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Have you been following along with all my fall decor this year? Did you notice that I started collecting vintage pieces of copper? What you may not have seen is that these old beautiful pieces of copper did not look so beautiful when I picked them up. Although I do love that they are vintage and that they look old, I still needed to do a little work so that you could really see the beautiful copper. I needed to know how to clean old copper naturally. Using ingredients I had on hand.
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As you can see in the “before” picture, this piece was pretty dark. You couldn’t see the full copper potential. Thanks to google I tried multiple ways to clean copper, and although they all worked pretty good this method was the easiest with the least ingredients. It’s alway nice to use ingredients that I already have on hand.
I was surprised at how easy this was, and how quick it worked. It had this old copper looking new in just a few minutes.
You’ll need: A small bowl of vinegar, some salt, and a few clean rags.
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- Pour a cup of vinegar in a small bowl
- Use an old rag to rub it on your copper piece
- Add some salt if the vinegar isn’t abrasive enough
- Rinse in your sink
- Dry and buff with a clean rag
It really is that simple.
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Next time you come across an old piece of copper dont be afraid to snatch it up, even if it looks super dingy! You’ll thank me!
Take a look at how I decorated my kitchen with copper this fall https://mylittlewhitebarn.com/fall-kitchen-tour-with-touches-of-copper-and-green/
xoxo
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