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FURNITURE CARE INSTRUCTIONS
ROOM CLIMATE CONTROL:
• Wood, when first cut contains more than 50 percent water. When it is
prepared for furniture construction it is placed in a Kiln and the
moisture content is brought down to 8 to 10 percent. Wood is porous
and responds to its environment. If the room has high humidity it will
absorb it and expand and if the humidity is low it will lose moisture and
shrink.
• It is important that the humidity levels in the room be controlled from
extremes of too much humidity or too little. Furniture should not be
placed close to air- conditioning outlets, fire places, radiators, space
heaters, humidifiers or dehumidifiers. Exposure to extreme variations
of temperature and humidity can damage any fine wood product.
THE IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR FINE FURNITURE:
• Fine wood furniture will have fewer problems when its environment is
controlled at a temperature between 65 and 75 degrees and a relative
humidity between 35 and 40 percent. Wood placed in an environment
out side of those limits can and will shrink or expand and may develop
some small cracks which are not material or structural defects.
STICKING DOORS AND DRAWERS:
• With the minor changes in temperature and humidity doors and
drawers may swell and be difficult to open or close. Tolerances have
been builtinto theunits but extreme conditions may still causesticking.
This will adjust back to normal over time but until it does consider
using a dehumidifier or rub candle wax or paraffin on sides that stick.
AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT:
• Keep the furniture out of direct sunlight. Ultraviolet rays will fade colors
and in some cases darken them. It can also cause crazing or hair line
cracks in the finish. White finishes will yellow naturally over time and
exposure to direct sunlight will hasten this natural process along with
some woods darkening naturally over time; this is not considered to be
a quality defect.
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