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Furniture Tips
When you invest in a good piece of furniture you'll want to keep it looking good,
especially if it's a piece you love. Even if you want to replace it, if you keep
it looking new, you can sell it on. Follow our tips for:
- Hints to help your furniture live a long life
- Easy wood care tips
- How to keep wood clean
- Mattress do's and don'ts
- Hints to help your furniture live a long life
DO
- Mind the gap: Leave a gap behind wardrobes and wall units - it lets air circulate
- Keep it cool: Protect furniture from strong sunlight and avoid humid conditions
- Follow instructions: Fit shelves and wall fixings according to guidelines
- Cover it up: Protect furniture from hot mugs, plates, heavy items and marks from
ball point pens
DON'T
- Get hot: Don't place furniture near to heaters or air conditioning units
- Don't be a drag: Never drag your furniture, always lift and avoid dragging things
across furniture too
- Lean back: Sit carefully on dining chairs
- Get heavy: Don't place too much weight, especially on drop flaps or hinges
Easy wood care tips
- Dust wood gently with a soft cloth
- Rotate wooden furniture so sunlight doesn't dramatically change their colour
- Use good quality wax-free polishes, rather than silicon or wax polishes that leave
a residue
- Protect furniture from hot mugs, plates, heavy items and pen marks
How to keep wood clean
- Follow the furniture manufacturer's cleaning instructions
- Blot up spills immediately, especially on natural wax finishes which are porous
- Clean up spills but don't try to wash them, rub them or use cleaning fluid as nearly
all wooden furniture is water and chemical resistant
- Remove finger marks with a clean, slightly damp cloth
Handy mattress care tips
- Let your mattress breathe; turn down the bedding occasionally
- Rotate your mattress, if it's a sprung mattress then do this every four weeks
- Use a mattress cover
- Clean your mattress and brush it down, don't vacuum
- Use the mattress handles to move it around, and never fold it
- Sleep on it, don't trampoline on it
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