Utilizing black tea has been a secret cleaning hack for years—especially when it comes to hardwood floors. That’s right, apparently if you want to keep those hardwood floors—this method won’t work for laminate—shining and deep with color, throwing in teabags in a bucket of water in all you need to do! Keep in mind to test an area before mopping the whole area, to confirm that the solution is safe for your flooring.

After boiling a full pot of water, add 5-6 black tea bags to seep in for around 10 minutes.
If your tea is too hot to the touch, then add some cold water while you carefully pour your pot of brewed tea in the mop bucket.
Dip your absorbent cloth or mop into the bucket, and wring out any excess liquid—no need for it to be soaking or dripping wet—and mop the dirt away!