Caring for your Amish funiture

Caring for your Amish Furniture

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Caring for Your Amish Furniture from the Woodshed in Augusta Wisconsin, Bonduel Wisconsin and Cambridge Wisconsin.

By regularly following a few simple guide lines for your Amish Furniture from the Woodshed it will provide you with years of beauty and service - it can become a Woodshed Heirloom.

Dust you Amish Furniture frequently with a soft, damp cloth. Wipe away any spilled liquids immediately.
Protect your finish by using felt under all accessories.
Be careful when using alcohol or acetone based products like perfume and nail polish remover. These can permanently mar your Amish Furniture finish.
Do not use polish containing silicone as it will artificially raise the sheen on your Amish furniture beyond the level that is intended by the Amish craftsmen. The silicones will eventually work into the finish and dry out the wood, making the finish cloudy and difficult to repair or refinish if necessary.
At least every two months, apply lemon oil to your Amish furniture to beautify and help protect the wood against drying and cracking. Put a small quantity of oil on a soft, lint free cloth and spread over the entire wood surface. Wipe dry with a clean cloth until the finish shines.
Do not expose your Amish furniture to strong sunlight. Minimize extended exposure to strong artificial or constant light too.
Keep you furniture away from radiators, heating ducts, fireplaces and extreme drafts.
Do not store table leaves or separate pieces in environments such as damp basements where the environment varies from where the furniture is kept. This can cause the pieces to warp.
All wood furniture naturally expands and contracts with variations in temperature and humidly; it happens even to antiques and heirlooms hundreds of years old. Extreme environmental variations can cause separation of joints and seams or cracking of the wood. Keeping your home temperature and humidity within a narrow variation minimizes these effects.

With good care, over the years, your Amish Furniture will develop its own patina; its own character of highlights and shades - it will develop its own unique personality and beauty and become a Woodshed Heirloom .

Need help with maintaining or repairing your furniture purchased at the Woodshed? Give us a call at our main store at 715-286-5404

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