Comments on: How to Clean a Farmhouse Table

By: Addicted 2 DIY

Addicted 2 DIY — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:43:20 +0000

In reply to Anne Atkins. LOL! I have a few stubborn ice cream sprinkles in there, but for the most part this method works great!

By: Anne Atkins

Anne Atkins — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:36:34 +0000

So excited about this post! We have grooves in our table too. Yesterday I went at them with a streak knife. This is a much better approach lol. Thank you!

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:55:08 +0000

So I just did a Google search to see if I could find a special way to clean our groovy table and wouldn’t you know, vacuuming is what I do…something I figured out aster the handheld broom and dustpan idea wasn’t as effective as I thought. I use a knife though instead of a toothbrush but I have one underived the sink I’m going to get out and try. Our top isn’t smooth though which makes it a bit of a challenge. I am going to try the pledge idea as well. It has a matte finish but I would like it to look a little more polished after I clean it. Wish me luck!

By: Addicted 2 DIY

Addicted 2 DIY — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 00:57:47 +0000

In reply to Naomi. I totally know what you mean! If it's been a while since I've busted out the toothbrush, I get so embarrassed by the crumbs!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:42:12 +0000

In reply to ShiloH. I've read that you shouldn't fill the grooves because they we've a purpose: to allow the wood to expand and contract with the changing temps, but also found a furniture maker that filled their grooves table tops with clear reactive polymer. Make extra sure the grooves are clean before proceeding. It's clear so you can enjoy the look of the grooves without the high maintenance cleaning. Hope that helps.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:37:39 +0000

Hi! I have this exact same problem with our farmhouse table. We eat and do crafts on it and the stuff stuck in the grooves is straight up embarrassing!!! Thank tou for sharing the tooth brush trick. Up until now I’ve been wrapping a butter knife with s kitchen towel and getting into the grooves ( our grooves are much larger than yours so it worked, but I was definitely afraid u was damaging the finish). I do vacuum when I need to be quick but that only gets the dry crumbs, nothing wet and sticky will come up with the vacuum. I’m definitely going to give the old toothbrush trick a try!!!

By: Addicted 2 DIY

Addicted 2 DIY — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:25:03 +0000

In reply to Jill. Thanks so much for telling me what it is! I think I always just called it a baseboard attachment or something like that, since I always used it against the baseboards;)

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:56:38 +0000

That would be a crevice tool. Very appropriate for that crevice! And love the expert vacuumer!