make your silver sparkle

I’m so excited about this post, I can hardly stand it!  I’m telling you, the older I get, it’s the little things that make me the happiest!  If you guys follow me on Instagram, you know that I went on a bit of a cleaning spree this past weekend, starting with my collection of tarnished, crusty, silver footed Revere bowls.  I always buy them whenever I see them in thrift and antique stores; they’re all over my house, holding everything from plants and matches to fruit and candy and they look amazing stacked in my glassfront kitchen cabinets. 

As much as I love them, I’ve never been able to get them gleaming – Wright’s silver polish just wasn’t cutting it and I even tried a mixture of hot water, table salt and baking soda that a blogger had sworn by (it didn’t do a thing for me).  Then one day on Instagram, Melinda from House 214 posted a picture of her kitchen with large Revere bowls exactly like mine.  On a whim, I asked how she got them sparkling and she suggested trying Barkeeper’s Helper Soft Cleanser.  The answer was literally underneath my sink!  I used a soft cloth (a paper towel scratched the silver) and went to town.  The tarnish literally melted away within minutes. 

 Here is a pretty good before and after.  Isn’t it amazing?

Once I got started, there was no stopping me.  Salt and pepper shakers, water pitchers, anything and everything silver was up for transformation and it all just looks so, SO good:

Pretty impressive for less than $3 and a little elbow grease, wouldn’t you say?

Happy Hump Day, friends!