Easy At-Home Fixes for Scratched Tables and Water Spots

I know I promised a post on houseplants, but something more pressing came up. So, the other day a friend asked if I had any homemade tricks to get rid of scratches on the table top. I completely understand her question, sadly, as I also have two children and nothing that stays “new”.

Ok, I am not sad about having kids themselves, I am sad about the side-effects of kids. Kids are a joy. You should have a couple, really. It will be fun!  (Have a kid they said, it will be fun they said…) Yes, that was a bad joke. Have a kid or don’t, not my business and definitely don’t base your decision on anything I say. Back to the table:

Well, honestly, I did not have any little tips or tricks. I kind of let my table go off the deep end. It is stained, nicked, scratched…you name it, from its former life as a kid buffet of paints, coloring, play-dough, food, dirty diapers (once upon a time), toys, vomit, birthday parties, and really, this list never ends.

And that is when the inspiration hit! What a wonderful post! I decided to Google my way through multiple, natural-like methods of repairing scratches on table tops and share this journey with the world!

 Please note, the following solutions are a collection of Google search results and Pin-spiration! I found a lot of the same solutions; therefore, I’m not listing specific sites.

Ok, so here are nine methods I tried:

Equal parts olive oil and lemon juice (buff)    

Equal parts olive oil and vinegar (buff)

Brown Crayon (color)            Eyebrow Pencil (color)

Toothpaste(buff)                   Tea Bags (left on 1 hour)

Coffee (Left on 1 hour)          Mayonnaise (left on 1 hour)

Walnuts (rub)

 

Doesn't the mayo look like yummy icing??? I just want to sprinkle those walnuts on top of it and pretend its cake.

Everything but the coffee, mayo, and walnuts was a fail. The tea bags actually left water spots- so frustrating.

That said, the coffee grounds were a big mess. Finished product kind of worth it, but the mayo was just as great and much easier to clean. The mayo also made quick work of some annoying water spots! Yaya!

Walnuts were AMAZING on those white scratches!! (Bottom right corner of pic below)

 

               Wish I could take a better photo of the entire table, sorry!

Final Thoughts:

Don't try these when you are hungry. I craved every smell, from wanting to eat coffee to a roast beef sandwich drowned in mayo, among other slightly odd and alarming cravings concerning said materials.

I really wish I had just rubbed nuts all over the table first, then slathered on a thick coating of mayo.

I am happy to say that my table has mostly recovered from its former life as a child’s play thing! Rehab was an interesting experience, but I am hoping with the support of a table cloth and my Aunt Betty’s vinyl table cover style, Table will stay on the road of recovery. We remain hopeful, as always, and hope the table in your life finds the same happiness.

Yours Truly,

Isabelle

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