by ericl on February 20, 2008
Have you’ve been sitting in your wood dining chair or at your wood dining table and noticed that it is wobbling? The hinges are becoming loose? Well, here’s a quick tip on how to keep your wood furniture in place from the start so that it is solid and sturdy for a lifetime.
Quick Tip: When you get your wood furniture and if you are putting it together yourself, tighten the screws for each part to just right. After a week of use and the screws and hinges are settling in then tighten it another 1/4. Then be sure to revisit your screws and hinges once a year or so and tighten them as needed, because if you continue to use your piece of furniture in a wobbly state, the screw holes and ridges may wear off making the situation worse.
Why? This will ensure that you do not crack the wood when putting it together as the wood is fresh from the manufacturer. After some use and in the environment that you have been using it in, the humidity or dryness kicks in, and when you tighten it in the environment it has been in after a week or so, then it tightens right.
This will ensure your wood furniture will be strong for a lifetime.
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by ericl on January 30, 2008
Do not underestimate the everyday things you do to clean your house that makes all the difference in keeping your wood furniture from lasting a lifetime. Here are a few quick tips that will help you maintain your wood furniture and enjoy the everyday use of it without wearing it out.
Quick tip#1 – Dust the surfaces. Using a regular feather duster or soft cotton cloth be sure to remove that dust from any stagnant surfaces at least once every few weeks. This will prevent the materials in the dust from depositing and bonding to the wood surface which causes impurities in the finish and makes the wood surface easier to be scratched when it is used.
Quick tip#2 – Test before cleaning. There are many wood cleaners and abrasives out there and you can use any which one you prefer. However, my recommendation is to test a hidden part of the furniture with the cleaner before you use it on the entire piece. For example, you can test it on the far underneath part of the table top, apply a little bit to that area and clean it as usual. Then after a few days to a week, go back and check the area for any discoloration or abnormalities. If it looks ok, then go ahead and clean the rest of the furniture knowing that the entire piece will not be damaged by using the cleaner you chose.
Quick tip#3 – Polish and sealant finish. To protect the wood surface, you can purchase a wood polish that sometimes has silicon in it to add an extra layer of protection to the wood. But again, before you apply any polish and/or sealant, be sure to test it first (i.e. tip#2).
More tips to come on housekeeping and maintaining wood furniture, but hopefully these few quick tips will help you better maintain the pieces you have already.
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by ericl on January 27, 2008
I just watched Oceans 13 and was completely grossed out when the 5 Star Diamond Hotel Review guy flipped over the covers and looked at the mattress with a bacteria scope of some sort and the planted bugs were moving all over the place (~~shivers~~). Well, hopefully you don’t have people planting bed begs in your bed, and here are a few tips to help you take care of your mattress and maintain it over the years you use it.
Tip 1: Get a mattress cover – this will add an extra layer of protection to your mattress and prolong the time for needed cleanings of the mattress itself. Get a mattress cover that is washable and some are even made of materials that minimize bed bug allergies.
Tip 2: Vacuum your mattress – using the upholstery attachment from your vacuum, clean off the dust, dirt, and bed bugs. This helps people with allergies as quite a lot of dust can accumulate in between your sheets without you knowing it.
Tip 3: “Rotate” and flip your mattress – to keep the even-ness of your mattress, flip and rotate your mattress so that your head used to be where your legs were. Lumpy mattresses arise from uneven sleeping caused by overuse in a position of your body over the years. So, like you would rotating the tires of your car, you can even out the wear and tear throughout your mattress to keep it in better overall shape.
I hope these tips help you clean up your mattress and avoid those pesty bed begs and keep you comfortable.
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