In the 1800s during the Victorian era, furniture makers tested with the idea of creating teak furniture for outdoor use. It has been valued as a great material in the shipbuilding industry since the Middle Ages. Teak wood has a unique quality of preserving its natural beauty. It doesn’t accumulate rust even with joined with metal or under weather situation, as the natural high oil content that makes it water repellant.
Today’s teak furniture market is the consumer who prefers quality and long lasting materials. Beside durability, teak furniture is popular for its rich warm color and satiny smooth surface. Teak is one of the most popular materials in making outdoor furniture and other things that need resistance to the elements. It is often use for outdoors furniture even it is expensive than most other woods. However it has the natural durability in extreme weather conditions than makes it long lasting and can pass down to future generations as a heirloom.
Teak furniture is one of the most durable and great quality furniture that would last forever if one picks the genuine product. Not only it is extremely durable but also it requires a little care to preserve its good looks and reliability over years of use. Teak furniture is known to have unique designs, since the natural growth process provides variation that makes it exactly an original piece and will not ever be exactly the same in grain and color.
By choosing teak you became a smart buyer as you have selected the finest, most heavy-duty material available for your furniture. However not all people know how to properly buy furniture, but considering the three buying guidelines outlined below, you will never go wrong when buying your first ever teak furniture.
How to Clean Untreated Teak Furniture
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Treat your reclaimed furniture with general care and attention. Indeed reclaimed furniture is hard, durable and environmental but it is also helpful to avoid stains that can permanently mark its surface.
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Keep flames, harmful chemicals away from your reclaimed teak furniture to prevent irreparable damage.
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Spray your Ombak furniture’s surface with water or wet it with a cotton towel to clean the teak’s surface of loose dirt and grime, this will also prevents it from stains and marks.
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After cleaning it with water, let it dry for at least 24 hours.
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Finish the process with teak oil. Teak oils are particularly designed to keep the teak durable and beautiful.
How to clean Finished Teak Furniture
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Dusting with a soft cloth is recommended regularly.
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Make sure to avoid putting indoor Ombak reclaimed furniture in direct sunlight.
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Make sure to prevent water stains. If it’s accidentally stain with water immediately sweep the whole surface of the furniture thoroughly and equally (not just the area that’s been water spilled) with a wet cloth. Then after you can finish off with a dry cloth to absorb more of the water.
Proper care of your recycled/reclaimed wood furniture, whether unfinished or not, will definitely give you an assurance of years and years of enjoyment. You are not only saving a lot of money but your effort too.
What’s so great about Teak furniture? You can read more about teak furniture here: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/teak-wood-furniture.htm
Contact Ombak Furniture:
https://ombakfurniture.co.nz
0800 0124294 or 0161 7132605
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