People often cover outdoor furniture with a plastic or metal layer to lengthen its lifecircle. The advantage of metal and plastics is that they are good at standing outdoor conditions; however, they do not look so natural as wooden ones.

So, how to maitain wooden furniture with its original color and material?...

There are some indispensible things used to maintain wooden furniture: soap, soft towel, covering cloth, sand paper, washing water.

Step 1:
Choose a shady place to place your wooden table. This step help the table avoid the direct sunlight. Placing them under the shade. When you want, you can move the table to the sun-shined place to enjoy warmness.

Step 2:
In the winter, remember to move the furniture inside, of if it is too cold, cover it with with a large cloth. In fact, rain-water and frosty may damage the furniture's material. Actually, if the watter penetrates into the wood, it may create dilatation; furthermore, cold air will combine to create crack on the surface of your lovely furniture.

Step 3:
Clean the furniture regularly, at least twice per year. Soak a piece of soft cloth in the soap solution and clean the furniture. With hard stains, you can use a brush. Then, clean it again with a soft cloth.

Step 4:
Make the furniture more beautiful by polishing them again. First, use sandpaper to wipe off the old paint layer, then, paint a new vec-ni layer or other material which is the most suitable for the wooden furniture.

Notices:
Unlike other kind of wood, cedar's wood can stand better under sunlight. Because it is softer and its internal structure.
Use a little detergent, about ¼ of soap to clean the wooden furniture. It can make the furniture tougher, stronger, and kill all bacterials inside the one.

Knowing the way to maintain wooden furniture not only makes your house more beautiful but also helps you save a great amount of money buying new things.