“Utilize a Dustpan to Transfer Debris into a Bucket”
Have you ever tried to fill a bucket with water from the sink but found that it was either impossible, a huge mess, or you had to stand there with the pail tilted for a long time before it was full? If so, you’ll like this useful tip for saving time around the house. A trash can, a sink, and a pail are all you need. Place the dustpan at an angle under the tap. Then, put the bucket under the kitchen sink and turn on the water (see picture).
The water will get into the pail through the dustpan and down to its handle. Make sure the dustpan and bucket are in the right place before you start to avoid making a mess.
“Organize Cords with Empty Toilet Paper Rolls”
We think that most homes have a lot of lines that are tangled up and hurt your head when you look at them. Things like extension cords, wires, chargers for phones and laptops, and more are what we’re talking about. They may stay in a drawer for years without being looked at. But keeping them clean and in order can take a lot of time, be annoying, and be dull. Towels from the bathroom and kitchen can be reused in this way by being turned into places to store cables.
Just put each cord inside its own tube and name the outside with a permanent marker. That’s it! A quick and easy way to keep your home organized.
“Clean Your Air Conditioner Vents in the Dishwasher”
One really simple way to find out how dirty your house is. Check the vents in your air conditioner. It’s clear that an A/C system looks great. Still, it will get dirty over time, which means it might not work as well or as efficiently. Think about all the dust, animal hair, and skin flakes from people and animals that are in your home. Now picture some of them getting stuck in your vents. ugh.
Instead of washing them by hand in the sink, just take the vents off and put them in the machine on the cool setting. After that, blow dry to get rid of any extra water.
“Utilize Shoe Organizers for Versatile Storage Solutions”
Need to go to the bathroom at a friend’s house? Have you ever thought about why the door feels heavy when you open it? If you look around, you might find one of these useful ways to store things at home: a shoe organizer full of items! Someone is very smart because they hung the organizer on the door and filled it with hair accessories, cosmetics, medicines, and more.
You can use this home hack anywhere you don’t have a lot of room, like in the downstairs cabinet or garage where you keep all your screws, electrical cords, and other do-it-yourself supplies.
“Apply Painter’s Tape to Walls Before Hammering Nails”
It’s not always easy to drive nails into walls. But if you miss, you’ll have to deal with a nail or hole in the wall that doesn’t fit right. To keep from doing more damage than is necessary, put a straight line of masking tape over the spot where the nail or screw will go.The duct tape keeps the wall and the hammer from hitting each other.
This helps a lot to keep it from getting scratches, dents, and other damage. The tape is easy to take off once the nail or screw is in place, leaving the wall surface clean and unharmed.
“Quickly Remove Pet Hair Using a Squeegee”
I hate having to vacuum every day, and it’s even worse when there are pet hairs all over the place! Even the biggest animal fans can’t stand pet hair. You won’t believe it, but your old scraper could be the answer. You just use firm, even pressure to move the squeegee across the carpet in one way. The rubber blade will make static energy that will pull pet hairs out of your carpet and collect them.This easy hack will help you keep your rugs clean.
You don’t have to spend a lot of money on cleaning tools to keep your floors free of pet hair.Instead, it will help you gather the hairs so you can clean them all up at once.
“Organize Plastic Bags Using an Empty Tissue Box”
People who care about recycling will try to reuse plastic bags whenever they can. They can be used to cover trash cans, pick up dog poop, and other things. But it gets annoying when you can’t find a place to put all the bags you get at different stores and your kitchen cabinets start to overflow with plastic. But there is a handy trick you can use around the house to fix this. Don’t throw away your empty tissue boxes; instead, use them to store your lost plastic bags.
It’s easy to get a new bag out of the tissue box every time you need one. Just roll each bag up tightly so the loop handles stick out and push them into the box.
“Use Binder Clips to Keep Freezer Items Sealed and Organized”
Imagine that you don’t have a lot of room in your fridge and that it’s hard to see what’s inside because all the plastic bags of food are jumbled up. Then there’s an easy fix you can do around the house. Take any binder clips that are sitting around. Then, take each food bag, roll the opening as small as possible, and use the binder clips to connect each bag to the middle rack of your freezer.
