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From the modern wood piece to those precious family heirlooms, yourwood furniture needs maintenance, they need to be cleaned. And thishas to be done with care. Find out some helpful tips to keep yourpieces in good shape.Worried for your furniture’s appearance? Stop looking at and don’tthink to replace it without reading this article.You have to understand that the furniture which is appearing oldmight just need a good cleaning. Yes, generally the old furniture is indire need of proper cleaning and then it is ready to use. Do you knowthat even if you dust your wood furniture regularly, there are goodchances of your furniture getting aged with passage of time?Especially due to the polish and waxes, over the time a once beautifulgrain can turn into a muddy and dull looking piece.Need some help to restore the wooden furniture? Want to capture theglorious look which made you buy it in the first place? Below are listedsome of the essential tips to strip off the oils, grime, waxes and dirteasily.

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Step 1: Warm Clean Up

When you start cleaning the finish on your wood furniture, make sureyou just use warm water, and if highly needed, you can add up milddish soap. Remember, cleaning furniture with water isn’t harmful. Butdon’t let the furniture soak it. For those hard-to-get areas, you can usean old toothbrush to wipe the dirt off the surface. Else you can use softcloths or paper towels to dry off any residual moisture.

Step 2: Make It Shine

When you are done with cleaning, it is advised to protect the finishwith a good-quality soft paste wax. You can buy it from any local storeand apply a thin coat as directed on the label. Initially apply on a lessvisible corner and wait for five minutes. Let it buff lightly with a softcloth. If all seems well, apply it to the entire furniture. After 30 to 60minutes brush it again and you get the beautiful shine once again.

Step 3: Keep It Safe

Do you let your furniture out in the sun? This is the biggest mistakehomeowners do unknowingly. Especially, in those days when thetemperature of the summer sun goes above 140 degrees, there aregood chances that it will cook fine finishes, lead to fading and destroythe entire look over time. It can also cause drying out and shrinking ofthe wood.Why only sun? Even the heating units or vents, producing dry heat cancause the wood to dry and shrink. Hence, it is recommended toemploy a humidifier in the drier months.

Step 4: Heal It Soon

Seriously, how long you try; it is difficult to keep scratches away. Butdon’t worry! You can still protect your furniture by following a quick-fixtouch up. Just use the appropriate color shoe polish on the scratchesand bluff it well to make them less visible. If it is bit larger, then youcan prefer using a matching-color felt-tip marker to hide it evenbetter.

Step 5: Follow an Expert Advice

No doubt, restoring or refinishing an older or antique piece of furniturewill help you get the glory back. However, it's important to get anexpert advice from someone who is knowledgeable.Here it is worth noticing that using more of cleaning products can alsobe reason why your furniture starts aging faster. So, be careful andfollow the above stated tips to add life to your stuff.

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