{"id":1272,"date":"2013-08-10T18:45:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T18:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.coloradostyle.com\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2013-08-10T18:45:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T18:45:48","slug":"caring-for-etched-brass-proper-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/how-to\/caring-for-etched-brass-proper-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for Etched Brass &#8211; Proper Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/Furniture\/ItemBrowser.aspx?action=attributes&amp;ItemType=Furniture&amp;event=reset&amp;wcsearch=BRASS%20CABINET\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1273\" alt=\"Etched Brass Cabinet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2013\/08\/Etched-Brass-Cabinet.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a>Colorado Style Home Furnishings selects many unique furniture pieces.\u00a0\u00a0 Many of these incredible pieces feature the use of natural materials, and like all fine furniture, they deserve special care.\u00a0 The plain brass or etched brass tops and panels require particular care during use and cleaning.\u00a0 Each panel has a rich patina created by a process of natural oxidation to create a deep coloration.\u00a0 Having been created by natural elements it can be particularly sensitive to certain compounds and liquids particularly those with abrasive or acidic bases.\u00a0 This includes wine, spirits, orange juice and some furniture creams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-456\" alt=\"Etched Brass Coffee Table\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2011\/09\/5121-007-640x488.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-457\" alt=\"Detail of Etched Brass Coffee Table\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2011\/09\/5121-004-640x488.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you take precautions in avoiding any spillages and scratches, by using coasters and placemats, but should they occur any spillage must be wiped up immediately with a soft clean cloth.\u00a0 Scratches may be touched up using a dark colored shoe wax.<\/p>\n<p>Over time you may see some coloration changes in the finish such as a soft mottling.\u00a0 This is perfectly natural as the oxidation process continues and will in no way detracts from the beauty of the item.\u00a0 It will in fact enhance the aging of your piece.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning: Use only a soft, natural fiber cloth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Style Home Furnishings selects many unique furniture pieces.\u00a0\u00a0 Many of these incredible pieces feature the use of natural materials, and like all fine furniture, they deserve special care.\u00a0 The plain brass or etched brass tops and panels require particular care during use and cleaning.\u00a0 Each panel has a rich patina created by a process [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,35],"tags":[219],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-1272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-furniture-care","tag-etched-brass"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1272"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}