Teak Furniture

Most of our solid teak furniture is in natural finish. This is to allow the natural teak oil to rise to the surface in the long term and provide natural protection. Teak is a high density wood and most stains do stay on the surface. However, remove spillage immediately to avoid long term penetration of stains.

• If you cannot wait, knowing that you do have careless users at home and want to protect your teak furniture, we recommend you apply a protective layer of natural oil such as teak oil, tung oil and linseed oil. This protective layer will help to seal the open pores of the wood to reduce porosity of the timber and minimise permanent stain in case of accidental spill. Please do note that once you apply an alien protection, you will need to provide regular coatings because instead of naturally providing its own natural oil to protect itself, the teak becomes reliant on this alien agent. It totally defeats the purpose of owning a piece of top grade solid teak furniture!
• For dusting purpose, use a dry cloth (we recommend microfiber) to wipe in the direction of the wood grain. For cleaning and in case of a spill, use a damp cloth and natural soap such as Lux soap flakes, and wipe dry to prevent spotting. We highly recommend not using cleaning agent containing detergent or other chemicals. It may damage the timber. And on top of that we do our best to reduce chemical use in our products to safeguard indoor air quality (IAQ)), we believe you should do the same. – In case of stubborn stains, dents and scratches, we recommend using extra fine sand paper to remove the damages. That is the beauty of solid wood! Again, do sand in the direction of the wood grain.

Oak Furniture

Some of our solid oak furniture finished with a pigmented hardwax oil. The oil is colourless and allows the natural colour of the oak to shine through, and also offers protection against most common household substances, but it is not infallible. Do remove spillage immediately to avoid long term penetration of stains.

• For dusting purpose, use a dry cloth (we recommend microfiber) to wipe in the direction of the wood grain. For cleaning and in case of a spill, use a damp cloth and a cleaning product specifically designed for hardwood, and wipe dry to prevent spotting. We highly recommend not using cleaning agent containing detergent or other chemicals (we do our best to reduce chemical use in our products to safeguard indoor air quality (IAQ)), we believe you should do the same).
• In case of stubborn stains, dents and scratches, we recommend using extra fine sand paper to remove the damages. That is the beauty of solid wood! Again, do sand in the direction of the wood grain. As you would expect, the sanding will remove the original hardwax oil finish. You will need to reapply a new layer of hardwax oil. Clean the surface, apply the oil evenly over the surface, and depending on the type of oil product you use, remove the excess oil immediately to prevent spotting after drying.

Painted Furniture

Some of our furniture is finished with paint over solid birch wood frame and plywood. The primer and water-based paint will act as a sealer; hence provide resistance to stains and humidity. It is s not foolproof though and as such do remove spillage immediately to avoid long term penetration of stains.

• For dusting purpose, use a dry cloth (we recommend microfiber) to wipe. For cleaning and in case of a spill, use a damp cloth and a general cleaner and wipe dry to prevent water damage especially to the plywood parts.
• In case of stubborn stains, dents and scratches that have permanently damage the paint, we recommend using extra fine sand paper to remove the damages, and repaint the surface using matching colour paint (2 coats of primer and 2 coats of water based paint).
• If the damages affect the plywood but not so extensively, we recommend the following link to repair the plywood https://www.hunker.com/12463966/how-to-repair-plywood. Please note that the repair work is not easy, and do need a handyman to accomplish the work.
• If the damages are too extensive (stains penetrate too deep or scratches to extensive area), you will have to replace your furniture. That is the disadvantage of plywood compare to solid wood.