Knowing how to care for your canvas prints is important to make your canvas wall art last longer. You’ve already invested some of your money in your prints and you really should take extra steps to prevent them from fading or getting damaged. The beauty of the wall and interior decoration will also depend on how well you take care of your design accents and wall art.

Here are some tips on how to keep your wall decor looking like you just bought it at the art store:

1. First of all, when you buy your prints or canvases, make sure you have made some preparations to hang them on your wall. These types of decorations should be hung on a wall or at least placed in a safe part of the house like a shelf next to the wall. It will be safer there than anywhere in the house.

2. At least twice a month, dust your prints with a soft-bristled brush or feather duster. Never use a damp rag or sponge to remove dust from your wall art. Rubbing the surface of canvas prints can remove the protective varnish.

3. Although professionally produced canvas photos are printed with high-quality ink, you should still keep them out of direct sunlight. Lightfast inks commonly used for photographic prints must maintain the bright colors of the image for a long time. The anti-UV varnish is also supposed to protect images from fading for at least 70 years. But exposing prints to sunlight every day will eventually take its toll and shorten the lifespan of the colors’ vibrancy.

4. Another thing to avoid besides the UV rays of the sun is heat. The materials used to create canvas paintings are often of the highest quality. The canvas is of the highest quality for artists and the stretcher bars are pre-treated to prevent warping, but hanging the canvases directly over a fireplace or radiator may not be the best idea. It can still be damaged if the temperature around it is constantly high. The canvas can become brittle and the wooden frame can warp.

5. Even though you try to be very careful with your canvas, sometimes you can’t avoid accidents. Should your canvas get dented, this can be easily fixed by moistening the dented part on the back of the print and allowing it to dry naturally. Avoid using a hair dryer. Hours later, you will notice that the tooth will disappear after the canvas dries. The canvas expands when wet and then shrinks when it dries. The tooth is literally stretched.