet cleaning, even with the use of detergents. Such surfaces can be cleaned up very quickly using specific aerosols. All that remains after applying them is simply to wipe the surface thoroughly, making sure that there are no stains (in the case of glass).

In general, caring for furniture with glass inserts and elements is more laborious, because the slightest dirt is perfectly visible on a transparent surface. The good news is that dust, motley spots and fingerprints with palms are very easily removed. Dried dirt is left to soak, flooding the area with soapy water. After the stain is gone, rinse the glass area with running water and wipe dry.

We have already mentioned how to care for fittings and other metal elements.

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Kitchen furniture: care features

Usually, sets and shelves that appear in the kitchen environment are made of particle boards, which are not whimsical in cleaning. They can be put in order in any way possible, the main thing is to make sure that liquids do not accumulate in the gaps of the fasteners and the joints of the surfaces. This does not mean that tables and facades can literally be flooded. An excess of moisture will provoke detachment of veneer or other finishing material, and the furniture frames themselves can swell and lose their shape.

Caring for furniture with a glossy sheen is somewhat more difficult. Such surfaces must not be exposed to aggressive media, such as solvents or caustic acids and alkalis. Clean surfaces of this type with a soft cloth, which, if necessary, can be moistened, but after that, wring it out well. Prohibited for use on gloss and abrasive powders. They will leave a network of small scratches that will be impossible to get rid of.

Countertops are considered the most vulnerable places to pollution. They are subjected to temperature tests, as well as mechanical stress. They put hot pans on them, cut food, etc. To prolong the age of kitchen furniture, use special cutting boards to prepare food. Put insulation under the pots removed from the fire. Immediately wash off spilled aggressive and coloring liquids such as vinegar, wine, brine. Liquids such as solvents, acidic cleaners, should not be easily soaked with a napkin, but washed off with plenty of water and soap. This is the only way to prevent corrosion of the cosmetic layer.

Even if the countertops in your kitchen are made of stone, taking care of your furniture doesn't change that. Natural materials, whether marble or malachite, also need to be treated with water-repellent compounds that will create a protective film on the surface.

An important point in the safety of furniture will be the presence of a hood in the kitchen.During its operation, the risk of boiling fats and steam getting on adjacent furniture is significantly reduced.

What is also important to control, trying to keep the furniture in excellent condition, is the work of its internal mechanisms involved in the transformation processes. Mechanisms and hinges must be lubricated in a timely manner, and springs and fasteners must be tightened.

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Conclusion

In principle, it is not difficult to ensure proper furniture care, but you need to deal with putting it in order with enviable constancy, only in this way the results will be visible. And do not forget that the lion's share of stains appears due to the fault of the household itself, so it does not hurt to be careful, then questions with time-consuming cleaning of furniture surfaces will arise much less often!

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