For right now we're stuck with them. They've been looking really rough lately, dirty and dull so I did some research on how to clean varnished wood. I was excited when I came across an article on 'green and thrifty old school hacks.' The hacks, or ideas, reminded me of a post by my friend Suzy just this week on using an old cookbook. I am a fan of doing it the "old fashioned way." If it worked then, why change it?
Anyway, back to the cabinets...one of the old school hacks was to use tea as a cleaning agent for varnished wood. Perfect...we have lots of tea and you can't get much simpler than brewing some tea!
I brewed about 6 cups of "tea."
This was actually way more than I needed, 2 or 3 cups would have been enough.
Once I brewed my new cleaning solution I put it in the fridge to cool off just so I wouldn't burn my hand, I don't think the temperature has any effect on its cleaning powers!
Using a rag I wiped the cabinets.
(I was reminded of how much I love the look of tea stained fabric!)
This process was so simple but one little warning...your fingers will become a little stained, so if you are concerned about that you might want to wear gloves.
I was really impressed with how well the cabinets shined up. Here is a before and after.
Peanut wanted to know why the cabinet smelled like tea though!
I decided to try and save the tea mixture. I'm not sure how it will keep, but it's worth a try!
I now feel inspired to start using more old fashioned tricks!
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