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The environment where you keep your solid wood dining room furniture is critical to the lifespan of the pieces. In an unfriendly home environment, dinette sets may fade, crack or swell. Not to worry—all of these degradations are avoidable! Below, we offer tips for maintaining spaces with the right temperature, humidity, and sunlight exposure so that your dining room table and chairs can last to become beautiful antiques. 

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As discussed in our last blog, solid wood dining room furniture is an investment that, if cared for properly, should last for years. While solid wood furniture sets are built to last, their lifespan is dependent on how you care for them and the environment you keep the dining set in.

How to Clean and Protect Wood Furniture

Dust your dining room furniture at least once a week. This will keep dust particles from building up. A slightly damp lint-free soft cloth will do...

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Solid wood dining room furniture is built to last a lifetime—or several lifetimes, if you show it the right amount of TLC. Follow this How-To guide on wood furniture care to ensure your pieces remain show-worthy by the time they reach your grandchildren’s homes.

Is the piece really solid wood?   

First things first: make sure your dining room set is the real deal. Solid wood means that all exposed parts of the furniture are made of solid board....

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With temperatures rising and sunny days becoming more frequent, most of us can’t wait to get outside and welcome spring with open arms. Meanwhile, we’re also making lists of what we can do to welcome a new season indoors. It’s time to give your kitchen and dining room a little facelift to freshen things up.

There are many possibilities for dining room updates—not the least of which is a good deep clean! Check out the list below for ideas on dining room...

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Sometimes you come across a beat-up piece of dining room furniture and like it more for its imperfections. You wonder what story goes with that scratch, and how many years it took to get that cup ring so deeply imbedded. Ultimately, you look at the dining table and say, “It’s just well-loved.”

This mentality is more often the case with wood dining room furniture, not its glass counterparts. When you see a glass dining table full of scratches, your thought...

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