This will make a lot more room in your freezer for keeping. There will also be no more random vegetables at the bottom of your freezer drawer, which is a plus.
“Clean Your Gutters with a Vacuum and PVC Pipes”
This clever hack can help you save a lot of money because you won’t have to pay someone to do the same thing. A vacuum cleaner and some duct-taped PVC pipes are what you’ll need. You could also add a slanted elbow joint to the end of the PVC pipe. You won’t have to hold the PVC pipe in your hand while you put it in the gutter.
After moving the PVC pipe along the gutter to clean it well, use the vacuum cleaner to pick up the trash. This makes a hard and dirty job of home care a lot easier.
“Make Non-Slip Hangers Using Hot Glue”
Say you have a few soft dresses in your closet that you don’t wear. Then you’ll know how easy it is for them to fall off hangers, making it hard to find what you need and making the room look messy. You don’t have to buy new hangers just for a few pieces of clothes. With a hot glue gun, you can make your own that won’t slip.The glue makes a surface that doesn’t slip and sticks to the clothes, keeping them from falling off the hanger.
This is especially helpful for things made of fragile materials or straps that are easy to slip off. To make the new hangers, all you need is hot glue and some time. They will be ready to use right away.
“Eliminate Carpet Indents Using Ice”
For people who love hardwood floors, you can skip this home care tip. But if you have rugs in your home, cleaning them is probably one of your jobs. You will get carpet holes no matter what. People get these when they move furniture around and leave marks that make the rooms look bad. There is, however, an easy fix that works. You only need ice from the freezer.
In each ding, put an ice cube. Once it melts, wipe off the extra water and fluff up the carpet. It will take about 12 hours for this hack to fully work.
Flatten Your Ground Beef Before Freezing
Let’s say you want to save some tasty ground beef for when it’s warm enough to grill and make burgers, but your freezer doesn’t have much or any room left. Luckily, help is on the way with this home fix. Just put the beef in a large freezer bag, make sure there is no air in the bag, and seal the bag shut. Then, lightly press down on your beef to make it flat.
This hack is great because it not only saves space in your freezer but also helps the ground beef thaw faster. That sounds good for everyone, right?
“Clean Your Blinds Easily with Kitchen Tongs”
There are a lot of different cleaning tools and gadgets on the market. We use some of them for tough jobs like cleaning our blinds. But if you use your cooking tongs instead, you can save money. Clean them first. Then, put a cleaner, microfiber cloth, or even an old T-shirt over the rest of the tongs, making sure to leave the handle alone. Use a rubber band to keep it in place.
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Now, run the tongs along each blind slat and watch the cloth gather all the dust and dirt. Take the cloth off, shake it, and do it again when it’s dirty.
“Use a Tension Rod to Organize Your Cleaning Product Cabinets”
It’s funny, but the cleaning room is often one of the messiest places in the house! It can be a real mess of all your tools and goods. A tension rod, on the other hand, could help keep things in order and make them easier to get to. Put the tension rod in the back of the cabinet and use it to hang the cleaning bottles. This clever way to organize your home uses the vertical room in the cupboard to make a handy storage system that keeps cleaning supplies close at hand.
It’s also important to note that tension rods are easy to change to fit the size of your cabinet. This means that you can use them to organize cabinets in more than just your cleaning cupboard!
“Clean Your Blender by Blending Dish Soap”
One bad thing about your smoothie maker and fruit juice mixes is that they are messy to clean up every morning. But did you know that your blender can help you do that every day? Put some warm water into your blender or mixer and add a little dish soap. After that, start the blender or mixer and let it run for a short time. Soapy water will clean the blades and any food or waste that is stuck to the sides.
Last, pour the dirty water into the sink in your kitchen. Next, quickly rinse the blender jug to get rid of any soap suds. Set it on the drying rack to dry.
“Maximize Closet Space Using Can Pull Tabs”
To be honest, most of us don’t have a lot of storage space, and it’s a pain when we can’t hang up our new clothes. Here’s an easy thing you can do around the house to solve that problem. Hanging two or even three hangers on one hook will help you keep clothes you still like instead of throwing them away. To begin, all you need are two-holed drink cans to pull tabs.
Hang it on the first clothes line using the hole at the top of the tab. Finally, put another hanger through the bottom of the two tag holes. Do it as many times as your clothes’ weight lets you.
