How to clean a straw chair
Stuffed kitchen chairs are an element that is particularly adaptable to furnishings, both when combined with a modern table, as well as if you approach a shabby style table that often fits well with some element with an antique flavor.
By their very position, they are subject to stains, especially if not protected by cushions. For the most evident stains on the seat, Elbow grease? And some completely natural advice.
Let’s see together how to clean the straw chair.
Adapting some beautiful straw chairs inherited from your grandmother to your furniture always adds a touch of style. Too bad there is some sign of time and some stains! Do not lose heart because you can give it new life by adjusting the structure (thus better fixing the gluing of the crossbars? Footrest?
Or the backrest) and intervening on the straw of the seat. No chemical product could then attack the color of the clothes of those who use them, but a simple compound made mainly of cornflour.
The operation will be performed in the garden or the courtyard as there will be a need to use a lot of water. If the seats are removable, remove and invert them.
Place them on a flat surface in the sun for a day and beat the straw from the wrong side to remove excess filaments. In this way, any dry residues and entangled crumbs will also fall.
In a bowl, put a kilo of cornmeal and add water until you get baby food. Turn the straw seats upside down, distribute the mixture evenly over the seat surface, and cover the edges. Bring a hard bristle brush and start rubbing the straw, following the straw’s direction for about ten minutes.
Once the operation is finished, remove the residues of corn with ice water, preferably under pressure using a spear (such as washing the car). Then rinse everything with plenty of running water.
To dry, place the chairs in the shade and check that the straw does not dry out too much (in case moisten with a nebulizer and dab with a paper towel).
For routine maintenance of the chairs, a brush moistened with water and neutral Marseille soap is sufficient. In case you want to lighten the straw’s tone, you can use hydrogen peroxide diluted in cold water in the proportion of fifty-fifty.
