| I have a wood outdoor rocking chair and everyone in | | | | moisturize the wood and add a shine to it. Any wood |
| the family constantly fights over who is going to sit in it. | | | | furniture can be polished to bring out its natural color |
| We keep the wooden chair outside on the porch with | | | | and look. You can treat wooden chairs, desks, tables, |
| a few older pieces of plastic furniture. The wood | | | | and other outdoor furniture with a polish. |
| rocking chair has been in our family for years and | | | | A wood polish does make your wood look beautiful |
| continually stays outside all year long. We occasionally | | | | but it does not do all the work needed to protect your |
| add a sealant to the finish in an attempt to help the | | | | furniture from the elements of weather. To further |
| chair last as long as possible. | | | | protect your wood furniture it is necessary to add a |
| Every Sunday morning when I go to sit on the porch I | | | | sealant to your rocking chair. A weather proofing |
| walk straight to my outdoor rocking chair. It is early | | | | sealant will keep water from soaking into your wood. |
| enough that I do not have to fight for my seat. But if I | | | | The weather sealant will need to be reapplied yearly |
| ever want to relax in my rocker during the week I | | | | to maintain the weatherproofing capabilities. |
| usually have to put up a bigger fight. Our wooden | | | | Instead of trying to find an actual match for my |
| rocking chair is the perfect fit for everyone in the | | | | existing rocking chair I think I am going to try buying an |
| family. But every time I go searching for a matching | | | | unfinished chair and letting it be exposed to the |
| chair I find it impossible to match the wood tone of the | | | | elements over winter. Then this spring I will stain the |
| chair we already have. | | | | chair and add a protective sealant. The winter left |
| Wooden furniture is such a treasure to own, especially | | | | outside will give the chair more character and help it fit |
| if it is many years old. It is such a great opportunity to | | | | in with my existing chair. It should look very nice after I |
| sit in a chair that someone else sat in ten, twenty, or | | | | have finished with the stain and sealant. |
| even fifty years earlier. Every piece of wood furniture | | | | Because everyone loves the wooden chair so much I |
| is going to age differently. You could own two chairs | | | | may even decide to buy a couple different chairs and |
| that were purchased at the same time but over the | | | | finish them to coordinate with our current wooden |
| years they will adjust to the weather in different ways. | | | | chair. If you are considering buying a wooden chair I |
| Although wood is a very durable material, it is important | | | | highly recommend purchasing at least two chairs so |
| for wood furniture owners to take care of their | | | | you do not have to try and match the coloring of your |
| furniture. Applying wooden furniture polish can help | | | | chair at a later date. |