Maintaining the top-brass condition of your home furniture pieces is not rocket science. In fact, anyone can do it – you, your next-door neighbor and even your young one. Check out the following list to find out how you can take care of your home furniture pieces.

1. Give your home furniture a regular dusting. Dust mites can be very irritating if you allow them to invite themselves into your home. They have no favorites, but the dust's attack on your home furniture can cause a toll on your health too. You may develop allergies, colds and coughs.

Tip: To prevent dust from flying over, wipe your home furniture with a slightly dampened cloth. The moisture causes the dust particulates to stick and prevents them from relocating to some other furniture or area in your home.

2. Prevent your home furniture from getting overexposed to sunlight. While you may get your Vitamin D once in a while from sunshine, your furniture is too dead to have its own dose. Overexposure to sunlight can cause your plastic items to melt and become brittle, leather-upholstered furniture pieces to crack and dry out, and wooden furniture pieces to fade and become discolored.

Tip: Install curtains and blinds, or have your glass windows tinted. Curtained windows are your home furniture's first line of defense against the sun's powerful rays.

3. Move your home furniture once in a while. Although this seems like a daunting task if you are a busy person, the activity is more beneficial than harmful. Constantly moving your furniture around prevents dust, solids and molds from building up, and also denies insects and pests the chance of declaring your home furniture as their new home.

Tip: When moving your home furniture, install socks on the legs of the chairs, tables or beds. The socks help minimize the screeching sound dragged furniture makes, enable your furniture to glide smoothly from one location to another, and prevent scratches on your tiled or wooden floor.

4. Strictly impose house rules on furniture use. On yourself and on your guests, be clear and be firm about keeping your home furniture clean and well maintained. Do not leave or tolerate pets to chew on your sofa or leg chairs. Brief the cleaning lady on what should be done, in case furniture has to be wiped or moved. To avoid attracting ants and nasty pets inside your home, securely wrap food items and sweets in containers; do not just leave them unattended on your kitchen sink or dining table.

Tip: Model the correct behavior of responsible home and furniture ownership to your friends and guests. If you show them how much you value your furniture, your friends and guests will simply follow the example you have shown them.

As you can see, caring for and maintaining your home furniture does not have to be taxing and expensive. All it takes is a consistent and conscientious effort to do the basic steps: regular dusting, careful attention against sunlight, periodic moving and strict imposition of house rules.