My Gran has given me a 1930's walnut bedroom suite. I would like to know the best way to clean + polish it.

Question

The bedroom suite has wardrobe, tallboy, dressing table, bed headboard + footboard. Its in good condition, but just seems dry.

Answer 1

Go and get some Lemon Oil. It's the best stuff around. My mom and I use them on her oak floors when they get really dry (usually every spring) It does both conditioning and cleaning. The brand that I use is Holloway House Lemon Oil... that brand has never let me down. There is no wax, so it won't leave it looking dingy, and it will even hide small nicks and blemishes. I recommend this to everyone. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

It would be worth it to have a professional come out & appraise the set. That person could tell you the best way to clean and take care of these pieces as you really have to be careful not to harm the finish. I have similar furniture, and other pieces from that era. I have found that a very thin coat of wax, buffed to an incredible shine, is all it needs.

Answer 3

before everything wipe it over with a fabrics dipped in water with some washing up liquid and then wrung out (to eliminate grease and mud - do not get it too moist). Then bypass to a saddlers and get some low-priced, good previous formed glycerine saddle cleansing soap (or you should attempt between the more desirable expensive cream saddle soaps). save on with the saddle cleansing soap with a sparkling, dry fabric, somewhat at a time, utilising a round action to rub it into the leather-depending. do not use too a lot and verify all of it sinks in. end with a delicate dry fabric to make it shine.

Answer 4

The previous answers are pretty comprehensive,but on the cleaning side,a good general tip is Methylated Spirits.It's cheap to buy,cleans off a myriad of muck,including nicotine,and leaves a good surface to polish on.(It's essential to get it scrupulously clean before you put any sort of finish on it,because a lot of finishes will react to any polish that's already there) ) And it won't cause any harm to anything.Just make sure you have good ventilation when using it,and don't smoke! Good luck.

Answer 5

Hi I would wash them in warm soapy water add a tiny amount of vinegar to water to remove any grease marks let dry then using a dry cloth use a little olive oil to buff and take out the drynesss good luck.

Answer 6

Murphy's Oil Soap to clean and Old English furniture Oil to polish it. Be sure to get the DARK variety of Old English ...it will cover small scratches and add a great sheen.

Answer 7

if the wood has not been laminated then get proper beeswax it comes in a tin similar to the old wax shoe polish its looks a bit like petroleum jelly but is harder/thicker in consistency, with this method its a little polish and a lot of elbow grease good luck

Answer 8

If you want to use a 'wood refresher' that works nice and won't damage the wood, try Hawe's Lemon Oil on a soft chamois cloth.
I've used it on all my cherry wood for the last 10 years and it works beautifully. My great grandmother and gramma both used it on their fine wood as well.
Who can question Grammas?
Try it on a small spot on the bottom of something to make sure it won't stain, yet I'm sure it won't harm i at all.

Answer 9

Dust it clean in the first instance and then use a french polish to buff up the wood grain. It will take some time and perseverance but the result will be well worth it

Answer 10

go to a hardware store and get some wood treatment, it will bring the walnut furniture back to its natural beauty. You are one lucky person as you have inherited a gorgeous set of furniture. Take pride in it as its hard to come by something that nice these days