Waxed furniture is finished with a water-based stain and real wax.  It will benefit from the occasional application of solid wax furniture polish, particularly in its first few months in your home.  The sheen of the surface will probably increase as you apply and buff more wax polish.  Between wax applications, day-to-day cleaning can be carried out with a dry duster.

You should ensure that neither hot nor wet objects are placed on waxed pine furniture, as they can cause marks.  If you should accidentally cause a heat or damp mark, try rubbing it gently along the grain only some wax polish applied to a piece of 0000 grade (very fine) wire wool. Provided that the marking is not too serious, this process should reduce or eliminate the mark. It may be necessary to extend your wire wool and wax treatment to the whole surface in order to even out the sheen of the finish.