The Best Wood Cleaner, Ever

Baking soda is the best way I have found to clean any kind of wood--finished, unfinished and even painted wood. Dissolve some baking soda in a bucket of warm water and start cleaning! For particularly dirty surfaces, make a paste and rub with a rough cloth. Besides being cheap and non-toxic, it is one of the few cleaners that will do a great job without disturbing the finish. Do you have an especially dingy piece of furniture that you think needs refinishing? Try the baking soda trick first. You might save yourself some work!