Last Updated on September 11, 2020
We know, it seems hard to believe, but the truth is that black tea has the power to make your floors shine. Fill a quarter of a bucket with boiling water and add a couple of bags of black tea.
Let them sit for 10 minutes, more or less, and remove the bags. Then, dampen a soft cloth in the tea and proceed to clean your floor. After it dries, you will notice a unique luster – and it’s all-natural!
4. Baby wipes are an easy hack
If you have company on the way and you suddenly notice that your furniture is not presentable, you can solve this issue in no time using baby wipes. It only takes a few seconds to clean your furniture using baby wipes, and the truth is that it will look shiny and spotless either way. It’s not the greenest alternative, but it can be quite useful when you need to do some fast cleaning.
5. Don’t allow polish to build up
If you are the kind of person who keeps polishing their wooden furniture, you need to be careful not to allow polish to build up.
Polish can make your furniture and floors look amazing, but if you don’t spread it evenly or use too much, it can leave behind a stain or a dull finish.
If this happens, sprinkle a little bit of cornstarch over the affected areas and then wipe it out using a microfiber cloth. Yet another surprising wooden cleaning hack using a household product, right?
Did you know you could use any of these household items to polish and clean your wooden floors and furniture? Have you ever tried any of these? And what other wood cleaning hacks do you know of that are as good as store-bought products? Let us know!
