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Homemade timber furniture polish

A simple oil and citrus solution to get your furniture looking like new - by Tara Dennis
  • 11 Apr 2018

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 part (cup if easier) Lemon juice
  • 1 part (cup if easier) olive oil

Instructions: 


1. Mix together 
2. Use a clean cloth to rub a small amount of the polish into your furniture.
3. Wipe dry with another cloth.
 
Notes:

  • Benefits of Using Homemade Furniture Polish:
  • Inexpensive: You can make polish with ingredients you may already have on hand, especially if you have a lemon tree growing in your backyard!
  • Chemical-free: These recipes use nature's own cleaning chemicals that are, often found in salad dressing!
  • No fragrances to irritate allergies: The cheap scents used in commercial furniture polish can trigger allergies in many people, or even in your pets. Instead of stinky fake perfumes, you'll enjoy the clean scent of lemon.
  • Environmentally-friendly: You won't have any aerosol cans dispersing propellant and needing disposal. You can mix these up fresh in a bowl or use your own spray bottle.
  • Shake before each use to recombine ingredients.
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On Channel Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens, Tara Dennis shares her interior style and design secrets, showing viewers how to transform their homes for less.

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