When you have a faux flower installation in your building, keeping it maintained and clean is important. It leaves a great impression on your customers and increases the lifespan of your installation, keeping it looking fresher for longer.
This guide will give you all the information you need to know about keeping your faux flower installations clean, how often you should clean your installations, and how to keep them protected and refreshed for years to come.
Cleaning Your Faux Flower Installations: A Step-By-Step Guide
Real flower walls need adequate care and moisture to stay fresh and last for a few days( hours) at most. On the other hand, artificial flower walls can last a lifetime with the correct treatment and storage.
Cleaning your faux flower installations is the easiest and best way to increase their longevity and keep them looking at their best. However, people may not know how to clean their artificial flowers, or the best methods to do so. Here are our step-by-step instructions on the best ways to clean your artificial flower installations to keep them looking as good as new.
Step 1: Lightly dust the whole installation.
- This will get rid of any surface-level dirt, surface dust and debris.
Step 2: Spray the installation with a specialist silk flower cleaning spray or a non-abrasive cleaner.
- Make sure to protect the floor and area around the installation before doing this.
- This step will help to get the harder to reach dirt or stubborn dust from your installation.
- Leave the installation to air dry, or dry on the cool setting on a hair dryer after this step.
Step 3: Wash with cool water (if possible)
- Depending on your installation, you may be able to rinse it with cool water.
- Make sure not to use hot water as it will disintegrate the glue used in the manufacturing process.
Step 4: Wipe your installation with a dry cloth
- The final step is to wipe your installation all over with a dry cloth.
- Make sure to focus on any flowers that may have picked up excess dirt.
By following these four steps, your installation will last even longer than you thought. As well as following these four steps, you should also complete regular inspections for wear and tear to your installation.
How Often Should You Clean Your Artificial Flower Installations?
You should give your artificial flower walls a light dusting or light clean with a feather duster or soft brush on a daily basis to keep it looking fresh and clean, and to prevent dust build-up. This is important in commercial settings such as food or health and beauty establishments, as it’s important to keep things clean for your customers.
As well as undertaking regular maintenance and cleaning, you should also do a more thorough clean at least once a month to increase the lifespan of your artificial flower walls. This can be done with faux flower cleaning spray, non-abrasive cleaning spray, and a damp cloth and warm water.
Our Top Tips for Keeping Your Artificial Flower Installations Looking Fresh
When you invest in an artificial flower installation, you want it to last and stay looking fresh. There are a number of ways you can do this on top of cleaning it regularly. These include:
- Spraying with UV protection.
One of the most important ways you can keep your installations looking fresh is by spraying them with UV protection spray every few months. As well as keeping it looking extra fresh, this will also stop the flowers from fading as quickly, which is especially important if your installation is in direct sunlight for long periods.
- Steaming the flowers.
Another way to refresh and revive artificial flowers is to steam and reshape them. This will keep them from looking wilted and worn, and can be done whenever you feel like your installation is looking a little down.
- Keeping the rest of your decor refreshed.
If you keep the rest of your decor looking refreshed, for example, keeping on top of paint touch-ups, this can really work wonders for your artificial flower installations too.
Professional Faux Flower Installations and More From Ivy Cruz
We offer a bespoke service for interior decor, brand activations and retail faux flower installations. Our aim has always been to revolutionise the decor industry in terms of creating availability for bespoke, one of a kind decor which is not only designed but made in the UK as well.
We create relationships with all of our clients because we truly care about businesses and know we wouldn’t be anywhere without them. So communication is key with us. Find out more about our commercial installation services, or get in touch for a consultation.
