It’s rare you’ll ever hear me compliment winter and it’s crazy weather, but there is one thing I do love about the season. The clothes! The boots, the sweaters…a casual snuggly form of dressing I can only get away with during these months. However, living in the Midwest I know with the cold comes the snow and with the snow, inevitably comes the salt. Ick. All over those treasured winter shoes.
Which leads me to my past weekend activity: ridding my season’s favorite Kelsi Dagger suede booties of the salt-stains they had accumulated during our most recent snow-storm. Having not found any success in my past ventures, I took to Google for my own little investigation. The concoction I ended up with was a hodge-podge of borrowed home recipes and exactly what my boots needed:
What you need:
Toothbrush (soft)
Vinegar (ummm, yeah, I don’t measure but I would say a few tablespoons in the bottom of a small plastic container).
Warm Water (mixed with the vinegar) and for rinsing
Wetting my toothbrush in running water I lightly brushed the salt. Then dipping my brush in the vinegar/water mixture I lightly scrubbed each of the stains. Finally, again with the clean water I went over each section one last time. The outcome? Muy beuno! Although, after drying I was able to see a few spots I had either missed or needed a second time around.
Ahhhh, pretty shoes with no need to buy anything special. Is there anything better?
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