“Use a Pot Lid Rack to Organize Your Purses”
You can dress up your clothes with purses, bags, and clutches, but not always in your closet. People lose them, pile them up, and make a clean closet look messy. Luckily, this storage hack for the home can help you get your space in order quickly. An old lid rack with many dividers or slots will do the trick.You can use screws or adhesive strips to connect the pot lid rack to the inside of a closet or pantry door.
Then, slide your bags into each space or slot and arrange them however you like. Done! Some clever ways to store things don’t have to stay in the kitchen. Not us.
“Store Spaghetti in a Pringles Can”
How often have you bought a package of spaghetti only to find that you opened it the wrong way or that sticks were lying around your cupboard for no reason? Well, this is a simple tip that will keep your spaghetti from moving around. Clean and dry an old Pringles can, then put your spaghetti inside. If you keep the lid on, the can will hold the spaghetti in place.
This is a great way to keep your spaghetti from spilling out and getting tangled up with other things in your kitchen.You can use your Pringles can for something else while keeping your pantry neat. It’s easy and doesn’t cost much.
“Organize Your Cables with Tags”
Even though we all love our tech, most of us don’t love the bunch of wires that come with it. So let’s say you’re plugging in a new gadget and accidentally pull out one wire. Bam! You’ve turned off the whole thing. It’s annoying, right? That’s it! Just get a bunch of bread tags and write on them what kind of device or item the cord is for.
Then, securely loop the bread tag around the cord or wire. The labeled bread tags make it easy to find each line and keep them in order, so they don’t get tangled up or get lost.
“Seal Bags Effectively with Plastic Bottle Caps”
We’ve been looking for this hack our whole lives. Even though it’s very easy, you might not have thought of using old bottle caps to close poly bags. First, cut off the top of a plastic bottle, making sure to leave a space big enough to seal the bags you want to use it on. Next, put the open end of the bag through the top of the bottle, fold it over, and use the lid to hold it in place (see picture).
This seals out air, keeping your food fresh and stopping any spills or leaks. It’s also cheap, can bring new life to old bottles, and best of all, it can be used over and over again.
“Prevent Scraping Your Car in the Garage with a Pool Noodle”
Putting pool noodles on either side of the garage door can help DIYers keep their cars from getting scraped or scratched by accident. This hack is great for people who don’t have a lot of room or whose garage doors aren’t very wide. Putting pool noodles on the garage walls makes a soft barrier that protects both the car and the walls from damage that might happen by chance. Foam noodles are cheap and simple to put down with hooks or sticky strips.
Of course, this useful tip can help car owners avoid expensive fixes and save them time and money. It can also give them peace of mind when they park or back up into their garage.
“Save Kitchen Space by Hanging Pots and Pans”
It’s not easy to store pots and pans. They’re big, take up a lot of room, and can be a pain to get out of the cabinet where you’ve stuffed them. Luckily, putting a rod in one of your kitchen cabinets or on the wall of your kitchen is a simple fix. After that, get some hooks and hang your pans and pots. Adding this simple touch will help you make better use of your room and make your kitchen look nicer.
It also saves time while cooking because you can grab things quickly. Not long ago, things would fall out of your kitchen cabinet while you were putting a saucepan on the stove.
“Maintain Boot Shape Using a Foam Noodle”
In time, boots tend to lose their shape. If you like boots, you know this. Also, they make things look messy and are hard to store. But instead of spending a lot of money on boot fills, cut the foam noodle to fit your boot and put it inside. The pool tube will fill the boot and help it keep its shape, which is especially helpful for boots that tend to crease or fall apart.
Taking care of your boots will not only make them easier to store, but they will also probably last longer, so you can enjoy them without having to pay extra to have them fixed.
“Create Your Own Aluminum Foil Dispenser”
Strangely enough, foil rolls seem to be able to get lost or slip into the cupboard. A tension bar and a pair of command hooks will save the day here. You can put the hooks on the wall or inside the door of your cabinet, then run the aluminum foil through the tension rod and hang it from the hooks (shown here). Now you’ll never lose your aluminum foil rolls again.
DIY hack: This will make aluminum foil easy to reach while you cook, and it will also save space in your kitchen. It’s a win-win!
