Instead of using iron nails, all the Chinese antique furniture was combined with Joints. Meantime, the material of Antique furniture is not same as modern furniture that uses sawdust board, so that the wood expands and shrinks according to the weather and climates. However, it doesn’t mean that we have no way to avoid this happen, but at least we should treat the antique furniture with enough cares.

The regular maintenance is indispensable, and the following will show you some common methods,

To the soft wood furniture, using wax and walnut oil can keep the surface smooth and medium shiny, at least once a month.

To the hard wood furniture, keep air humidity and turn to medium temperature, and also using wax and walnut oil can keep the surface smooth and medium shiny, at least once a month.

To the golden painted furniture, to avoid paint’s cracking and peeling off, keep air humidity and turn to medium temperature is the most important.

If the interior temperature is too high, the most simple and convenient way is to put one basin of water on your furniture’s top, bottom and inside. It can well keep the air humidity. To those families using air conditioning all year around, a machine to increase humidity is necessary. Controlling the interior humidity in a certain scope is the best safe method.

You may avoid moving or crashing the furniture frequently. Because any damage on its lacquer will be most difficult to repair. Only a small part, we need to move all the lacquer on the face, and then repaint it. So even to an expert, it is hard to repair sometimes.