Pool Noodles As Bumpers
If you have a tiny garage, you know how hard it is to park your car without scratching up the sides. Cut up a pool noodle in half and attach the pieces to the wall in order to save your car from unnecessary damage!
Pool Noodles As Bumpers
Ceiling Fan Switch
As we all learned in science class, hot air rises due to the fact that it is denser than cold air. In the winter, this can get frustrating, but you may able to use your ceiling fan to help. If your fan has a directional switch, change the direction to move clockwise so that warmer air will be pushed down towards the floor.
Ceiling Fan Switch
Keep It Together With Magnets
Whenever you need to hammer a nail in the wall, it always seems like you can’t find the nails that you definitely have lying around somewhere. An easy fix for this is to adhere a magnet to the bottom of your hammer, which will ensure that your nails are always attached to the hammer and easy to find!
Keep It Together With Magnets
Recycle Desk Organizers
You might find yourself with lots of old desk organizers from your days in school or trying to reorganize your home office. These shouldn’t be limited to just office supplies! You can add them to the wall of your pantry in order to create more storage space, especially for spices and canned goods, which will free up pantry space for bulkier items.
Recycle Desk Organizers
Trendy Soap Dispenser
Most of us who purchase a beverage dispenser never really use it. Let’s be honest, it’s most likely just lying around the house, still in its box. Why not repurpose it into a soap dispenser? You can even use it to store laundry detergent so you can easily dispense the perfect amount each time you do laundry!
Trendy Soap Dispenser
Easy Plant Hooks
Command hooks are seriously one of the most useful home hack items. They can be used in a variety of ways, for example, they can be used as hooks to hang up wreaths and hanging plants. The trick is to hang the hook upside down on the inwards facing part of the door. Then you can hang a string on it and attach the plant or decor to it.
Easy Plant Hooks
Hide Your Router
Although the router has become a virtually essential part of everyone’s home, that doesn’t mean that they always fit the decor aesthetic we want to have in the room. If you want to hide a particularly unattractive router, one solution is to create this case of fake books that hides the router and makes you look super well-read, which is a win-win!
Hide Your Router
Wine Bottle Decor
If you want to create a cool DIY decor piece that uses corks in a glass votive, you may run into the problem of not having enough corks to fill it up. A great hack around this problem is to first place the wine bottle itself (or any bottle) to take up lots of volume and then to fill the rest of the space with the corks.
Wine Bottle Decor
Squeegee Hair Collector
Everyone who owns a pet can understand the pain of having to constantly collect fallen hair from the carpet and furniture. Sometimes vacuuming simply won’t pick up every last bit of hair, especially the ones that are lodged deep into the carpet. A great solution is to run a squeegee on the carpet to help loosen these rogue hairs before running over them again with the vacuum.
Squeegee Hair Collector
Remove Stripped Screws With Rubber Bands
Everyone knows how difficult dealing with a stripped screw really is. Screwdrivers aren’t any help and you might think you are facing an impossible task. However, you can trying putting a rubber band between the screwdriver and the stripped screw! The rubber band’s grip should help with easing the screw out of its place.
Remove Stripped Screws With Rubber Bands
Shower Curtain Hangers
Every single person can relate to the feeling of not having enough hangers, especially after a trip to the mall. If you’re in need of a hanger but don’t have a chance to buy more, you can use shower curtain hooks! These are actually even better than hangers since they can take up less space and allow you to hang up even more clothes.
Shower Curtain Hangers
Hanger Space Saving Hack
Speaking of saving precious closet space, here’s another clever hack to help you hang more clothes in your closet. Double up on the hangers you use in the closet by placing a soda can tab on the neck of one hanger and hanging a second hanger on the bottom hole. Now there is space for two items of clothes in the same space as one.
Hanger Space Saving Hack
Hot Glue Non Stick Hanger Hack
Yet another hanger issue we all deal with is having clothes slide off of plastic hangers. We’ve all been there, but there is a simple solution! If you own a hot glue gun, you can glue small dots along the sides of the hangers in order to create your own grips. Once it dries, you can confidently hang up your silk shirts without worrying they’ll end up on the floor.
Hot Glue Non Stick Hanger Hack
Old Bottle Space Saver
Extensive collections of jewelry can create some extra clutter around the house if not organized properly. Storing bracelets can be tough, but there is actually a simple hack that can help. Upcycle an old wine bottle (or any other cute bottle!) by using the bottle’s neck as a bracelet stand.
Old Bottle Space Saver
Tension Rod Space Saver
Many people often face the issue of not having enough storage space for all of their cleaning products. The bottles tend to be bulky and easily take up a ton of space. You can create extra space under the sink by adding a tension rod on which you can hang all of the spray bottles!
