Care instructions

Furniture

Our products are designed and produced to last. Taking care of your product extends its lifecycle even further.

All our furniture has been pre – owned and upcyled. The pieces have been re-worked and refurbished, however there can still be some permanent marks on the pieces from before. These marks we have kept as a mark from the furnitures previous life adding to their uniqueness.

Dust

For the furniture stay in good condition dust it regularly to avoid dust to gather getting hard to remove.

Cleaning

Avoid using strong detergent when cleaning your furniture. Use a soft cloth and never use material which can scratch the furniture.

After cleaning use a dry cloth to dry the the piece thoroughly in order to avoid leaving any marks.

Mother of Pearl

The material mother of pearl is a delicate material which needs extra care. Avoid staining the material with any acid liquids or tea and coffee. This is hard to remove and will leave bad marks.

We recommend always using coasters.

Care instructions

Cotton

Our products are designed and produced to last. Taking care of your product extends its lifecycle even further.

Hand wash

Our cotton products with silk details are hand was only. All fabric shrink a little when washing. If machine washed the two different fabrics might shrink differently.

Ironing

Iron your cotton piece at low heat. Be careful and use a cloth between the silk fabric and the iron when ironing the edges.

Keep it safe

The cotton bag the scarf/sarong arrives in is a good place to store it when it is not used. The MEHROTRA cotton bag is also a good protection for your scarf if putting it in your bag when not using it. However, our scarves are designed to be used as often as possible. They look better on you than in your closet.

Care instructions

The mini straw bag

The mini straw bag is made by hand from watergrass. As a natural fiber it dries with time and cracks may appear.

Repair

Mending the straw bag with time will make it personal and is a good way to update it.

How to clean it

Gently wipe the dirty area with a clean white and damp cloth to remove dirty. Never over-wet the straw bag. Air dry your bag away from direct sunlight.

Travel tip

The mini straw bag is a perfect travel accessory, it upgrades your outfit and can be used both at the beach and in the city.

Pack your mini straw bag in the dust bag it arrived in to protect it from unnecessary damage.

Keep it safe

Avoid getting your bag wet, and don’t carry heavy items inside it.

Store your straw bag far from heaters, and avoid areas with too much humidity and direct sunlight.

Keep your straw bag in a dust bag when not using it.  If you collect them, you can put one inside the other.

Care instructions

Damyanti silk pouch

Our products are designed and produced to last. Taking care of your product extends its lifecycle even further.

Avoid carrying too much and heavy items in your pouch. Since this pouch is crafted from upcycled silk it needs to be handled with care.

There may appear minor scratches in the fabric of the pouches due to its previous life. Therefore be careful when using your pouch.

Avoid dry cleaning too often

You can dry clean your pouch, but be careful due to the hard bottom. Avoid dry cleaning too often. Instead use a damp cloth to remove any dirt.

Ironing

Do not iron the bottom part of your pouch. If ironing your pouch, put a cloth between the pouch and the iron, do not iron directly onto the silk fabric.

If possible, use a steamer instead of an iron.

Travel tip

The pouch is a perfect travel accessory, it upgrades your outfit and take no space when packing.

Pack your pouch in the dust bag it arrived in.

Keep it safe

The cotton bag your pouch arrived in is also a good place to store it when it is not used. However, our products are designed to be used as often as possible. They look better on you than in your closet.

Care instructions

Jewellery

Our products are designed and produced to last. Taking care of your product extends its lifecycle even further.

Cleaning your jewellery

All our hand-picked jewellery is made from sterling silver. Silver oxides and can therefore attain a blackish colour. To clean your silver jewellery, use a cloth and a silver polish from time to time.

Cleaning pieces with natural pearls and stones should be done with care. The silver can be cleaned by using a soft cloth and silver polish, avoid cleaning the natural pearl with silver polish, use only a clean soft cloth to polish the pearl.

Pearls and stones should be kept away from chemicals.

Ironing

Iron your cotton piece at low heat. Be careful and use a cloth between the silk fabric and the iron when ironing the edges.

Travel tip

Jewellery will upgrade any outfit and it is an easy item to bring with you when traveling. We recommend you to keep your jewellery in the small cotton travel pouch it arrived in when traveling not too loose or scratch your piece.

Keep it safe

The pouch and box which comes with your jewellery is also a good place to keep your jewellery in when not using it. However, we encourage you to use your MEHROTRA jewellery as often as possible. It looks better on you than in your jewellery box.

Care instructions

Silk

Our products are designed and produced to last. Taking care of your product extends its lifecycle even further.

Avoid dry cleaning too often

Most of our products are dry clean only, but dry cleaning is not environmental friendly. To avoid dry cleaning your scarf too often, air it after use to get rid of unwanted
smells.

Hand wash

Some of our silk products are hand wash only. When hand washing your piece do so with cold water and detergent specifically for hand washing silk products. Only use a small amount of detergent.

For silk products with fringed edges, avoid washing the fringes to keep their original look and feel.

Ironing

If you need to iron your silk scarf, put a sheet or thin towel between the scarf and the iron. Do not iron directly onto the scarf, it can damage the scarf.

We recommend to steam iron your scarf.

Travel tip

The scarf upgrades any outfit and is easy to bring when travelling. We recommend to pack the scarf in the box it arrived in or in its cotton bag to protect it from damage.

Keep it safe

The cotton bag the scarf arrives in is a good place to store it when it is not used. The MEHROTRA cotton bag is also a good protection for your scarf if putting it in your bag when not using it. However, our scarves are designed to be used as often as possible. They look better on you than in your closet.

Care instructions

Wool

Our products are designed and produced to last. Taking care of your product extends its lifecycle even further.

Avoid dry cleaning too often

Our products are dry clean only, but dry cleaning is not environmental friendly. To avoid dry cleaning your product too often, air it after use to get rid of unwanted smells.

Pilling

Your wool product can start to pill, this do happen to natural fibres such as wool. If you experience pilling we recommend you not to use a pilling comb or a pilling machine, instead we recommend you to use a pilling stone. This stone is more gentle to the fabric when removing pilling.

Ironing

If you need to iron your wool product, put a sheet or thin towel between the scarf and the iron. Do not iron directly onto the scarf, it can damage the scarf.

We recommend to steam your wool product.

Travel tip

The MEHROTRA wool products upgrade any outfit and is easy to bring when travelling. We recommend to pack the scarf and pouch in the packaging it arrived in or in to protect it from damage.

Keep it safe

The cotton bag your product arrives in is a good place to store it when it is not used. The MEHROTRA cotton bag is also a good protection for your scarf if putting it in your bag when not using it. However, products are designed to be used as often as possible. They look better on you than in your closet.