People generally prefer teak wood furniture with a wrong conception it would not require that much upkeep. To certain extent this is true. Teak wood furniture are robust enough to endure abuse and rough use for a fairly long time and do not require frequent cleansing and maintenance. But they too need regular cleansing and maintenance to uphold its beauty for a long time.
Teak wood furniture might not deplete in strength due to rough usage but it definitely would change in appearance and along with it the whole room would lose its beauty. If left unattended the initial orange brown wood would gradually change into dark brown colour with disgusting patches over the surface. In order to avoid this alteration you must always get it cleaned and oiled at least once every year.
But you don’t need to depend on some professional furniture maker as you can find a lot of furniture cleansing plans over the internet following which step by step you yourself can properly clean your teak wood furniture.
It is important that you regularly dust the furniture. But this doesn’t mean that it would remain absolutely clean. Some amount of dust and grit would surely find their way into the hinges where your duster won’t reach.
To remove these dust and grit particles first thoroughly wipe the furniture with warm soap water using soft clean cloth. This would soften the hidden dust which can now be easily removed by repeated rubbing by soft clean cloth. Next allow the furniture to dry out completely under shade.
In order to retain the original wood colour you have to re-oil after cleansing it with soap water. Though teak wood itself contains a fair amount of natural oil in it but re-oiling it would add a new layer would give an extra coating so as to make the furniture look new.
