Top tips on maintaining your home furniture

It is a belief in many families and cultures that furniture is the soul of the house and it reflects the persona of the people living in it. Hmm, sounds great and it may also be true, but what happens when you don’t take good care of your furniture? It is precisely correct that your home interior furnishing is spotted first by any visitor. Your interiors ofcourse is a package of many different elements like wall paper, carpets, curtains, décor pieces, etc. but furniture in this ranking takes the first position. Therefore the actual process of home making starts with choosing the right furniture and elements to enhance it further! 

Purchasing furniture has always been an expensive and time consuming affair and it is not something you wish to do everyday. Hence taking the time to find the right ones that would go well with the overall theme of your house, is of good quality and durable is very important. On this note a useful furniture shopping tip would be to buy and invest into something that is not very hard to maintain! Now we know this happens quite rarely. The furniture you like the most always turns out to be the hardest to maintain. Thus we have put together a few useful points for you on how to maintain your furniture so that it always restores its shine. 

Listed below are some smart and easy tips to maintain your furniture and make it look like new forever: 

1)     Dusting – We tend to take our furniture for granted most times and forget to do the easiest of things. Yes, Dusting! This is the most basic and the easiest thing to do. Mostly, dust forms on the surface of the furniture over time which leads to scratches on the surface. To avoid this we must dust them frequently with a slightly damp cloth. 

2)     Cleaning – It is advisable to not use any kind of 'all purpose cleaning spray' unless the furniture is coated with plastic. For wooden furniture you must  avoid using water unless there are a few spots which might need soap and water to clean. To use water on furniture follow this method: 

a) First dip a soft cloth in mild soap mixed in water

b) Squeeze the water out completely to make the cloth nearly dry

c) Wipe the affected area

d) Rinse with plain water and immediately dry the area with a clean, soft cloth.

Using the above steps will help prevent furniture from water damage.

3)     Surface Scratch – If your wooden furniture has a few mild scratches on the surface, practice applying some paste wax on the area. The scratches will disappear quickly. 

4)     Polish - If your wood polish has withered over time you don’t need to buy expensive polish anymore. You can actually make your own polish at home in the most inexpensive and convenient ways! All you need to do is mix two parts of olive oil with one portion of lemon juice, put it in a pump spray and evenly spray it across the furniture. Your furniture will look completely new. 

5)     Your last and most important tip will be when buying furniture please ask for the specific care and cleaning guidelines. Depending on the material and quality, most times furnitures have their own set of cleaning guidelines provided. Following this thoroughly will certainly save you from buying new ones very often.

Here you have it, the easiest and smartest ways to keep your furniture looking like new forever. If you feel that buying and maintaining furniture is an arduous task you can contact Catertainment to rent furniture for your office or event. We make sure that we do all the maintaining jobs and give you the best quality furniture on rent in UAE.