Save Time and Money by doing the simple things
Keeping your guestroom casegoods looking good and performing well will not only keep your rooms earning money, it is easier and less expensive than you think.
The first step to taking care of your casegoods is to buy the right product the first time. The old saying, “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten’, is never more true than when you are constantly dealing with maintenance issues that degrade the experience of your guests. Casegoods are an investment. Invest too little and you will have an asset that costs you more money over time. This will erode your ROI and affect the satisfaction of your customers.
Another aspect that can drive down maintenance costs is the concept of “Less is More”. Doors, Drawers, and Hardware all add lovely features and design aesthetic to casegoods. From a practical perspective, they are all points of failure. Screws get loose, drawers guides getting sticky, and guests use doors to lean on, ripping out the hinges. Open face wardrobe units are very common now because they decrease the amount of moving parts. Cubbies, shelves, cut-out pulls, etc, reduce not only upfront costs, but potential maintenance cost in the long run. Those savings go straight to your bottom line.
As covid is now a bad memory, the lesson learned from that time should not be forgotten. The use of stringent chemicals to clean casegoods surfaces should be highly discouraged. Those chemicals strip away at laminates and veneers creating unsightly wear patterns and weakness in the outer layer of the casegood. Warm soapy water is an inexpensive and sufficient way to clean your casegoods.
Damage to your guestroom furniture is going to happen. That means having a domestic casegood partner is important when those challenges arise. Misuse and abuse can create the need to replace or repair things like table legs, drawer faces, or even tops of the casegoods. Northland has the ability to match stained veneer, offer stain sticks for quick and easy touch ups, and even manufacture replacement faces and tops depending on the laminates.
Below is a link to our Care and Maintenance page that has short videos that show how easy it is to replace parts on your case goods. These can help extend the life of your guestroom furniture, improve your ROI and help keep those rooms profitable.
https://northlandfurniture.com/about-northland-furniture/cleaning-maintenance/
Contact BWH Supply for more information at 800-528-3601 x3 or email us at supplymanagement@bwh.com