Home and Decor » Upholstered Furniture http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog Your friendly guide to tasteful interior design Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 New Year’s Celebration Tips: How To Clean Up and Remove Wine and Alcohol Stains and Rings (part 1) http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog/dining-room-furniture/chairs/year/ http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog/dining-room-furniture/chairs/year/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:58:10 +0000 admin http://www.amish-furniture-home.com/blog/uncategorized/year/

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New Year’s Eve parties bring together the old and the new to be celebrated and memorialized by one and all. The ritual of good food, great memories and celebratory toasts all mark the end of the old year and the beginning of a new and promise filled year. Unfortunately, some of those toasts are memorable for the wrong reasons. Wine stains and drink rings are often the markings left behind of a good time and not something you will enjoy seeing on New Year’s Day. Although your solidly designed Amish hardwoods and upholstered pieces are protected by ARESITOVAR and hopefully custom made elite table pads, the occasional mishap occurs. Here are some tips from the experts on salvaging your good New Year’s memories and furniture.

RED WINE- While ARESISTOVAR has a tested tolerance to alcohol spills your upholstery and carpets may not have that window of resistance. Wine, especially red wine and even non-alcohol grape juices, must be taken care of right away

  • As fast as possible blot the stain with paper towels.
  •  Always use white paper towels, as colored towels may stain.
  • Avoid scrubbing or rubbing the stain since this can cause the stain to further penetrate the fabric.
  • Use cold water only. Hot water may set the stain.
  • Gently work from the edges of the spill to the center to prevent bleeding or spreading.
  • Blot the stain until no more wine comes off onto the towel.
  • If the stain is still prominent after blotting try mixing cool water and some Dawn dishwashing liquid in a spray bottle. With a light spray mist the stain. Be careful not to saturate the fabric. After the stain is covered, gently blot until the stain is removed.
  • Air dry

    • REMEMBER- Heed any special care instructions that may have came from the manufacturer. Safe home remedies are best to try before turning to harsh chemicals or paying for a professional fabric cleaning. Whether it is carpet or upholstered furniture, these tips apply.

    Some other remedies that many wine drinkers swear by are a simple application of carbonated soda water. This can lift wine stains and other food stains, like barbeque sauce, out of the carpets and fabrics. Another wine connoisseur tip is to deal with red wine spills by using white wine. Odd as it may seem, if you spill red wine you can then pour a glass of white over the stain. The white wine supposedly neutralizes the red wine and the stain seems to disappear before your eyes.

    As always, use common sense and care when using any products on your custom upholstered Amish furniture, sofas, arm chairs and ottomans.

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    Amish upholstered furniture is a beautiful investment in comfort. A house can be picture perfect but if it is not comfortable is it truly a home? Comfort does not mean a loss of high quality; in fact it actually is the opposite. Well made, hand-made, aesthetically pleasing furniture is both physically and emotionally comforting to the users. While high end pieces, meant to last a lifetime or longer, are higher in price the investment in Amish built designs will return itself in durability and divine comfort.

    A piece of furniture may be beautiful to look at in a showroom but if it is not usable and functional in your home it does not belong there. While sitting and lying on the pieces is one way to test their comfort level, try this test. Look around your home and ask yourself these questions. After a long day in the hard world outside does my home beckon me welcome? Is there a comfortable couch I can stretch out in and relax on? Does the sofa look inviting and warm enough to nap on? Is there a sturdy recliner chair to put my feet up in and watch a show or just do nothing? Is there an easy chair I can curl up in and read my favorite book? Does my home help to soften the edges of a hard day? Do I feel comforted and renewed here? If the answers are not all yes then you will need to make some changes for your home’s health.

    Good upholstered furniture pieces like the creations being designed and built by Northern Indiana Amish craftsmen are made by human hands instead of machines. Following in the traditions of the great artisans and furniture designers a hundred years ago the Amish create furniture you hand down to your children and them to theirs. These investment pieces of upholstered furniture may be repeatedly slip covered or recovered or even totally reupholstered over many generations and always hold its form and value. They have crafted sofas, arm chairs, Morris chairs, recliners, gliders and rockers, ottomans and footstools, loveseats and futons all to be lived in and enjoyed. Designed heavily in the Arts and Crafts school of thought that form follows function they are designed to cradle you, body and soul.

    The Amish build each piece of furniture to order and every piece are unique. While the process can take as long as three months the high end comfort is worth the wait. How a piece of upholstered furniture is built and the material it was created with is key. The frames should be crafted from solid northern hardwoods and should never contain any fume emitting particle board or have a cardboard frame. Foam rubber cushions dry out over time and become a hard and crumbling mess. Dacron is a much better choice if down and feathers are not available or are too costly. With over one hundred types of fabric, leather, suede and faux leather to choose from your Amish upholstered furniture fabric has easy to care for instructions and a lifetime of comfort and design integrity.

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