Care and maintenance instructions for the different materials on your Eilersen designer sofa and furniture.
Eilersen produces exquisite sofas and furniture that are built to last. With the right amount of care and maintenance, you can extend the life of your designer furniture. Please note that Eilersen’s product warranty is only valid when the proper care and maintenance have been adhered to as per the instruction guide.
You may find the care & maintenance instructions for the following materials/surfaces below:
– Fabric
– Leather
– Solid Wood
– Natural Stone/Marble
– Glass
– Metal
Fabric CARE
Your furniture textiles are either made of natural fibres, synthetic fibres, or a mix of both. Weaving methods futher the diversity of your textiles, resulting in great diversity in the colouration, dirt and shrinkage resistance and flammability of your furniture.
General Cleaning: Fabrics should be vacuum cleaned at least once a week. Use the brush mouthpiece of the vacuum, at a reduced suction, to gently run through the fabrics. Avoid placing your fabric furniture in direct sunlight to preserve the colours and to prevent uneven shading.
Thorough Cleaning: Fabrics should be chemically dry-cleaned, in accordance to the cleaning symbol on the tags.
Leather care
Leather is a natural material, and therefore no one leather furniture is truly alike to another. Leathers are marked by the life events that affects the animal in its lifetime – such as aging, fights, insect bites etc. Leather is undemanding in care, but sensitive to all aggressive care products.
Aniline Leather
Aniline Leather is the closest one can get to raw natural hide; it is truly exclusive and soft while being comfortable. In order to keep Aniline Leather as close as possible to the natural hide state, there is no protectant product for it, making it vulnerable to liquids, grease and stains. Aniline Leather will overtime reflect how the furniture has been used, and develop its own unique and beautiful patina.
Aniline Nubuck Leather
Aniline Nubuck is an Aniline Hide that underwent a special tanning process to get its distinctive and characteristic look. Eilersen’s Aniline Nubuck Leather is lightly polished, topped with a special oil to create its unique visual properties. In order to keep Aniline Nubuck Leather as close as possible to the natural hide state, there is no protectant product for it, making it vulnerable to liquids, grease and stains. Aniline Nubuck Leather will overtime reflect how the furniture has been used, and develop its own unique and beautiful patina.
Semi Aniline Leather
Unlike Pure Aniline Leather, Semi Aniline Leather underwent a light surface treatment, making it more resistant to liquids, grease and stains. Hence, Semi Aniline Leather has fewer natural markings like scars, insect bites etc, while still retaining comfortable properties and a hide’s natural look.
Corrected Leather Leather
Corrected Leather has underwent a thicker surface treatment, making it more durable and practical for day-to-day or heavy usage. While Corrected Leather is not as soft and comfortable as Aniline Leather, it is more homogeneous in appearance.
General Cleaning & Maintenance for Leather
Avoid placing the leather furniture in direct sunlight or heat sources. Carefully and gently vacuum the leather surface at reduced suction with the correct mouthpiece, from time to time.
Dust – Remove with vacuum cleaner, at a reduced suction, or a soft cotton cloth.
Dried Dirt – Gently rough the dried dirt with a soft polish brush, followed by careful vacuuming at a reduced suction.
Food & Oil – Remove immediately with dry cloth, or through gentle roughing. Remaining stains will be absorbed by leather, depending on the type of food and oil.
Fluids – Soak immediately with a blotting paper, or a dry cloth. Let the leather surface dry up and gently rough with a soft polish brush.
Stain – Apply Natural Soap Flake Solution with soft and clean cotton cloth, and leave to dry. Afterwards, wipe up the leather surface with a new clean cotton cloth.
Natural Soap Flake Solution:
It is important to use Natural Soap Flakes, and not Artificially-produced Soap Flakes.
Mix Natural Soap Flakes with lukewarm water in solution of 1:40, and stir the mixture together till it foams.
Apply the Natural Soap Flake Solution with a soft clean cotton cloth. Never pour the soap solution directly onto the leather surface.
The entire leather surface should be covered to prevent blotches and patchiness.
Let the leather surface dry up
Wipe off the leather surface with a new clean cotton cloth.
