23 January 2018 - Be Our Nurse!

First Aid for Your Wood Furniture

"When wood furniture accumulates scratches and other blemishes, only complete refurbishing can restore the original appearance. Before going to the expense of a professional job, or starting this task yourself, try some first aid"

Ok 1970's.... First of All

Does IKEA furniture count as wood furniture?

Second of All

My kids are the destroyers of all things so there better be some good stuff in here.

Honestly, I love this picture for today! It's like you stumbled upon a beast in an enchanted castle where the furniture is so happy to see you taking care of them.

Geez if my furniture could talk it would sound like an Intensive Care Unit.

So onto Furniture First Aid!

1. Nut Meats

Say Wha

The oil from a Brazil Nut can provide enough color to hid minor scratches

2. Coloring Crayon

Literally just take a crayon the color or your wood piece and try to hide your mistake

This is my favorite tip!

Just color your table with a crayon

What!?

3. Shoe Polish

In the 1970's you still polished shoes. I remember watching Downton Abbey and seeing them polish shoes thinking "Oh how cute"

Nobody uses this anymore right?!

4. Iodine

Conceal scratches on red mahogany or dilute it for maple wood

Fun Fact: I refer to burnt food as mahogany

5. Rottenstone

I had to give this one the Google

It is a stone that you can in some add lubricant or oil to make a paste.

This will bring back some shine to your wood furniture.

Amazon Prime can get you some in a couple days.

Weekly Confessional

I have a horrible time keeping up my furniture.

You see I have these kids who make it their duty to break things.

My wood dining table is a mess.

Scratches, dings, dirt, syrup, etc.

There are fork marks on two sides of the table because a kid decided to take their fork and run it along the edge of the table forever ruining it.

I have given up on this.

Pro Tip

If you plan on having kids just don't plan on not having anything nice and this almanac post can be replaced with something like

Stainless Steel. Your new Chrome Finished Friend

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