Home-made recipe to polish wood furniture

By Jeana • May 29th, 2007

The Green Guide’s tip last week was most helpful! They suggest making a furniture polish with a vinegar or lemon juice base, so that it doesn’t make your furniture ‘gunky’ like an oil-base would. Check it out here! I just tried it – and I love the results!

Edited 7/5/07: The first time I tried it with vinegar, olive oil and eucalyptus essential oil. But I just did it again with 1/4 c. lemon juice and about a tablespoon of safflower oil (I’m out of olive oil) and I didn’t need the essential oils. I love it!!! It leaves a beautiful sheen on the furniture, with no buildup. And the lemon juice leaves a nice scent in the house. Please note: Lemon juice will go rancid if left out, so please refrigerate. It’s fine on the furniture, but if you have leftover solution, keep it in the fridge.

Comments(7) Cleaning products, Cleaning tips, Dusting, Essential oils

Comments

By choesf on October 15th, 2007 at 4:13 am

Wow, thank you for sharing this wonderful tip with us. I have run out of teak oil to polish my furniture (I have lots of teak furniture at home ) and was reluctant to buy more because they cost so much here…..and voila! I bumped into your “Homemade Furniture Polish” tip.

Much peace and joy to you,

choesf ::D

By Bedroom Furniture Dan on August 26th, 2008 at 11:21 am

Thanks for the tip! I have alot of wooden furniture at home and the amount of polish I get through a month to keep all of it like new is insane.

By Contract Furniture on September 18th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

That is an interesting little stew you have a brewing. AS long as it does the job then I will try using it. I normally just use wood oil to clean and moisturize the wood.

By Steve on January 23rd, 2010 at 2:55 am

that is an excellent recipe i have tried it also and it is very effective here is some information on building your own furniture.
Woodworking Project Plans

By Clifford on February 20th, 2010 at 9:46 am

I have a lot of wood in my home and I tried your home made polish and liked the results, even better than store bought funiture polish because I like the way it gets applied to the wood, thanks.
Clifford´s last blog ..Wood Working Plans – Your Resource Guide updated Fri Jan 29 2010 10:40 pm CST