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Easy Fix for Wood Scratches - Homemade

We have a fixer-upper house that we have been working on.  The bannister railing and some of the other trim and cabinets look HORRIBLE.  I wasn't sure what to do with them other than replace or try to paint them and neither of those sounded very easy or affordable. Enter:  Pinterest and all of the helpful hints, ideas, and inspiration we all get there! When I saw this pinned on Pinterest, my thought was, "Surely not!  It couldn't be that easy,cheap and seriously work that well!"  I am here to tell you that this solution is all of those things.  I mixed up my oil (canola) and vinegar (apple cider) and wa-la!  Beautiful!  Now... having said that the scratches are physically still there but when you see the railing and the trim pieces I applied this treatment too, the color is right on!  As with any treatment for wood, I would try this in a small, not so visible area just as a tester but this works.  I will forever use this on m...