Owning a great piece of antique furniture brings a certain kind of glow to your living
room. Not only will it inject a certain air of history into your surroundings, but it also
affords you a sense of affluence, because, well, antique furniture cost a fortune. However,
how your antique furniture performs aesthetically and maintains its durability depends on
how you care for it.
How do you take care of your antique arm chair, then? This article contains a few
guidelines which you can follow.
First up, never EVER use furniture spray cleaning products to make your antique arm chair
shine. Simply wiping it with a soft dry cloth will do the trick. It could take a while to
get that shine you want, as opposed to simply spraying it with Pledge, but you're sure to
better preserve your antique arm chair's quality this way. Also, if your arm chair was not
really meant to by shiny, don't force it, or you'll just ruin its intrinsic beauty.
Second, do not use coarse items to clean your furniture. This means feather dusters are out
of the picture. The broken feathers could nick your antique arm chair and cause unwanted
marks. While these marks can make your furniture look more antique than ever, it could open
up pockets in the woodwork that can cause decay.
Third, do not scrimp on the wax. Antique furniture is expensive, so you should only
complement it with top quality products, otherwise, you'll be defeating the purpose. There
are high quality beeswax that may be imported from England. However, if you don't have
enough money to import good wax, just wipe the arm chair with a cotton cloth.
Fourth, handle your antique arm chair gently. Because it's an antique, chances are, no
replacement parts are available. If an inlay gets loose, keep it in a safe place until
somebody, an expert on fixing antique furniture, comes. Do not attempt to do the reworking
yourself if you have no idea how. With antique furniture, 'winging it' will not cut it.
Finally, antique furnitures have to be placed in certain temperatures only to preserve
their value. If your house is dry during the winter, you should get a humidifier.
Conversely, if its too humid in the summer, you should get an air conditioner.
The satisfaction with an antique piece of furniture does not end after you buy it. Because
antiques' value grow over time, these items require meticulous and continuous care.
Antiques, therefore, are like humans. They become greater with age.
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