Wooden Furniture Care Guide
We take a lot of time and care to produce furniture of great quality that is made to last. We hope that each Pedersen + Lennard piece will find a special place in your home and be enjoyed by many. This care guide was created to help you look after and maintain your investment. That being said, our solid wood furniture is extremely durable, any scratches/ dents can be easily sanded out and they are designed to endure growing families and even being passed down for generations to come.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our team and we will gladly assist you.
Caring for Timber
We Recommend:
- Keeping your furniture out of direct sunlight
- Keeping your indoor furniture protected against outdoor elements
- Dust with a clean dry cloth
- Using coasters or trivets to avoid any potential marks on the surface
- Do not allow prolonged contact with moisture / liquid
- Wipe up spillages with a dilution of your Plant Soap Concentrate or a clean damp cloth
- Do not use any chemical cleaners or polishes that may damage the surface or strip the timber of its natural moisture
Indoor Timber Care Instructions
(For timber with a natural, pure and coffee oil finish)
Timber is a natural material so variation in colour, grain pattern and knots is normal. As is expansion and contraction of the timber with sudden or frequent changes in the surrounding humidity and temperature e.g. in air-conditioned environments or places of higher altitude such as Johannesburg.
To prevent your furniture from splitting, cracking, or warping due to this movement, we highly recommend you oil and clean your hardwood furniture regularly as per our care guide instructions. Following these simple steps will ensure a lifetime of enjoyment of your Pedersen + Lennard pieces.
We include a Indoor Timber Care Kit with each relevant order to help you get started with caring for your furniture. If you run out of these products, you are able to purchase them online, directly from our local supplier, Osmo.
Outdoor Timber Care Instructions
We use Iroko as our preferred outdoor choice of timber as it is naturally durable, with rot and insect resistant properties.
It is an African hardwood that is a yellow/medium brown and ages to a beautiful timeless silver-grey patina. When exposed to the outdoor elements, Iroko wood will, with time, develop fine, surface-level hairline cracks. This is a normal part of the aging process of this natural material. Rest assured that these fine cracks only add character to your purchase and doesn't affect the structural integrity of your Pedersen + Lennard piece.
We include an Outdoor Timber Care Kit with each relevant order to help you get started with caring for your furniture. If you run out of these products, you are able to purchase them from most hardware stores.
Plant-based, animal-free wood oil
Like you, we care deeply about the state of the environment. When it comes to cleaning and care products, they can have a bad rep (as some should!) for being chemical-heavy and poisonous.
We are proud to partner with like-minded suppliers who share the same values as us, and that goes for our oil-based furniture sealers too.
We use a vegan furniture sealer made up of five sustainably-sourced ingredients: carnauba and candelilla wax, with thistle, sunflower, and soya oil. Each one contains properties that contribute to the deep nourishment of your wooden furniture.
Regular and correct usage will repel water from wooden surfaces, enhance the timber’s natural grain, and protect pieces from changes in humidity.
Our wood sealer is safe for those who are pregnant, allergy-sensitive, or asthmatic. Kids and pets are safe too.