Humidity And Antique Furniture

Humidity is defined as the rate of water molecule present in the air. A humid air is therefore said to contain much water molecule. Overtime, a humid air or high humidity had been found not to be good for any form of antique furniture. The antique furniture had been found to deteriorate considerably if exposed to humidity.

This is a warning sign to antique collectors who would like to exhibit or showcase their collections to be very wary how well they keep them away from humidity.

The truth of the matter is that most of the antique furniture are very fragile due to age and a lot of rough time they must have had. This then makes them easily susceptible to damage and destruction if even the slightest amount of humidity should come in contact with them.

This is just pointing to the fact that all antique furniture require a lot of care and attention to keep them shipshape, which means whosoever doesn?t have the means to keep antique furniture away from damage by various means and especially humidity should then not even endeavor to purchase them.

It had been discovered that both high humidity and low humidity are not good for the storage of antique furniture. While high humidity can end up leading to the decay of these furniture, low humidity can lead to the warping of the furniture because the dry air has caused the wood and the adhesive in the antique furniture to dry out. The joint of the furniture will come apart due to shrinking of the wood. This makes the antique furniture to become very weak and if any one tries to sit on them or even prop against them, they may just come apart. This drying out of the wood also exposes the furniture to a lot of damages.

High humidity can lead to the wetting or soaking of the antique furniture, this will in turn lead to the development of mold on the furniture. The mold is even very capable of destroying the furniture.

There is an ideal humidity level for these antique furniture; the ideal range is between 35 to 65 percent. Any thing more or less than this can be absolutely damaging to the antique furniture. So as to prevent the normal humidity level from being exceeded, it is important to keep the antique furniture constantly at room temperature.

So as to be able to safely keep antique furniture in your home without fear of damage, you will need to consistently monitor the temperature and the humidity of the rooms where these antique furniture are kept.

So as to control the level of humidity to which these antique furniture are exposed to, you will need to keep them away from sources of heat or air conditioning (both intake and out flow vent). You also will need to keep them away from direct sunlight.