Tension Rod Space Saver
Save Some For Touch Ups
There’s really nothing quite like a room with a fresh coat of paint. Whether you’re re-applying the same color or trying out a new one, a fresh coat of paint can breathe new life into any room. However, sometimes furniture (or kids!) can cause little nicks in the wall, ruining that perfectly painted wall. Next time, save up some paint in a small jar while you’re painting so you can have touch up paint ready for those small scratches when they happen.
Save Some For Touch Ups
Bathroom Essential Oils
The bathroom is notorious for adding some unpleasant smells into your home. While sprays can do the trick, they’re not exactly a long-lasting solution for this dilemma. Next time, try adding a few drops of essential oil on the cardboard roll of your toilet paper. Each time someone uses the roll, a fresh scent will be released into the room.
Bathroom Essential Oils
Secret Key Spot
Having a spare key readily available is always a good idea. The key (no pun intended!) is having a good hiding spot for it. A good solution for this is placing the space key in an empty pill bottle and then gluing some natural element to it, be it a pine cone or a big leaf. Then you can hide it in a bush without bringing any attention to the key.
Secret Key Spot
Shoe Bin Space Saver
Shoe bins don’t have to be limited to just shoes! You can incorporate these useful bins into other spaces in your home, for example in the kitchen pantry, in order to create easy extra storage space. You can use them as storage space for small items that seem to have no real spot in the house.
Shoe Bin Space Saver
Water Conservation Hack
If you’re worried about the environment (and your water bill), you can cut down on the amount of water you use with every flush of the toilet. You can place a brick or two inside of the toilet tank. Whenever you’ll flush, less water will go down the tank because of the space the brick it taking up.
Water Conservation Hack
Vents In The Dishwater
Despite the fact that you might think your house is very clean, more often than not, we tend to forget about cleaning our air conditioning vents. When was the last time you cleaned yours? That’s what we thought. If you want to make sure your vents are clean as possible, throw them into the dishwater. Make sure to close the vents. Once the vents have completely dried, reinstall them.
Vents In The Dishwater
Boozy Chip Clip
We know how it goes: you want to clip a bag shut, but you never seem able to find a chip clip when you need it! If you’ve just hosted, you’ll most likely have an empty wine bottle that could come in handy. You can fashion a temporary solution using the wine bottle’s cork. Cut a slit into the cork and then slide it onto the bag.
Boozy Chip Clip
Water Bottle Storage
We all seem to accumulate so many water bottles that we never really find a permanent spot for. Then, when you actually need one, you never know where to find it! An easy solution for this is to easily store them all in magazine bins. Not only will you have an organized spot for your water bottles, but they won’t take up too much space.
Water Bottle Storage
Rubber Band Door Stop
Have you ever had to lug several bags of groceries into the house, only to struggle with juggling it all in order to keep the door open? If you don’t want to leave your door wide open, you can try this alternative. Place a rubber band around the door handles so the door doesn’t latch, and you’ll be able to easily push it without needing your hands!
Rubber Band Door Stop
DIY Chord Labels
Using an extension cord really simplifies life when you’ve got to plug in multiple devices. However, things get a bit complicated with all of the different wires tangled around. Keep things straight by using washi tape or bread tags to label each wire. You’ll never unplug the wrong one by mistake again!
DIY Chord Labels
Plastic Bag Container
We all have that mess of plastic bags shoved haphazardly in a drawer somewhere in the house. These plastic bags are extremely useful for reusing, however can get really messy themselves. You can recycle a box of tissues and use it as plastic bag storage. Put the bags into the box with the loops sticking out of the box for easy access.
Plastic Bag Container
Instant Fresh Air
If you want to get your house smelling fresh when you’re low on time, a great hack is to adhere a car air freshener onto a fan. Clip it on to a vent, making sure you don’t block the blades. This is a great way to get a fresh scent in your house without the use of aerosol sprays.
Instant Fresh Air
Keep Trash Bags In Place
Trash can liners are a great solution for keeping the mess confined and then easily getting rid of it. However, things can get messy if the liner slips around. You can use Command hooks on each side of the trash can and put the bag’s loops around the hooks in order to keep the liner bag in place. Now you won’t have to worry!
Keep Trash Bags In Place
Keep Boots Upright
Boots are an essential staple to the winter closet, but keeping them in good shape is just as important. If your boots flop to the side, this can create unwanted creases in the boots. To prevent this from happening, cut up a pool noodle and slide them into the boot in order to keep them upright.
Keep Boots Upright
DIY Chord Organizers
There is nothing more frustrating to deal with than a tangle of chords. It’s difficult to keep these in order, but here’s a quick solution. Use a paper towel or toilet paper tube for storage to keep everything in order. Separate the cords by use, and make sure you clearly label each tube to keep things in order.
DIY Chord Organizers
Use Tongs To Clean Blinds
Keeping window blinds and shades dust-free is quite the task, as it seems like the dust reappears as soon as you’ve cleaned it off! Cleaning the blinds themselves is a daunting task, but here is a solution to simplify things. Attach a microfiber cloth to a pair of tongs using rubber bands. This way, you can clean two sides at once, cutting down the time and effort needed to clean the blinds.
