How To Care for Outdoor Wicker Furniture

How can you care for wicker or rattan furniture? Caring for this furniture is fairly easy, although your specific cleaning methods may vary depending on the type of wicker you have.

It’s also a good idea to thoroughly read the description of the furniture you buy. Many helpful sellers, like us at Modern Style, will provide you with convenient care and maintenance instructions to help you maintain your great new furniture sets.

To care for your wicker furniture, you should think about:

Dusting or wiping your furniture regularly. It’s normal for dust or debris to collect on your furniture over time. You can use a cloth, brush, or vacuum with a brush attachment to clean your furniture. Routinely removing dust from your wicker furniture will prevent dust from building up on its surfaces.

Try not to be too rough or harsh as you wipe. Dust doesn’t require much force to remove and can typically be taken care of with gentle motions.

Use a mild cleaning solution if needed. You most likely won’t need soap or detergent on your furniture during basic cleaning, but if you do, use a mild solution. Using too many strong chemicals can harm the materials. Like when you dust or wipe the furniture, avoid being too rough with your cleaning. Afterwards, gently wash the furniture with clean water.

Air dry your furniture. Using something like a heater or hair dryer can damage your furniture if you use it too harshly. Instead, allow your furniture to air dry. It should dry relatively quickly without any extra help.

Clean up stains and messes immediately. If you notice a mess on your furniture, clean it up right away! This rule should apply to any of your outdoor furniture, regardless of the materials it’s made of. Allowing a mess to sit, especially if the spill has contents that could easily stain, can make the damage worse.

You should also avoid rubbing the spill to try and remove it because doing so can push the mess further into your furniture’s materials. Instead, remove any solid materials if you can and use the proper cleaning chemicals and measures to remove the stain.

Don’t forget about the feet of the furniture. The feet of your furniture are often overlooked, but they can also get damaged from improper care. You can use certain products and placement methods to keep your furniture’s feet safe.

Furthermore, try to make sure that you are not dragging your furniture over concrete or any other rough surface when you move it. Doing so can scrape and hurt your furniture’s feet. If you can, lift your furniture when you move it to avoid scraping it.

Use cushions or select furniture with cushions. Cushions aren’t just comfortable; they also protect you and your furniture. Cushions can protect your furniture from sharp objects on your person that could scrape and damage the furniture’s wicker every time you sit down.

To make this step easier, you can purchase wicker furniture that already comes with perfectly-sized cushions. Comfortable cushions can complement wicker because the soft cushions pair well with the wicker’s harder surface.