I am an antique collector and a giant fan of interior design! Each piece of furniture in our lake house is carefully selected, and usually hand crafted… I put a lot of time and thought into how I decorate our home, so it’s important to myself and others that I protect our belongings and keep them in superb condition, but this past summer, there was a tremendous amount of humidity.
The air was thick and heavy with moisture, and I began to notice that it was taking a toll on some of our furniture and decorations.
It turns out that too much humidity in the air can cause wood to expand, which leads to destruction of the item, and however, you have to be careful because I lack of humidity can dry the wood out. If the wood gets too dry, it will crack causing even more disfigure. In an effort to keep our lake house looking nice, I ended up installing a dehumidifier. This linked right onto our central heating and cooling system, which made the whole process harshly easy. I have to be entirely careful as to how I often I run the dehumidifier to ensure that I am not stripping the air of all of its moisture. It’s entirely important that I keep the air at an optimal moisture level so that our furniture remains in superb condition. I am so thankful that I have the dehumidifier so that I won’t face anymore complications. However, I wish it wasn’t such a balancing act in trying to keep the furniture nice! Now that I have the temperature control down, I intend to purchase a giant antique living room table. I am so excited to get it set up and see how it looks in our home.