Hi,

Could anyone give me some advice on my reclaimed pine dinning table & 6 chairs I have brought plz…

I brought this lovely reclaimed pine dining table and 6 chairs, about 2 years ago now, and I haven’t got a clue how to look after it and maintain its looks,, I have tried to get info on it but had no luck, we always use place mats and never put anything directly onto it as I am afraid it will mark or stain it, and I am always  worrying that someone will spill something on it, (like beetroot or something greasy) we use it all the time and as its in the kitchen it is used just to sit at while we have a drink and chat other than mealtimes, so in all it is used a lot, I usually just wipe it with a dry cloth but I have wiped it down only a few times with a damp cloth as I was told by someone not to do this, but like anything  used quite a bit it gets grubby, it hasn’t got any seal on it, I think it was most probably waxed when new(I think that’s what they treat them with) but when I brought it  I didn’t think to ask about the maintenance of it, rather silly I know, so I have been trying to find out ever since, it is such a lovely chunky farmhousey table  but is starting to look a bit worse for ware,.. what I thought might have to be done is washing down with something not quite sure what though, then sanding it down (with a fine grade ) and sealing it with some sort of light varnish, but I am just guessing at this, I really do need a bit of help on this as I don’t want to spoil the natural look of it with a varnished look, but the waxing isn’t really practical,  any help would be gratefully received,   thanks     cat