How to Maintain Bamboo Furniture at Home

Bamboo products are now gradually loved by people, because many properties of bamboo products are better than wood and iron. Bamboo itself has relatively good toughness, moisture absorption, and wear resistance, so bamboo chairs, stools, and beds made of bamboo are becoming more and more common at home. So how should we maintain these bamboo products at home?

Bamboo products should first be placed in a dry and ventilated place. If they are often placed in a dark and humid place, they will be prone to mold and insects. For bamboo products with large components such as bookshelves and deck chairs, keep them clean at ordinary times, clean up the dirt in the gaps in time, rinse them with clean water, and dry them in the sun. For bamboo furniture that is not commonly used, it needs to be cleaned up, and then stored in a dry and ventilated place.

During the rainy season every year, the weather is humid and changeable. At this time, it is necessary to check the bamboo products that are not commonly used and sealed up, and clean them up in time if moldy and long hairs occur. When the weather is fine, take it out to dry in time. If it is a precious bamboo product as a collection, a special storage cabinet is required. This storage cabinet has strict requirements on temperature and humidity, and can preserve bamboo products very well.

If conditions permit, you can apply varnish and cooked tung oil when you first buy bamboo furniture. Applying varnish and cooked tung oil to the surface can effectively control insects and termites. Newly purchased small bamboo utensils such as baskets, mats and other products can be soaked in boiling water with a certain amount of salt for 1-2 days, which can also effectively prevent insects from occurring.

If moths are found, you can use an appropriate amount of hot pepper or Chinese prickly ash, mash them into powder, stuff them into the moth holes, and pour them with boiling water, which has the effect of killing insects; Can kill moths.

In fact, bamboo products are quite fragile in some respects. Only when we pay attention to hygiene and maintain them well, can bamboo products have a longer service life.