4 Bad Habits That Can Ruin Your Marri Furniture
Marri furniture is hard wearing, and it looks fantastic, but like any natural wood product, it needs some occasional care and attention. Every piece of fine furniture that you buy represents a significant investment in your home, and it needs to be protected. There are many factors that can cause damage to natural timber furniture, such as direct sunlight, acetone nail polish remover, a moisture build up and chemical wood cleaning products. In this article, we will take a closer look at four bad habits that you need to kick if you want to protect your timber furniture. 1. Putting Hot Items on the Timber Surface If you put hot things directly onto the surface of any natural timber product, you are running the risk of damaging it. As an example: if you take a hot casserole dish from the oven and put it directly onto you natural timber dining table without any appropriate heat protection it cause scorching damage. The best solution is to put down a trivet made from cork or some other material to protect the dining table surface. 2. Ignoring the Damaging Effects of Condensation When you place items, such as a warm or cold drinks, a filled vase of flowers or a chilled bottle of white wine, on a natural timber surface, it can be damaged with a water ring. Condensation easily builds on the surfaces of items like this and that water and humidity will be transferred to the surface.
For this reason, it’s essential that you place a pad, trivet or coaster under every item where condensation could form. Sometimes a water ring will disappear on its own, but if you blow it with a hairdryer that may fix the problem and if that fails an oil based water removal product may be the solution. 3. Using Commercial Dusting and Silicon Cleaning Products Many people use commercially sourced dusting cleaning sprays, and silicon furniture polishes to clean their natural timber surfaces. Many furniture experts recommend that these types of products should be avoided and they are not effective. Although you may gain some temporary satisfaction at seeing a quick shine these products are actually a magnet for dirt. Over time, a significant amount of dirt can accumulate, and the user needs to use more of these types of products to get the shine to return. The best way to clean natural timber is to wipe the surfaces down with a slightly damp clean cotton cloth and then buff it dry with a clean, dry cotton cloth. 4. Lifting Candle Wax Spills with a Knife Every couple enjoys having a romantic meal at home with candles, but they can be messy. The spilled candle wax will harden quickly, and some people may be tempted to lift it and scrape it off with a knife. This is a quick way to scratch and damage your table, and it should be avoided. Instead, use the edge of a credit card to get it off or cover the wax with a cloth, run a hot iron over it, and the wax will stick to the cloth. If you’re interested in Marri timber furniture for your home or business, get in touch with us at Jarrimber for a no obligation quote.