Nourish Your Wood Furniture: DIY Wood Furniture Polish

Try this all-natural solution for polishing your wood.

January/February 2006
By Ken Hoyt 
JF-06-020-GTK-04-HomeWork-Furnitur.jpg
Image Gallery
Keep wood surfaces well moisturized during dry winter months.
Article Tools
Print
Comments
RSS
Bookmark and Share

Staying toasty through the winter is great for people, but central heating creates a dry atmosphere that can wreak havoc on your fine wood furniture. We preserve our skin with moisturizers; doing the same for prized wood furnishings can add years to their lifetimes. Instead of conventional spray-on furniture polishes—which contain harmful chemicals and artificial scents that you inhale or absorb through your skin—try this all-natural version.

RELATED CONTENT

Furniture vinaigrette

This furniture formula is so pure you could use it to dress your salad, yet it keeps furniture strong and supple without chemicals. The vinegar helps remove dirt from the wood. This recipe’s shelf life: six months to a year.

1/4 cup white distilled vinegar
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon natural lemon oil

1. Combine the ingredients in a bottle with a tight cap. Shake well before dispensing.
2. Pour a small amount on a clean, lint-free cotton cloth and apply to furniture. Rub with the grain until you’ve coated the surface well.
3. Allow to rest for at least 15 minutes. Rub off the residual oil with a fresh, lint-free cloth.

A guru of home style, Ken Hoyt has expertise ranging from entertaining to food to interior design.

Bookmark and Share
RSS | Comments | E-mail | Print

Comments

Add Your Comment

You can use this comment form to enter your personal experiences or additional information and resources that you'd like to share with Natural Home readers. Your helpful advice will be posted on this page.  E-mail addresses are never displayed on comments, but they are required to confirm your comments.

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags.

New to Natural Home Magazine?
Sign up to share comments.
Asterisks(*) indicate required fields.
Name*
Your name appears next to your comment.

E-mail Address*
This will be your login ID.

City State Zip Code

Password*


Confirm Password*

Comments
1500 character limit (Offensive materials and/or spam will be removed, no HTML allowed)
Please Note: Your sign-up must be verified via e-mail before your comment is published.
FEATURED ARTICLES
MOST POPULAR


Subscribe today and save 50%
First Name: *
 Last Name: *
Address: *
 City: *
State/Province: *
 Zip/Postal Code:*
Country:
 Email:*
(* indicates a required item)
Canadian subs: 1 year, (includes postage & GST). Foreign subs: 1 year, . U.S. funds.
Canadian Subscribers - Click Here
Non US and Canadian Subscribers - Click Here

Subscribe to Natural Home

Welcome to Natural Home, the authority on green lifestyle and design. With an up-to-date outlook on current trends in sustainable building and wholesome living, Natural Home gives today’s eco-conscious homeowners the information they need to live in nurturing, healthy homes. Subscribe to Natural Home today to get inspired on the art of living wisely and living well.

Save money and a few trees by paying with your credit card now. Take advantage of our earth-friendly automatic renewal savings plan. You’ll save an additional $4.95 and get six issues of Natural Home for just $15! (Offer valid only in the U.S.)

Or, choose Bill Me Later and pay just $19.95