Maybe as we get older we get more skeptical but I thought there was NO WAY this was going to work. Here's how it went down:
Our new table for Carson had some scratches on it. I thought about picking up one of those stain pens or using a crayon . . . but then I remembered something about rubbing a walnut on the scratch ? ? . . . I was seriously skeptical, I grab a walnut out of the pantry and started rubbing the leg of the table.
I stopped dead, and started screaming for Lee (a little over dramatic in hindsight). Lee came running thinking I had just hurt myself or the house was on fire. Honestly he was a little angry I yelled so loud over nothing but I showed him what I was doing and how well it worked and he was so AMAZED, he forgot all about being mad at me.
We Rubbed the entire table with walnuts and there are NO MORE SCRATCHES at all!!! It was seriously amazing to me!
Here's the before and afters:
Here's a close up:
Besides the magical aspect of the walnut, I think I am so excited about this because it is such a natural way to get out scratches, no stain, no VOC's. It's as green as you can get!!!
That is amazing! What's even more exciting is that I'm the first to comment on a post!
ReplyDeleteI must now resist the urge to scratch up all my furniture just so I can try it ;-) xx
Holy cow ... That is incredible!!!! I read your post, grabbed a walnut and got to rubbbing. I cannot believe it can be that simple. Thanks for sharing. I do believe the sales of walnuts are going up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for confirming this GREEN way to remove scratches! Love it!
ReplyDeleteNice... really nice. I'm wondering though, does it work on any type of wood?
ReplyDeleteI think it's just the oil in the nut so any wood that's stain isn't too dark. But if the stain is close to the natural wood color it should work. :)
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Woah! I'm totally trying this on our coffee table! This is amazing.
ReplyDeleteAhh soo excited that it worked! Definitely going to be trying it on my poor coffee table that has definitely seen much better days (before dogs and before it became my "dining table."
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I've been wanting to do this on our wood floors where we have some scratches but I was worried it wouldn't work. I'll definitely try it now!
ReplyDeleteJust to be clear... you mean walnut meat, not the walnut in the shell, right?
ReplyDeleteYup. The nut inside the shell. Don't uae the shell! ;) we just had sone chopped walnuts we use for salad in the pantry.
DeleteAshli
Wow I'm amazed, | with you in thinking that wont work it just seems too easy but I am impressed and will try this very green solution right away on all my scratches. Thanks Ashli.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten about this neat trick - thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI saw this trick on pinterest a while ago and recently tried it out for myself as well.. mind blown indeed.
ReplyDeleteCool. I do remember my Granny using them for scratches.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI just RAN to use this on a scratched wood tissue cover I have. It's a very dark wood finish and it helped a smidge, but only slightly. So no miracles with dark wood, but it looks like an awesome fix for lighter colors. I'll keep it in mind-- thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this either. Very kewel. :)
ReplyDeleteOk so I ran to the store and grabbed a bag of walnuts, bound and determined to fix my lovely coffee table... well no magic experience here, not even a little :( called mom and she said it only works on certain things.... good thing I like to eat walnuts because I have an entire bag to eat now :)guess my coffee table is just subject to eventually being refinished can ya say $$$ oh well
ReplyDeleteI am totally trying this on our wood floors! We had some bar stools that did some damage to our floors and your post just gave me hope. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard about this trick before. That is amazing how well it worked. I am going to remember this. Thanks for letting us know that it works.
ReplyDeleteThose before and after shots as absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! What a great green cleaning solution. Did you use the shell of the walnut or the nut itself?
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