Comments on: Lemon loving for my love seat (Day 351)… http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/ making one change every day to greenify my life (and hopefully not being too smug about it) Fri, 25 May 2012 09:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mrs. Bick http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11958 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:50:08 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11958 Sorry… I meant to link this
http://www.thefurnitureconnoisseur.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=51

in the last response. Carnuba wax is something else to consider. I Googled “tinted beeswax for furniture” and came up with lots of interesting reads and thought-provoking options.

Ciao, really!

]]> By: Mrs. Bick http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11957 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:47:13 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11957 just another thought if you want to darken the wood… I think there are tinted waxes and such on the market. Might be an option. Not sure how green, but research would tell on that.

STill, good luck.

]]> By: Laura K http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11956 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:49:55 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11956 I think it looks much better. No need for shine, it would look unnatural. :) There is definitely a difference.

]]> By: Raw Vegan Mama http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11942 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:30:55 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11942 Totally strange idea, but what about a banana peel? I posted about using it as a shoe polish, so I think it woud be fine as a wood polish — and it is very eco-friendly! Using waste for good! LOL!

RVM

]]> By: Julie http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11939 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:00:41 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11939 Burt’s Bees makes an oil from apricots that might help. It’s meant to be used in place of traditional baby oil, but it’s a pretty golden color and it never seems to go rancid.

]]> By: Julie http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11937 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:43:25 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11937 From my feet to yours, happy stinkin valentines day!!!

]]> By: kimberly http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11935 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:06:24 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11935 it looks a lot cleaner now. have you heard of this book “better basics for the home”? i got it from grassroots. it’s pretty sweet… it has directions for how to make just about everything, from lotions, to cleaners, to pest control. you should check it out… and it’s all natural, and involves really basic ingredients. i’ll flip through it and let you know if i find anything for your chair…

]]> By: MamaBird http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11934 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:54:35 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11934 When I polish wood I use much less oil and much more lemon juice/vinegar. More of a cleaner than a conditioner (got this tip from Annie Berthold Bond and I really like her book Better Basics btw). But I second the wax suggestion if you want to go darker. And I agree, I like the toes shots too (smile).

]]> By: GreenYogini http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11930 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:12:59 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11930 Not that I’ve personally tried this, but I’m guessing you could use the same type of oil conditioners on your love seat that you might use on a wooden cutting board, keeping in mind that some oils (as another reader commented) could go rancid over time. Then, you could eat right off the arm of the chair! A loveseat with a built-in cheese plate! What could be better?

Now the only question is – what are you going to use to shampoo the REST of the couch??? (If you found that a lot of dirt and grime came off the arm rest, I shudder to think what has absorbed into the more permeable surfaces…!) EEEEK!

I’m all in favor for re-homed furniture, though, and I happen to love the look of “wicked-hideous” retro. :)

]]> By: Giorgia http://greenasathistle.com/2008/02/14/lemon-loving-for-my-love-seat-day-351/#comment-11929 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:09:53 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/?p=933#comment-11929 It doesn’t need to be shiny, it’s neat the way it is now you’ve polished it – it practically looks NEW! :) If you still want it to look shinier (?), anyway, beeswax can do that.

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