These days, the popularity of rattan furniture is rising up since many models of the furniture are designed based on latest trend of home furnishing. This furniture is become everyone’s favorite since it is very durable and low maintenance cost. Even you can clean the rattan furniture at home with these tips.

First, you need to prepare the tools to clean the rattan furniture. Common tools which used to clean this furniture is either a tooth brush or paint brush. You can cut the brush about half to make the paint brush strong enough to clean the stains. Second, you can start cleaning the furniture with water. Use only minimum water pressure from the hose to ensure the pressure is not ruining the pattern of rattan furniture. Third, after cleaning the stains, you can dry the furniture with soft cloth or leave it under the sun for a moment. If you choose to dry it under the sun, make sure you don’t put the rattan furniture for more than 30 minutes since rattan is very sensitive to ultraviolet.
Fourth, to keep the rattan furniture shiny, you can apply for light furnish after the cleaning process is done. To apply the light furnish, please wait for 24 – 48 hours after the rattan furniture is completely dry. Fifth, you can do these maintenance steps every 6 months to ensure the furniture is always in a good shape.
I usually scrub my rattan chairs with detergent and it do well so far. For drying purpose I use a hair dryer.