Caring for Your Furniture

Solid wood furniture is built to be lived with, and a little routine care keeps it beautiful for decades. Here is everything your piece needs.

Everyday cleaning

Dust with a soft, dry cloth. For grime and scuffs, wipe with a cloth lightly dampened with water and a drop of mild dish soap, then dry immediately. That is genuinely all it takes.

Skip the harsh stuff: no ammonia cleaners, no abrasive pads, no all-purpose sprays, and no furniture polishes that promise shine. Most of them leave residue or dull the topcoat over time.

Water and wear

Your piece is sealed with a durable topcoat, but standing water is still the enemy of any wood finish. Wipe up puddles from wet boots and dripping umbrellas when you see them. A boot tray under the bench earns its keep in the wet months.

Sunlight and humidity

Wood is a natural material and it never fully stops moving. Two habits protect it: keep your piece out of prolonged direct sunlight, which can shift any finish color over the years, and keep it away from heat vents, radiators, and fireplaces, which dry wood out and can open small seasonal gaps. Normal household humidity is all it asks for. Small seasonal movement in solid wood is natural and not a defect.

Scratches and touch-ups

Life happens, especially in an entryway. Minor scratches in stained pieces can often be blended with a matching stain touch-up marker from any hardware store; your order confirmation lists your exact stain color so you always know what to buy. For anything bigger, reach out. We are happy to advise on a repair, and we would rather you ask than guess.

Painted pieces

Clean the same way: soft cloth, mild soap, dry promptly. Keep your paint code from your order handy, and small chips can be touched up with a sample-size can from your paint store.