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ZŽŽŵůŝŵĂƚĞŽŶƚƌŽů
tŽŽĚ͕ǁŚĞŶĮƌƐƚĐƵƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚǁĂƚĞƌ͘tŚĞŶŝƚŝƐƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĨŽƌĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŝƚŝƐƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶĂ<ŝůŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĚŽǁŶƚŽϴƚŽϭϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͘tŽŽĚ
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
ŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJŽƌƚŽŽůŝƩůĞ͘&ƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞƉůĂĐĞĚĐůŽƐĞƚŽĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐŽƵƚůĞƚƐ͕ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐ͕
ƌĂĚŝĂƚŽƌƐ͕ƐƉĂĐĞŚĞĂƚĞƌƐ͕ŚƵŵŝĚŝĮĞƌƐŽƌĚĞŚƵŵŝĚŝĮĞƌƐ͘džƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽĞdžƚƌĞŵĞǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ
ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJĐĂŶĚĂŵĂŐĞĂŶLJĮŶĞǁŽŽĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͘
dŚĞ/ĚĞĂůŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ&ŝŶĞ&ƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ
Fine wood furniture will have fewer problems when its environment is controlled at a temperature
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϲϱĂŶĚϳϱĚĞŐƌĞĞƐĂŶĚĂƌĞůĂƟǀĞŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶϯϱĂŶĚϰϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͘tŽŽĚƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶĂŶ
environment outside of those limits can and will shrink or expand and may develop some small
cracks which are not material or structural defects.
^ƟĐŬŝŶŐŽŽƌƐĂŶĚƌĂǁĞƌƐ
With the minor changes in temperature and humidity doors and drawers may swell and be
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽŽƉĞŶŽƌĐůŽƐĞ͘dŽůĞƌĂŶĐĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶďƵŝůƚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƵŶŝƚƐďƵƚĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŵĂLJƐƟůů
ĐĂƵƐĞƐƟĐŬŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůĂĚũƵƐƚďĂĐŬƚŽŶŽƌŵĂůŽǀĞƌƟŵĞďƵƚƵŶƟůŝƚĚŽĞƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƵƐŝŶŐĂ
ĚĞŚƵŵŝĚŝĮĞƌŽƌƌƵďĐĂŶĚůĞǁĂdžŽƌƉĂƌĂĸŶŽŶƚŚĞƐŝĚĞƐƚŚĂƚƐƟĐŬ͘
ǀŽŝĚŝƌĞĐƚ^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚ
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ĚĂƌŬĞŶƚŚĞŵ͘/ƚĐĂŶĂůƐŽĐĂƵƐĞĐƌĂnjŝŶŐŽƌŚĂŝƌůŝŶĞĐƌĂĐŬƐŝŶƚŚĞĮŶŝƐŚ͘tŚŝƚĞĮŶŝƐŚĞƐǁŝůůLJĞůůŽǁ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJŽǀĞƌƟŵĞĂŶĚĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽĚŝƌĞĐƚƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚǁŝůůŚĂƐƚĞŶƚŚŝƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞ
ǁŽŽĚƐĚĂƌŬĞŶŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͖ƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞĂƋƵĂůŝƚLJĚĞĨĞĐƚ͘
WƌŽƉĞƌ^ƚŽƌĂŐĞ
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ďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚŽƌŚŽƚĚƌLJĂƫĐ͘ůůŽǁĂŝƌŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚŽŶŽƚƐƚĂĐŬĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŽŶŝƚ͘
/Ŷ'ĞŶĞƌĂů
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Protect furniture surface from hot or extremely cold items.
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Use coasters under hot or cold beverages
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ŽŶŽƚƵƐĞƐLJŶƚŚĞƟĐĨĂďƌŝĐƵŶĚĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐŽƌůĂŵƉƐ
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Protect tops from pens, markers and crayons
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KŝůƐĨƌŽŵƉŽƚƉŽƵƌƌŝĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĐĞŶƚĞĚŝƚĞŵƐĐĂŶĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĮŶŝƐŚ͘
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Do not drag items across the surface of the furniture.
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ůůŽǁƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƚŽďƌĞĂƚŚďLJƌŽƚĂƟŶŐLJŽƵƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚůĂŵƉƐ͘
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ŽŶŽƚŽǀĞƌƉŽůŝƐŚƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ĚŽŝƚŽŶůLJƚǁŽŽƌƚŚƌĞĞƟŵĞƐĂLJĞĂƌ͘KǀĞƌƉŽůŝƐŚŝŶŐĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŽƌƚ
ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĮŶŝƐŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͘
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ŽŶŽƚǁĂdžƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĂƐǁĂdžďƵŝůĚƵƉĐĂŶĚĞƐƚƌŽLJƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĮŶŝƐŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͘
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tŚĞŶŵŽǀŝŶŐĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĂůǁĂLJƐůŝŌƚŚĞƵŶŝƚ͘ŽŶŽƚƉƵƐŚŽƌĚƌĂŐŝƚƚŽĂǀŽŝĚĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŽůĞŐƐ
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<ĞĞƉƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞůĞǀĞůƐŽĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚĚƌĂǁĞƌƐŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐůŽƐĞĨƌĞĞůLJ͘
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Clean with a damp, not wet, cloth. Use only a mild soap. Do not use abrasive cleaners.
