Dining table is one of the most important furniture in your home. Your dining table is also very susceptible to damages with so many activities going around. Plus, the everyday food stains and water drops, makes it less likely to remain shiny and new for a longer period.

Taking proper care of your wooden table will sustain it for longer time. There are various ways in which you can protect your furniture. But, first of all, you need to know the cause. Let's look at some factors that may cause damage to your table.

Moisture

Moisture is one of the major factors that cause extensive damage to your dining table. Increase or decrease in the moisture content in the air, affects wooden furniture. Wood, by nature absorbs and releases moisture content. When wood absorbs moisture, it expands and when it releases moisture, it contracts.

Damage caused by moisture absorption is more significant than damage caused by moisture discharge. Here are some tips to avoid moisture related problems in your wooden dining table.

· You need to install an air conditioning system to avoid moisture fluctuation in your dining room. If not, then at least you need to install ventilators that facilitate proper air flow.

· Always keep an eye on those water rings on the table. Water rings are not distinctly noticeable; therefore, you need to observe closely to find them. You should wipe them out as soon as possible.

· Don't place any cooking ovens or any other cookers that release steam close to the table while cooking. Long contact with steam may cause irreparable dent on your wooden tables.

· If you clean your dining table with a wet cloth, you should not leave you table wet. Absorb the water content immediately with another dry cotton cloth. If possible, use electronic dryers like hair dryers to clear the moisture content.

· You can also clean your dining table with cleaning chemicals.

Heat

Heat causes direct swelling of wood. Besides that, it is responsible for altering moisture content. Therefore, you should always place your wooden dining tables away from heat.

Prevent direct sunlight

Sunlight damages your wood table not only through excessive heat and expansion, but also through harmful UV rays. Therefore, do not place your dining table under direct sunlight.

· After cleaning your furniture, do not let it dry in the sunlight. When UV rays and water reacts simultaneously over wood surfaces, they cause light burns and stains.

· Keep away from direct contact with the sunlight as much as possible. Use curtains in the windows and position your table in the place where there is minimum duration of sunlight fall.

Prevention from other heat elements

There are different other heat elements that may cause damage to your wood accesories. If you put a hot cup of tea on your wood table, it is sure to undergo damages due to expansion. In this case, cooling down your coffee to prevent expansion will be ridiculous. Look at some of these guidelines to do away with such difficulties.

· Most of the people only consider staining issues while buying a table pad or table cloth. Remember that stain caused by spilling of food over your table is easily washable where as the ring stain of your cup or plate due to heat is permanent. Therefore, you should always get a table pad which is a bad conductor of heat.

· Use ceramic cups and plates instead of steel ones. Steel not only conducts heat but also intensifies heating.

Ring stains at the surface of wooden dining tables are one of the most cited problems related to wooden tables these days. Follow the above tips to prevent such stains. If it has already damaged your table, rub the stained part gently with a methyl hydrate to remove them.

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