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There’s more to cleaning your kitchen than wiping down the counters.

Caring for your cabinets is an often overlooked part of keeping a kitchen tidy and looking like new.

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Cleaning wood kitchen cabinets

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If the cabinets are heavily soiled or sticky from a greasy film, add 1/2 teaspoon of dishwashing liquid.

Shake the bottle well to mix.

If the vinegar solution is dripping off of the doors, you are using too much.

Materials and tools needed to clean wood cabinets

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Clean cloths, soft rags, and microfiber cloths are all great cleaning tools to use on wood cabinets.

Avoid anything abrasive that can scratch and strip the wood such as steel wool and scrubbing pads.

Hand dusting wood kitchen cabinets

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Hand holding a spray bottle of vinegar over sink

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Using a spray bottle of vinegar to clean wood kitchen cabinets

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Cleaning hardware on a wood cabinet

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Using dish soap to remove stains from wood cabinets

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Removing water stains on a wood kitchen cabinet

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Cleaning sticker residue off a wood cabinet

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