Furniture Maintenance
Maintaining our Hand-rubbed Oil Finish
(for chairs, footstools, barstools,table bases, and cabinet bodies)
For furniture used indoors (not porch rockers)
- Wipe spills and dry the surface as soon as is convenient.
- Move throws, place mats, and such from time to time to avoid "tan" lines.
- Occasionally polish with a furniture care product of your choice.
Once every year or two on our chairs, we apply a light coat of lemon oil polish (Guardsman is a good one), rub it in, and buff it dry.
For Furniture used outdoors (mahogany porch rockers)
- Mahogany will weather from the light brown at delivery to a rich, red brown, on to a gray brown, and then to gray.
- This change in color will depend on weather, exposure, and you.
- The furniture will remain tight and functional for decades, whatever you choose. Nothing is required.
- You will probably want to wipe down or lightly wash the chair from time to time.
- At some point, you will probably decide the chair is looking dry and will want to re-oil it.
See Porch Rocker Maintenance
Maintaining Varnished Table and Cabinet Tops
- Polyurethane varnish is essentially impervious to water and alcohol, but it is wise to wipe and dry the liquid spills.
- Protect the surface from hot vessels.
- From time to time, move place mats, centerpieces, and such to avoid "tan" lines.
- Occasionally polish with a furniture care product of your choice.