Alex, consider Tide Pro, its formulated a bit different than what we buy off the shelf. Its formulated to be near neutral PH in order for hotel laundry to hold up to daily washing, so it would be a good choice for a less caustic detergent yet still have great whitening properties. It does in fact have extra sodium percarbonate in it. So all in all it will whiten and be gentle at the same time. Le Blanc and Forever New are both boutique detergents, which I've never found to be anything more than perfumed water, but these two are actually good at what they are intended to do, clean the sheets gently, leaving them with a *finished* feel to them. If you do decide to try one, I'd suggest you try them first with no FS, I think you will be impressed with the silky smooth feel of the sheets. Also ment to say the Tide Pro has a near neutral PH where the Tide with Bleach powder off the shelf has a PH of about 11.

Before I went any further with cleaning, I would try to replicate what you've removed. Google "gilding wax" and see what you think. From the photo the last drawer has taken on a silverish hue and you want to just bring that back to gold. Obviously test it on something (there are MANY shades of gold) and use sparingly...it's better to build up rather than have to try to take it away. If it' doesn't work, you haven't lost too much. And test on the back of the piece first or maybe on the top of the drawer where it won't be noticed. Good luck...

I have an ororiginal one at my home in Colorado- Barrett House built in 1971 by Charles Haertling - The home was recentl featured in Atomic Ranch Magazine- I found an early ad of the "Igloo" ... They are wonderful sources of hea and pleasing to the eye!

I also prefer the yellowing or orange of the older hardwood floors. Make sure when you buy flooring, that it is exactly the same species of oak, and the same width, as the existing oak. A hardwood floor man can tell you what you have. You are mentioning white oak, but, your floor actually looks a bit more like red oak. You need to make sure its the exact same thing, before you buy. A hardwood floor person can also tell you if you have any stain on your floor, and what kind of finish your existing hardwood has. To amber up, you do need oil based. It may be that is all that is on your floor, is the clear color oil based finish. Since you want them to match, its worth having a floor person come in and check it all out, so its done right.