How To Care For Your Antique Table Lamp

Antique furniture needs special care and attention and so do accessories like an Antique table lamp. Lamps add a lot of functional value and appeal to a room but we should understand that over time they collect dust, dirt and are prone to other maintenance related problems. This not only hampers the lamp’s ability to provide adequate light but also steals the charm away from your home decor. No one would want to look at older used and dirty antique lamp. Therefore in order to keep your lights elegance and beauty intact you have to follow a strict maintenance routine. The routine can be twofold. One routine that is needed is weekly dusting of the lamp and another- polishing, which is followed quarterly or annually.

An antique table lamp is an investment and can last you really long if you take proper care of it. You can also pass on these lamps to your next generation as a part of your family tradition. Original antique lamps are masterpieces and hold great value because of their uniqueness and exclusivity. The weekly routine that you adopt to clean your antique lamp can be simple and quick. All you have to do is make sure that the lamp is not in use( unplug from the wall socket), dust the upper part of the lamp with a duster and wipe the base and middle area of the antique table light with a soft cloth. If you feel like using a mild polish, you can do that too. Be careful, that you don’t overdo as doing this could damage the lamp.

Quarterly Polishing of Your Lamp

A quarterly or an annual cleaning session needs a little bit of time and effort. It is not complicated if you follow a systematic approach to clean your antique table lamp. First you need to dissemble the pieces of the lamp when it is not in use. Care should be taken that while dissembling the pieces you follow an order so that you can assemble the pieces back without having to spend much time. You can use a mild soap to clean the cloth part of the lamp and when you do that be double sure that the soap you use is washed out properly and then dried. Make use of your hands to gently wash the cloth, rinse it and then dry it. The base and the metallic part of the antique lamp can be cleaned using a cloth or a brush. Many companies that sell lamps also give you list of methods you can use to clean your antique table lamp and even sell cleaning kits with polish and high quality cloths.

Enjoy your Lamp!