Benefits of ventilation in furniture and decoration

Decoration in our home is not just styling, but it also forms part of our comfort. The use of good furniture can improve our mood, in addition to being one of the most important features that define our lifestyle. This is why, when we decide to invest in specific furniture, we like it to remain in good condition. There is an important relationship between furniture and ventilation. Since the deterioration of tables, cabinets, sofas, or other accessories can be due to poor ventilation.

The necessary renewal of air is fundamental for our well-being and comfort. We must avoid problems related to humidity and stale air in our bodies, but also in our furniture and the decoration of the home. Surely you have seen some of these problems:

• Furniture that loses color, especially whites that turn yellow.
• Electrical appliances that overheat or stop working.
• Plastic accessories that become sticky.
• Curtain or tablecloth fabrics that lose elasticity and become rough.
• Paint on tables or chairs that cracks.

All these problems are directly related to the renewal of air in the home. Also with temperatures, especially those we suffer in summer. And in coastal areas with higher humidity is where furniture suffers the most.

The main problem for the deterioration of our furniture is smoke and stale air. In homes where smoking occurs or where cooking smoke is not eliminated, light-colored furniture turns yellow. Some appliances as well. To avoid this problem, the main thing is not to smoke in the home and to improve ventilation. It is important to learn to eliminate tobacco smoke at home. If the smoke problem is due to cooking, we need to make use of extractor hoods.

Another cause of the deterioration of furniture and decoration is the excess of chemical agents in the air. These are produced when using cleaning products, detergents, and degreasers. They can be quite harmful to the air and leave traces that make our homes dirty. To eliminate them, the ideal is to have a ventilation system, but we can open windows to at least air out the rooms.

Humidity is, at the very least, as harmful as smoke. In this case, excess steam can crack paint on some tables, chip walls, or generate mold. It can also damage plastics and other sensitive materials in the middle of summer when, in addition to condensation, temperatures are high.

Heat is another one of the problems, as it can cause appliances to function worse or damage fabrics and even the varnish of some woods. Also rubber-coated accessories.

How can we avoid damage to our furniture and accessories at home?

1. Renew the air whenever you can. If you don't have a mechanical ventilation system, use the bathroom and kitchen extractor fans.
2. Air and ventilate the rooms as much as you can. Open the windows and seek drafts.
3. Fight dust often. When opening windows and doors, it's normal for particles that harm your furniture to come in. Dust should be removed as soon as possible.
4. If you use chemical products to clean your home, try to avoid the air getting dirty with them. Open doors and windows even more when you use them.
5. Avoid the use of aerosols and spray insecticides.
6. Do not smoke in the house, nor allow anyone else to do so. If it cannot be avoided, ventilate as soon as possible.

However, to protect our furniture against the harmful effects of stale air or humidity, in addition to heat, the best solution is the mechanical double-flow ventilation system.

Why does mechanical ventilation help preserve our furniture?

With a double-flow ventilation system, in addition to improving health, we also protect our homes and their furniture, because:

1. No dust from the outside enters. Windows remain closed and air comes in filtered.
2. Heat and cold no longer affect our furniture since the system maintains a constant temperature, even when we are not home. And at a very low cost.
3. Humidity is completely eliminated, as well as smoke found indoors.
4. Stale air is extracted and renewed by the same system.

When we go on vacation, for example, our homes in summer suffer even more from the effects of heat because we do not refresh them. This is why furniture and fabrics are harmed by the effect of temperature changes. And this is something we can avoid with double-flow ventilation.