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Dust and allergies: how to choose the right furniture to keep the house clean in an easy way
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May 11, 2020
Those who are allergic to dust and mites know how important it is to keep the environment clean.
Being able to do it with extreme simplicity without moving bulky or heavy furniture becomes fundamental when it is necessary to protect the health of people living in the home.
Dusting is one of the most annoying activities to do, especially in cities where fine dust and pollution contribute significantly to the amount of dust on household items.
When we think about how to furnish home, we should also consider the dust and cleaning factor. Choosing a minimal and lightweight furniture can help reduce dust in the house and definitely facilitates the cleaning processes. That’s why our furniture has always been so light.
What are the methods to limit the excessive accumulation of dust in the house?
Of course, to get rid of dust, the only remedy is to dust with electrostatic cloths that capture the dust and prevent its rapid re-accumulation. There are however some precautions that we can put in place to reduce the amount of dust in our homes.
Carpets and pillows are a repository of dust. Frequently beating these items of furniture with a clothes beater or vacuuming them with a vacuum that does not damage the fibers is a great method to keep the rooms clean longer.
Dust comes in where people come in: from the front door.
Clean your shoes well on the doormat before entering your home and take them off directly at the entrance. Avoiding walking around the house wearing outdoor shoes greatly reduces the transport of dirt and dust.
The dust is formed from all air residues, mostly produced by our activities.
The furniture also plays a fundamental role in the cleaning of the house.
That’s why we have always chosen to make only so light furniture all strictly raised from the ground
When we make a product, we think first of all about how to enhance wood, a natural, precious and above all living material.
Our joy is to experiment more and more sophisticated joints that make the structure resistant and very light, but above all that it can respond to one of the fundamental needs of those who live in a house: how to keep the home clean without making too much effort.
For us it is very important to make cleaning management as simple as possible.
In fact, all the furniture of Plinio il Givane are raised from the ground to facilitate the elimination of dust, our enemy and cause of allergies.
This rule has always been applied. When the Plinio bed was born in 1975, the first product of the collection, we were in the era of carpet and curtains or heavy fabrics.
We decided to create a bed that had the headboard tilted enough to allow the carpet of the time to easily reach the entire surface of the floor behind the headboard and that was high enough to allow you to Easily clean the entire surface under the bed, in addition to always have a good breathability of the mattress.
Since 1975 many other beds have been born, including the Mattia bed that has been a great success.
Why choose an easy to clean bed?
Fungi, bacteria, pollen, sweat, secretion, but also many mites that can cause allergies and asthma attacks lurk in the bed.
A very important ally for the fight against dust is your bed.
Dust is also an accumulation of skin, hair and other simple fibers from clothes or blankets, etc. For this reason, in addition to dusting and cleaning surfaces and floors, it is recommended to change and sanitize the sheets frequently.
Choose a bed that is easy to clean, made with natural materials, prefer mattresses that do not encourage the accumulation of dust and that you can ventilate without worries and cover them with linen or cotton sheets that do not create electrostatics.
Have you already taken a look at our collection of pure cotton sheets?
If you happen to wake up with irritated skin or feel a stuffy nose at the sound of the alarm, it could be the fault of the sheets, which if they are not clean, can attract all kinds of allergens. The ideal way to stay healthy and sleep healthily is to wash the sheets at least once a week, especially in summer when using light pajamas and skin stays in direct contact with the fabric.
Why can choosing minimal and light furniture be environmentally friendly?
There is an ecological concept behind the lightness of minimal wooden furniture.
A minimal furniture, built with a few elements expertly assembled with wooden joints contributes to a lower waste of raw material and does not pollute.
In fact the Control laboratory of the Politecnico di Milanowhen we made our first Plinio bed, he not only appreciated the method by which it was built, but also the nature of the materials (natural and recovery) and the shape that allowed to keep the environment in which you sleep clean and well ventilated certifying it as the best ecological product of the year.
Even the mattress does its part and for this reason we advise you to always keep in mind the mattresses made with natural raw materials and with an eye to the environment.
A good mattress, in fact, must be breathable, hypoallergenic, comfortable, durable and above all environmentally friendly.
Why choose also kitchens and cabinets with a light design?
When we think about home furnishings, we often do not immediately consider the most bulky furniture such as kitchens and wardrobes.
Paying special attention to the cleaning of these real corners of the house is essential to combat the problem of dust and therefore possible allergies.
When choosing the wardrobe or sideboard, pay attention to the practicality of use and how you can keep it clean and tidy with ease. Even the cabinet that houses the kitchen should reflect the same characteristics.
For this reason, all our cabinets and kitchens, thanks to the lightness of their structures, are raised from the ground with thin, but resistant wooden legs that allow the cleaning of the floor surface underneath these containers.
