Maintenance of Wooden and Glass Furniture

Everyone wants to have a beautiful house as houses have become status symbols and a means to show off wealth. People make efforts and go out of the way to make their house look attractive and modern. They purchase costly home appliances, accessories, use branded paints on the walls, etc. For many people, buying some expensive and exclusive interiors is enough to decorate a house. However such attitude does not help to maintain beauty of the house for longer time. This is because every new and exclusive thing becomes old or faded in one or the other day with passage of time. Every item, whether it is related with home decor or with any other aspect, needs to be handled with lot of care to maintain its original form. Keeping some dazzling and stylish furniture doesn’t solve your purpose of interior decoration completely until and unless you take a great care about its maintenance as well. There are many people who are interested in decorating the rooms of the house with different furniture and other accessories, however are unaware about the maintenance practices. Furniture is made up of different material like cane, metal, leather, etc. Every type of furniture has a different way of maintenance according to the material it is made up of. For e.g. the method of cleaning leather furniture would be entirely different from the method of metal furniture.

Mentioned below are methods of maintaining Glass and Wooden furniture in detail.

Wooden Furniture:

Wooden furniture is considered to be the most elegant and sturdy furniture for the purpose of interior decoration. They not only look graceful but also long lasting in nature. Wooden furniture is an ideal choice for every type of houses. However, careless attitude and ignorance about its maintenance can make its life short and turn its beauty into dullness. There are lots of maintenance aspects which need to be taken care off so as to maintain the glory and splendor of the wooden furniture. To know more about such maintenance aspects, here are some tips and suggestions for furniture maintenance.

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1. Repairing the scratches and nicks: The wooden furniture often gets some scratches and cuts on its surface or some times on its edges. However, getting rid of such scratches and nicks is not a very difficult job. With the use of easily available materials, all such issues can be easily resolved. Here are some of the tips for repairing the scratches and cuts of any wooden furniture.

a) A shoe polish, matching with color of the furniture, can be used for filling some light scratches or cuts on the furniture.

b) Crayons can also be used for the purpose of filling the scratches and nicks of the wooden furniture.

2. Removing the stains or marks: Although there are plenty of ways to remove stains or marks from the wooden furniture, however, some methods can damage the color or the over all appearance of the furniture. So it is better to keep in mind the material of the furniture before applying any method. Here are some of the safe ways for removing the stains from the furniture.

a) For removing the marks of burns, applying some scratch concealing polish would be a perfect way.

b) For removing the marks of paints, cover the entire area with some boiled linseed oil, wait for sometime till the paint gets softened and after that remove it gently with the help of cloth dipped in some boiled linseed oil. The result can be magical.

All the above mentioned tips can help a lot for a proper maintenance of wooden furniture. Similarly, you can apply these tips on Interior door handles of your wooden furniture.

Glass Furniture:

Using some glass furniture in home decor adds sparkle and style in the overall appearance of the house. They are beautiful and fascinating; however, for maintaining its shimmer and glory, it requires a lot of care and proper maintenance. Here are some of the tips which can help to maintain the beauty of glass furniture.

How to clean the Glass Furniture?: To maintain the shine and sparkle of the glass furniture, it is very important to clean them properly at regular intervals. The methods of cleaning should be used by keeping in mind that the glass furniture is fragile. Some of the cleaning tips are mentioned below.

a) Take some warm water. Add a small amount of mild detergent and some drops of lemon juice. This solution can bring back the lost shine of any glass furniture.

b) For repairing cracked or damaged furniture, a proper use of clear epoxy can do a lot.

The above mentioned tips are really helpful to sustain the shimmer and magnificence of glass furniture.


Finally, it can be said that although for enhancing the look and attractiveness of the house, buying some precious furniture is beneficial however; taking a proper care of all such furniture is equally important. Apart from all this you can even clean your interior door handles for that matter and can make them look more attractive. A careless attitude towards maintenance of furniture makes them a total waste of money. So if you too are planning some beautiful and exclusive furniture, do not forget to take proper measures for its maintenance as it is highly essential for creating a long lasting look in the house.