DIY Wood Cleaner

The worst thing you could do with wood is use water to clean it. The water can stain the finish of your wood piece or even worse warp the wood. Once the wood piece is warped it is impossible to get the original look back. 

I wanted to share a quick recipe for a DIY wood cleaner that I've been using to clean all the wood furniture that I have received from my grandparents' old house.

In a clean and dry spray bottle I added the following:

½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar

½ cup Olive Oil

1 tablespoon Dish Soap

1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Just take a look at the results. I dusted the entire chair with a dry cloth and then cleaned the right side of the chair with my wood cleaner. You can see how dirty the left side was. 

You can use white vinegar if you do not have apple cider vinegar. And you can use any type of oil as well. 

The vinegar and soap act as cleaning agents while the oil conditions the wood. 

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Repurposing a Three Bulb Light Fixture into a Candle Holder - Part 2

I actually have done this type of repurposing a second time with a used light fixture. A friend was renovating one of his apartments before putting it up for rent. In the process, he had a vintage light fixture which he asked if I could make something for him with.  

Here's what it looked like to start with, covered in paint and grime. So the first thing I set out to do was clean it. You can check out the process I went through to clean it in my post "Cleaning Metal with Toothpaste". It took a bit of effort to get it cleaned. 

Once I had it cleaned up, I had to add the candle holders. I used a used and cleaned glass candle for the center to give it a unique look and added a glass bowl to both sides. I used hot glue to secure each of the glasses. Since the metal sides of the fixture were sloped I had to build up part of the side using hot glue to make sure the glass bowls would sit flat. 

Next I painted the three glasses black. I then used stain on the entire thing. I made sure not to get any black paint or stain on the inside of any of the three glasses. Since this will be used with candles, I wanted to be absolutely sure nothing is flammable where the candle flame is. 

Here's the finished product!