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Grant Foster, Owner materials come in! The next time you replace your roof or your siding, look for materials rated for high UV resistance. Using lighter-colored paints like white or tan will reflect heat and sunlight. Choosing colors that are less susceptible to fading also helps.

For wood, both indoors and out, the best protection is paint or sealant. Sealant has many advantages. It will protect your wood furniture, flooring, deck, and so on from harmful UV rays. It will also protect them from spills while maintaining the beauty of the natural, uncovered wood grain.

The most common types of sealants on the market are varnish, lacquer, polyurethane, and shellac. Varnish is low in toxicity and easy to apply, but you’ll need to be patient—it has a slow drying time. It offers great UV protection and is ideal for applying to existing wooden furniture. Lacquer is solvent-based and easy to apply, polish, and repair. It has a fast drying time and gives furniture a high-gloss finish. However, lacquer does not play well with coarsely grained woods like oak or very soft woods like cedar.

Polyurethane is basically liquid plastic and is commonly used as a sealant on hardwood flooring. It comes in water-based or oil-based versions. Water-based polyurethane is clear, with low toxicity and a high price point. The oil-based version comes in a warm amber color that, while cheaper, is toxic in liquid form. Shellac is a natural product made from resin and alcohol, which makes it fast-drying but not as durable as other sealants. It’s best used on decorative items that won’t see a lot of wear and tear.

If you’re worried about losing your home’s natural lighting in your quest for UV protection—don’t be. As you have just read, there are many products and protections on the market that don’t involve planting lots of thick foliage, installing hefty shutters, or hanging sun-blocking curtains (though those do help). You can protect your home and furniture without losing a single ounce of window lighting by investing in UV-resistant materials, sealants, and sprays, and even by just rearranging your furniture regularly. It’s easy to achieve with the right know-how! You can have your sunlight and your undamaged home, too.

Sources for this article included: boulderhomesource.com, wawanesa.com, living. geico.com, and angi.com.