Saturday, March 23, 2013

How to take care of rattan furniture

Various types of furniture available in the market today. However, if you want the feel of the exotic at home, then rattan furniture can be a choice. As if not to be outdone by other furniture products, rattan furniture product design has also been developed and varied. Therefore, you do not have to worry about out of style.

Now, rattan furniture such as sofas, tables, shelves and chairs are present in combination with other materials. Some are combined with wood, wrought iron, as well as rushes for matting mix. In fact, for the sofa also features a soft foam that feels better, as well as additional glass to the table. Rattan furniture does have its own privileges. Because the weight not too heavy, it is very easily removable according to taste.

However, in order to keep your furniture maintained. There are a number of tips that you can do


Wipe with a damp cloth

Treatment of rattan furniture is fairly easy. Routine maintenance to keep the rattan furniture in good condition is wipe it with a damp cloth, at least once in two weeks. It is important to clean any dirt or dust on the surface of the rattan furniture.

repainting

In order for your rattan furniture always looks shiny, you can do the repainting, this can be done once in four or five years. Staining rattan products is usually done with spray paint or dye. Usually, rattan products are colored gambier (redness), honey (yellow), and natural. Once painted, the product of the rattan is then coated with melamik. Besides making rattan furniture surface becomes shiny, melamik also useful to protect the paint that is not easy to fade or peel.

Exterminate the termites

One more thing to note on the rattan furniture is the termite, when it is attacked by these tiny creatures, then the rattan can be discharged subverted. However, you need not worry. traditionally there is a trick to overcome this cane-eating creatures. we can make a solution made from a mixture of camphor and kerosene. Then, the solution is sprayed on the rattan which is eaten up by termites.