How to Take Care of Your Cane Furniture in Four Easy Steps

If you had recently purchased cane furniture, then you must understand the need to maintain it well. Most homeowners tend to park their cane furniture in the front or the back yard, out in the open. That’s fine as long as you move it indoors, come evening. But now and then,

you are bound to forget to drag the furniture indoors and the overnight fog or mist is bound to condense on the furniture. This can cause both mildew and moss to grow on the seat, around it, and on the undersides of the furniture. You must review the steps listed below when it comes to taking care of your cane furniture.

Keep it away from extreme heat

While you may want to use the cane furniture in the front yard to relax in, you would definitely want to keep it out of the hot sun, especially if you want these chairs to last for a while. One of the reasons is that extreme heat tends to dry out these chairs and in turn, it causes them to become more brittle that can break easily under due pressure. Cane furniture needs moist air to last the long run, and excess heat is never a good idea, even under normal weather conditions. And that’s why, it is not a great idea to park these chairs out in the front yard, under direct sunlight. 

Remove dirt, dust, and grime

You need to remove all traces of dust, dirt, and grime from these cane chairs. That’s the downside where cane chairs are concerned, that they tend to accumulate dust and grime quite easily. Just take a clean cloth, mild detergent, and water, now soak the cloth in the mixture and use it to remove all traces of dust and grime on the chairs, and even on the cushion seats themselves.

If these still appear dusty, after the wash – then perhaps, you can go in for some cane furniture replacement cushions. Now, use a different cloth and wipe it dry and let it sit out in the sun. Let the seats dry out thoroughly as well; that should help clean them up and remember, to turn the cushion covers inside out as you dry them since too much sunlight can cause the covers to fade.

Mold and mildew

This can turn out to be a perennial problem where cane chairs are concerned. All that mold and mildew require is some moisture to get a start and before you know it, it would have quickly spread to all the chairs in the yard. Here’s what you need to do when it comes to removing mold and mildew – use a strong solution of bleach, hydrogen peroxide, and some warm water. Now clean up the chairs and remove all traces of mold and mildew; apply a second coat of the solution, and some warm, soapy water after a few minutes. Now rub it dry and let them sit out in the sun. And once done, make sure that these chairs are exposed to moderate humidity and that should do the trick.

Do not store your chairs in the basement

Most homeowners tend to store their cane chairs in their basement, especially when they are headed out for a long vacation. That’s a recipe for disaster and you would just be asking for it. Think about it, your basement is a part of your home that’s exposed to constant moisture and high humidity levels. Chances are that both mold and mildew are already present there, Moreover, your basement does not get adequate air circulation and that’s why storing these there would ensure that they are covered with either mold or mildew or even both, by the time you return back.

This is how you take care of your cane furniture – just follow the steps listed and you should be fine.