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tŽŽĚǁŚĞŶĮƌƐƚĐƵƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚǁĂƚĞƌtŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŝƚŝƐƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶĂ<ŝůŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽϴƚŽϭϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚtŽŽĚ
is porous and responds to its environment. If the room has high humidity it will absorb it and expand
and if the humidity is low it will lose moisture and shrink.
It is important that the humidity levels in the room be controlled from extremes of too much
ŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJŽƌƚŽŽůŝƩůĞ&ƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞƉůĂĐĞĚĐůŽƐĞƚŽĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐŽƵƚůĞƚƐĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐ
ƌĂĚŝĂƚŽƌƐƐƉĂĐĞŚĞĂƚĞƌƐŚƵŵŝĚŝĮĞƌƐŽƌĚĞŚƵŵŝĚŝĮĞƌƐdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ
ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJĐĂŶĚĂŵĂŐĞĂŶLJĮŶĞǁŽŽĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
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Fine wood furniture will have fewer problems when its environment is controlled at a temperature
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϲϱĂŶĚϳϱĚĞŐƌĞĞƐĂŶĚĂƌĞůĂƟǀĞŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶϯϱĂŶĚϰϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚtŽŽĚƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶĂŶ
environment outside of those limits can and will shrink or expand and may develop some small
cracks which are not material or structural defects.
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With the minor changes in temperature and humidity doors and drawers may swell and be
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ͻ Protect furniture surface from hot or extremely cold items.
ͻ Use coasters under hot or cold beverages
ͻ ŽŶŽƚƵƐĞƐLJŶƚŚĞƟĐĨĂďƌŝĐƵŶĚĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐŽƌůĂŵƉƐ
ͻ Protect tops from pens, markers and crayons
ͻ KŝůƐĨƌŽŵƉŽƚƉŽƵƌƌŝĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĐĞŶƚĞĚŝƚĞŵƐĐĂŶĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĮŶŝƐŚ
ͻ Do not drag items across the surface of the furniture.
ͻ ůůŽǁƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƚŽďƌĞĂƚŚďLJƌŽƚĂƟŶŐLJŽƵƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚůĂŵƉƐ
ͻ ŽŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉŽůŝƐŚƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĚŽŝƚŽŶůLJƚǁŽŽƌƚŚƌĞĞƟŵĞƐĂLJĞĂƌKǀĞƌƉŽůŝƐŚŝŶŐĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŽƌƚ
ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĮŶŝƐŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
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ͻ tŚĞŶŵŽǀŝŶŐĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĂůǁĂLJƐůŝŌƚŚĞƵŶŝƚŽŶŽƚƉƵƐŚŽƌĚƌĂŐŝƚƚŽĂǀŽŝĚĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŽůĞŐƐ
ͻ <ĞĞƉƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞůĞǀĞůƐŽĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚĚƌĂǁĞƌƐŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐůŽƐĞĨƌĞĞůLJ
ͻ Clean with a damp, not wet, cloth. Use only a mild soap. Do not use abrasive cleaners.