“Keep Your Sponges Clean Using a Binder Clip”
It’s no surprise that sponges are slippery. They pick up dirt quickly, which can ruin your clean dishes. If you don’t have a sponge holder, you could use a paper clip instead. Put the sponge on the binder clip and hang it on the sink or a dish rack after using it to clean dishes or surfaces. In this way, air can flow around the sponge.
You don’t need to buy special racks or holders for sponges because this helps it dry quickly and stops bugs and mold from growing. Check your home office to see if you have any binder clips lying around instead!
“The Hole in Your Pot Handle is Perfect for Holding a Spatula”
Okay, this one is simple. Surprisingly, a lot of people don’t know this: the hole in the handle of your pot can hold your cooking tool, which keeps things clean and speeds up the cooking process. Put the handle of your spatula into the hole in the pot handle so that the spatula rests on top of the pot while you cook.This easy trick makes it easy to get to your spatula while you’re cooking.
This way, you won’t have to put it down on the table or stove, which could get dirty and spread germs. So, the next time you cook food, why not try this trick?
“Attach Car Fresheners to Your House Fan for a Pleasant Aroma”
This might be an unusual way to keep your house smelling good. When it’s hot outside and you want the air inside to stay cool and smell like daisies, this will work. The first things you’ll need are air fresheners for cars that clip onto vents and a fan for your home. Now all that’s left to do is connect them to the wire or plastic outer cage of your fan, as shown here.
For your own safety, don’t try to attach the air fresheners to the fan while it’s running. Turn it off while you’re connecting them. The air fresheners should also not be in the way of the blades before turning the fan back on.
“Use Clothespins to Keep Toothbrushes Germ-Free”
Want a quick and easy way to keep your toothbrushes from getting mixed up, dirty, or lost but don’t have a toothbrush holder? This tip is for you. You can use a few clothes pegs to lift the head of your toothbrush off the ground and away from germs and bacteria. Just clean the pegs with dish soap and let them dry. A simple and clean way to avoid the daily sink mess that takes up room.
You can make it even easier for everyone to find their brushes by adding notes or using different colors on the pegs.
“Use Magnets to Keep Your Hammer and Nails Organized”
It’s not helpful for nails to fly everywhere when you have a lot of them to hammer. Not having a box for them makes it easy to hurt your back when you bend over to get them in the middle of a job. DIYers don’t have to do that; they can use magnets to keep their tools and nails together instead. Use a strong glue to stick a small magnet to the handle of the hammer.
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The magnet will pull the nails to it and hold them firmly (as shown here), so they don’t get lost or spread out all over the work area. Smart, right? Oh, we wish we had found this hack earlier!
“Calculate Perfect Spaghetti Portions Using the Center Hole of a Spoon”
It’s hard to figure out how much to cook for each person when you have a big family to feed or guests over for spaghetti bolognese. You don’t want your family or friends to go home hungry! After a dinner party, we’ve all had to get food on the way home, right? How do you figure out how much pasta to cook for each person? Plain and simple: use your pasta spoon.
Take some spaghetti out of the box. The amount that goes into the middle hole of your pasta spoon is the right amount for one person. Repeat to match the number of guests you have.
“Repair Car and Furniture Scratches with Toothpaste”
A lot of damage is done to cars and furniture. If your kids scratch or scrape things while playing or put their feet up somewhere they shouldn’t, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if you bump into it while going about your busy day. Or it could be your pet that did it. No matter where they come from, you get the point: scratches are common. That’s when toothpaste in a tube comes in handy.
Put a little toothpaste on each mark and use a cloth to slowly clean the area in a circle. When you’re done, wipe off any extra with a wet towel.
“Convert Shower Hooks into Trouser Hangers”
Hanging pants can be a difficult and annoying task. Try turning old shower hooks into hangers instead if you want to make the most of your storage space without all the work. You can make a storage system that is useful and can be used in different places. You can hang pants by their belt loops if you slide your shower hooks across a rod. You can also hang scarves, ties, belts, and even handbags from that.
That’s not the end of it, though! You can store tools, towels, loofahs, or anything else that gets in the way with shower hooks. They are cheap and useful. What’s not to love about it? It’s cheap, useful, and clear.
