This past weekend I switched my closet from spring/summer to fall/winter. We live in an older house with very small closets which forces me to keep out of season clothes and shoes in an upstairs closet.
When I switched my shoes, I noticed that my favorite summer Danskos were looking a bit dull and scratched.
I’ll admit that it’s been a long time since I’ve polished any of my shoes. My dad taught me how to polish shoes when I was a teen when it was important that my riding boots be perfectly polished for horse shoes. I haven’t forgotten his lessons and I still have his brushes.
All you need to polish shoes is a shoe polishing cloth or old t-shirt, shoe polish, and a brush.
Wrap the cloth around your finger, rub some polish onto the cloth, then rub the polish onto your shoe. You’ll immediately see the difference.
Note here what a difference a small amount of polish makes.
Brushing brings out the shine of the leather. These truly do look almost new.
Next spring when I do my next closet switch, I’ll be pleasantly surprised when I pull out my almost-new Danskos.
When was the last time you polished your shoes?
I have to do the winter/summer switcheroo too! My winter shoes and boots looked horrible when I took them out yesterday. I just bought three basic polishs,so I guess I need to get busy!
ReplyDeleteT polishes his shoes, but I don't think I've ever polished mine. Great tip!
ReplyDeleteMy dad always had two pairs of dress shoes ready to go--he bought one brown and one black pair every time he got new shoes. It was my job to polish these every weekend. But I haven't polished any of my shoes in FOREVER! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteYour polished shoes look great! I polish my dance shoes, which I wear when I do our cabaret show. It does make a big difference in how they look. Thank you for stopping by my blog--it was great to hear from you, and I'm glad that you enjoyed my victrola cabinet that I painted!
ReplyDeleteNice job!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I would have never though to polish my own shoes... how sad is that. I'm off to buy some polish and clean up my shoes! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done, Paula! I'm feeling inspired to tackle my shoe collection and give them all a fall facelift!
ReplyDeleteI always shine my boots and shoes up once and a while too - great tips here!
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