Solid Wood CARE
Solid Wood is a living material the continuously changes with time, and will reflect how the furniture is used. Natural variations such as growth markings, colouration will always occur.
General Care & Maintenance
Avoid placing wood furniture in direct sunlight and heat sources such as radiators or fireplaces.
Wipe wood surfaces with a clean cloth and lukewarm water. Do not use any cleaning or chemical agents.
Any marks from glasses, water or alcohol should be removed immediately to avoid permanent markings on the wood surface.
Oil-treated Wood CARE
Use Oil, a Scotch-brite, and 2 lint-free cloths. Clear Oil is best for Oak and Walnut.
Clean wood surface with clean cloth and lukewarm water. Let the surface dry.
Gently wipe the wood surface in the direction of the grain with a sponge.
Shake oil bottle well before use, and apply a small amount of oil to a piece of lint-free cloth. Evenly distribute along the entire wood surface in the direction of the grain.
Repeat if any dry spots are spotted.
Remove any excess oil with a new clean lint-free cloth.
Repeat if any excess oil bleeds are spotted.
Leave the surface to dry for 24 hours before using the furniture again.
Warning – All cloths used during the treatment should be handled with care. Please store or dispose of the cloths properly to prevent combustion.
Soap-treated Wood CARE
Use an appropriate Wood Soap (Soft Soap for Soft Wood like Pine, and High Percentage of Tannic Acid Soap for Oak and Other Woods), Sanding Sponge (grain of 200), and a lint-free cloth. Treatment is best performed 1-4 times a year.
Ensure that wood surface is clean and dry.
Apply an even layer of soap across the entire wood surface.
Let the wood surface soak for 5-10 minutes, and polish the entire wood surface evenly with the dry lint-free cloth.
Be careful with overuse of soap as it can result in a brown and dull appearance.
Any excess soap can be removed by wiping off with a damp cloth.
If wood fibres rise from the application of the soap treatment, light sanding can be done in the direction of the grain.
Do not apply additional treatment such as oil or wax on top of the soap-treatment.
Stained Wood CARE
Use Oil, a Scotch-brite, and 2 lint-free cloths. Clear Oil is best for Oak and Walnut. Oil 1-3 times a year.
Clean wood surface with clean cloth and lukewarm water. Let the surface dry.
Gently wipe the wood surface in the direction of the grain with a sponge.
Shake oil bottle well before use, and apply a small amount of oil to a piece of lint-free cloth. Evenly distribute along the entire wood surface in the direction of the grain.
Repeat if any dry spots are spotted.
Remove any excess oil with a new clean lint-free cloth.
Repeat if any excess oil bleeds are spotted.
Leave the surface to dry for 24 hours before using the furniture again.
Warning – All cloths used during the treatment should be handled with care. Please store or dispose of the cloths properly to prevent combustion.
Lacquered Wood CARE
For day-to-day cleaning, dust the wood surface with a dry cloth or a clean feather duster
For dried up dirt, wipe the surface using a clean cloth wrung in lukewarm water. Dry the surface with a dry cloth after.
Avoid dragging any objects over the wood surface. Any marks should be removed immediately to avoid permanent marks.
Marble / Natural stone care
All Eilersen tabletops are made from natural stone that has been pre-treated twice with Tenax Hydrex stone sealer. Your Natural Stone furniture are kept to be as close as possible to its natural look, and will therefore have small pits and veinings that are unique to it.
General Care & Maintenance
Avoid placing wet or damp objects directly onto the stone surface.
For daily cleaning, use a damp soft cloth soaked in hot warm water with liquid detergent. Wipe off any excess liquid with a dry cloth.
Stone surfaces are recommended to be retreated with a Stone Sealer 1-2 times a year, depending on usage.
Glass
General Care & Maintenance:
Avoid scratching your glass surface by dragging, placing, or throwing objects directly onto the surface.
For daily cleaning, use a damp soft cloth soaked in hot warm water with liquid detergent. Wipe off any excess liquid with a dry cloth.
Metal
General Care & Maintenance
For day-to-day care, wipe the metal surface with a wrung cloth in lukewarm water. If need be, natural soap flakes can be added mixed into the water. Superficial scratches in stainless steel can be removed by sanding the surface with a sanding sponge for steel, in the direction of the steel.
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