“Repurpose Old Beverage Dispensers as Detergent Containers”
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a quick way to get your soap out of the cupboard without having to dig around every time? Yes, there is! Just put a label on one of your old drink dispensers or containers and fill it with your favorite liquids and soaps for cleaning. It will be simpler to discover what you need. You can put the pitcher on a shelf.
You can also place your dispensers on the wall to make them easier to get to. After that, when you’re ready, press the soap pump to get the amount of detergent you want.
“Prevent Sheets from Slipping Using Suspenders”
You can cover your bed with elastic sheets without having to fold them or do any work. That is, at least, what they should do. In fact, though, these suckers don’t really work because they tend to slip off the edges of the bed. Don’t worry, though; braces are here. Place a suspender clip in the corner of each bedsheet so that they are all the same distance apart.Next, raise the mattress a little and attach the suspender clip to a point on the bottom of the mattress that matches.
If you need to, you can change how tight the suspender clips are to make sure they fit properly. Then, Voila! You should never have to deal with bed sheets coming off the mattress again!
“Secure Trash Bags Using Command Hooks”
I hate it when the cover for my trash bag slips over the edge of the bin and falls into the trash can. This is a mess, and you have to dig it out, which is gross! Place command hooks along the edge of your bin with some glue to avoid this. Then, use these to hold the lid up. Making sure it’s tight and safe, loop the top of the trash bag over the hooks.
This will keep the bag in place so it doesn’t slip and fall into the trash can.Command hooks are very cheap and easy to find at most home improvement shops.
“Add Keys to Your Keychain Easily with a Staple Remover”
Think about how many times you’ve broken nails and fought while trying to do something as easy as putting a new key on your chain. Now, swap that out for this simple and painless fix. This hack will really help you out and save you a lot of time and stress. The only thing you need to do is put the pointed end of the staple remover into the keychain so that the flat side faces up.
Next, use the remover’s handle to gently pry open the keys by making a small hole in the ring. Then, use the hole that the cutter made to slide the key onto the keyring.
“Achieve a Cleaner Paint Job Finish Using Caulk”
Painter’s tape is always a good way to start a do-it-yourself touch-up project, but it doesn’t always give you the smooth finish you want. If you have a ceramic layer on your tub or sink, it seems to make it even harder to keep clean. In these situations, glue is a great helper, if you will.It can help fill in any holes in your tape, which will keep your nice paint job from coming off.
You can get it at a hardware shop for a pretty low price, and it will give you the clean lines you want. Put tape on both sides of the area you want to caulk, then put the caulk in place and remove the tape.
“Store Plastic Bags in Old Wet Wipe Containers”
If you’re not careful, plastic bags can become a real pain in the kitchen. After you start gathering them, they get lost in different places, making it easy to forget where they are when you need them. You didn’t know it at the time, but you already knew the answer. You only need an old jar for wet wipes. They are easy to use—just fold the bags up and put them in the container.
Just make sure they are set up in a way that makes them simple to get to.You can keep your plastic bags neat and easy to find with this do-it-yourself hack.
“Drill Holes to Prevent Bin Bags from Getting Stuck”
Some things around the house, like taking out the trash, are just a waste of time. When the trash is full, the wetness and humidity can cause it to stick to the bottom of the base, which can tear the bag. Luckily, this problem can be easily solved by drilling small holes in the trash can’s bottom to keep the bin bags from getting stuck. Because of the holes, air can flow into the bag and keep it from sealing itself in a vacuum. This makes taking the bag off easy when it’s full.
This is especially helpful for people who have trouble taking out full trash bags and know how frustrating it is when a bag just won’t move. It works well, saves time, and keeps things from getting messy.
Use a Mug’s Ceramic Edges to Sharpen Your Knives
A knife that is razor sharp is an important part of cooking well. But sometimes the cost of buying sharpeners can get out of hand. So why not use your old ceramics instead of getting new ones? Plates and mugs with an unglazed ring on the bottom have a rough surface that can be used to sharpen a knife.Hold the clay thing in one hand to sharpen a knife. Then, move the blade across the unglazed ring at a 20-degree angle.
Do not put too much pressure on it. Go back and forth between each side of the blade a few times to get it really sharp. Soon you’ll be able to chop your vegetables!