How to maintain summer furniture

Abstract: When summer comes, most parts of the country become hot. At this time, people will try their best to cool off the heat. In other words, we should not only pay attention to people's cooling in summer, but also do a good job of cooling at home. Hot weather is a great test for the family, especially the furniture at home. This summer, Bian Xiao will teach you all kinds of knowledge about summer home maintenance. Let's take a look at how to maintain all kinds of furniture in summer. First, the general maintenance methods of furniture

The weather in summer is generally changeable, sometimes hot and dry, sometimes rainy and humid, and the light, temperature and humidity change rapidly, which is not conducive to furniture maintenance. If you are not careful, your beloved furniture may be damaged. So generally speaking, for the summer weather, what are the maintenance methods for furniture?

Avoid direct sunlight

Summer sunshine is the first killer of furniture, and the ultraviolet rays in summer sunshine are very strong. Whether it is solid wood, board or cloth, the primary protective measure is to avoid direct sunlight. There are two main methods. First, when the furniture is placed, try to put it where the sun can't reach it. The second is to take measures to isolate the summer sunshine. If you can hang a gauze curtain to isolate the direct sunlight, it will not affect the indoor lighting, but also protect the indoor furniture, killing two birds with one stone.

Avoid air conditioning vents

Now many people have installed air conditioners in their homes. In summer, due to the hot weather, the air conditioner is basically on most of the time. At this time, furniture should be far away from the air conditioning tuyere to avoid the huge temperature difference caused by cracking, damage or premature aging of furniture, especially wooden furniture.

Leave a gap between the furniture and the wall.

In summer, in addition to hot and hot days, there are more humid and rainstorm weather. At this time, it is also necessary to prevent furniture from having various problems due to humidity. So how should the furniture be moisture-proof at this time?

First of all, the furniture against the wall should keep a gap of 0.5- 1 cm from the wall. Because summer is humid, there is often moisture regain on the wall, and a layer of water drops often condenses on the wall. At this time, leave a gap between the furniture and the wall, on the one hand, leave a ventilation gap, on the other hand, reduce the chance of direct moisture.

Take measures to remove moisture.

How to condense water mist on the surface of furniture in summer needs to be handled in time. It can be wiped off with a soft dry cloth, and the room should be ventilated and dehumidified. If the ventilation and dehumidification effect is not obvious, you can also turn on the dehumidification function of the air conditioner or use some dehumidification products to reduce the indoor humidity.

Second, the maintenance method of solid wood+panel furniture

Solid wood furniture: In summer, solid wood furniture should avoid excessive temperature changes, and methods such as avoiding direct sunlight can be taken to prevent solid wood furniture from cracking. In addition, you can also use a special cleaning agent to maintain, evenly coat protective wax or special cleaning agent on the surface of furniture, and then gently wipe it to maintain its luster and prevent dry cracking.

In the humid and sultry weather in summer, try not to wipe the solid wood furniture directly with a rag with water to prevent it from being deformed by moisture and reduce its service life.

In summer, if the solid wood furniture is damp and the situation is not serious, it should be ventilated and dried in the shade in time; If there is dew or mildew, it is necessary to dry the water droplets first, remove the mildew with a mild cleaning agent, and then remove the moisture.

Panel furniture: When using panel furniture in summer, pay attention to waterproofing. Waterproof mats should be installed under the legs of furniture that is easy to absorb water, and a good ventilation distance should be left on the wall near the external wall and bathroom.

In summer, when cleaning the dust on panel furniture, it is best to use pure cotton knitted fabric, and then use a soft wool brush to clean the dust in concave or convex patterns. It can be wiped with light wax on colorless furniture to enhance luster and reduce dust falling.

Three, rattan+iron furniture maintenance methods

Rattan furniture and wrought iron furniture are loved by people because of their unique coolness, especially in hot and high temperature summer, rattan furniture and wrought iron furniture are often sought after by people. So how to clean and maintain these two kinds of furniture in summer?

Rattan furniture: Rattan furniture is easy to crack in hot and dry places in summer. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent rattan furniture from being exposed to direct sunlight and prevent rattan materials from fading and drying; Don't be too close to the heat source to avoid deformation, bending and cracking; Humid and sultry weather is also easy to breed mold between the gaps of rattan. Pay attention to indoor ventilation and regularly wipe rattan furniture with wet cloth.

Rattan furniture used for a long time will accumulate scale in the cracks of rattan. It is best to scrub with salt water, which can not only decontaminate but also keep elasticity and prevent insects.

Tieyi furniture: Tieyi furniture should be placed in a dry and ventilated place. Try to avoid direct sunlight, so as to avoid metal oxidation deterioration or surface paint fading, cracking and peeling.

In the process of cleaning wrought iron furniture, it is best not to wipe its surface directly with a wet cloth, and it is best not to place a humidifier around it to avoid furniture corrosion.

There is more dust in the air in summer, which is easy to accumulate on wrought iron furniture. To remove dust from wrought iron furniture, it is best to use a cotton rag, dip it in a mild detergent and gently wipe it. For the dust in the depression, a soft wool brush can be used to brush it off along the gap.

Four, fabric+leather furniture maintenance methods

Fabric furniture: One of the major problems faced by fabric furniture in summer is that it is easy to become a place where dust accumulates and needs frequent dust removal. Brush fabric furniture with a vacuum cleaner or brush at least once a week in summer to prevent dust or stains from staying in the fibers for a long time.

Avoid sitting on fabric furniture with sweat stains, water stains and mud dust in summer. Such as fabric sofas, it is best to lay waterproof sofa cushions first and clean them frequently.

Leather furniture: Sunlight is also the natural enemy of leather furniture, which will make it lose its luster and deform. Therefore, leather sofas should be especially protected from direct sunlight in summer.

At the same time, the pores of leather furniture will absorb sweat in summer, and high temperature and humidity will make the organic matter in sweat react with leather, which is easy to produce odor, so leather furniture must be wiped frequently. At the same time, it is necessary to avoid direct contact between sweat on the human body surface and the leather surface, so as to avoid discoloration and cracking of leather furniture caused by long-term erosion.