Use Tongs To Clean Blinds
Wrapping Paper Storage
Each holiday season, it seems like it’s a struggle to find the wrapping paper that we’ve stashed from the previous year. These seem to be one of the most difficult things to store, and since they get tossed around, they get all crumpled up. Avoid this by storing your wrapping paper rolls in a garment bag. You can even hang it up for easy storage!
Wrapping Paper Storage
Egg Carton Storage For Almost Empty Bottles
You know this dilemma: you’ve got a few spoonfuls left of a condiment, but you’re not sure whether it’s worth keeping or tossing. Avoid wasting any money by placing the near-empty condiment bottles upside down in an empty egg carton. This way, you can get every last drop without any hassle.
Egg Carton Storage For Almost Empty Bottles
Pot Lid Racks In Closet
You can get creative with kitchen storage even in other areas of your home! A pot lid rack can help organize more than just pot lids. You can keep smaller purses, clutches, and even wallets in order using these racks. This way, you can actually see which purses you have and they don’t stay hidden in the back of your closet, unused.
Pot Lid Racks In Closet
Prolong Life Of Herbs
Buying fresh herbs is always a better alternative than using dried herbs. However, keeping them fresh seems to be an impossible task, as it’s pretty difficult to use them all before they go bad. Try freezing leftover fresh herbs with olive oil in an ice cube tray. This way, you can pop out some herbed olive oil any time you need!
Prolong Life Of Herbs
Binder Clips In The Freezer
Keeping bags of frozen fruits and vegetables in the freezer can quickly become very messy business. You can use binder clips in order to keep things fresh and organized. Clip the folded open side of the frozen food in the middle rack of the freezer. This way, they will hang in an organized way and keep more freezer space open.
Binder Clips In The Freezer
Pringles Spaghetti Storage
When opening a bag of spaghetti, we don’t always use all of its contents. Storing spaghetti can get a little complicated, leading to the pasta losing its freshness. However, you can use an empty Pringles can in order to store your spaghetti! Make sure to clean it out first. This is a great way to avoid having to buy a special container just for the noodles.
Pringles Spaghetti Storage
Flatten Ground Beef For Freezing
Ground beef is a great source of protein and always good to have on hand to throw into a pan for a quick dinner. However, sometimes it can take a while to thaw out. You can help speed up the process by making sure the ground beef is frozen while flattened out, which will cut down the thawing time. It’s also a great way to save precious freezer space!
Flatten Ground Beef For Freezing
Ceramic Knife Sharpener
Dull knives can sometimes become more dangerous than sharp ones. Dull knives make it harder to cut things, which can lead to slip ups and nicking yourself. If you don’t own a knife sharpener, don’t worry. You can use the bottom of a ceramic mug or bowl in order to sharpen your knives. Make sure to be careful!
Ceramic Knife Sharpener
Ice Cubes For Carpet Dent
If you’ve got furniture on carpet, you know that after moving them around, dents in the carpet are inevitable. You can make the dents disappear within a day by placing ice cubes on the dents. Once they’ve melted, the dents will have disappeared. Make sure to wipe away the excess water and fluff out the carpet. This can take up to 12 hours, so make sure to be patient!
Ice Cubes For Carpet Dent
Unclog Drain With Coffee
Sick and tired of having a clogged kitchen or tub drain? Alex Azoury, founder of Home Grounds says: “Coffee grounds can be mixed with dish soap and boiling water to unclog drains.” Mix everything together and watch your clog undrain simply and easily.
Unclog Drain With Coffee
Essential Oil Polish
If you’re ever out of furniture polish and need to quickly polish up around your home, you can use essential oils for dark wood in order to clean any stains or spots. Tea tree oil is also perfect and is also a pest deterrent.
Essential Oil Polish
Remove Scratches With Toothpaste
It’s always annoying to find little scratches in our furniture’s finish, but it’s just part of everyday life. Luckily you don’t have to spend a fortune on a solution, as you can try to get them out with toothpaste first. Buff a pea-sized amount of non-gel toothpaste and buff it into the furniture. Remove paste with a damp towel.
Remove Scratches With Toothpaste
Remove Candle Wax With Ice Cubes
How annoying is trying to clean melted-on candle wax from pretty much any surface? Fret not! All you need to do is place a bag full on ice cubes on the wax until it has completely cooled. The wax should be very stiff and easy to remove after a few minutes.
Remove Candle Wax With Ice Cubes
Remove Crayon With Hairdryer
Anyone with kids is familiar with finding a surprise drawing on the wall. While it’s cute, it definitely is not ideal to keep on the wall forever. It’s okay, you can easily remove it by heating the offending crayon on the wall with a hairdryer and easily wipe it away once it’s been heated up.
Remove Crayon With Hairdryer
Remove Odors With Vinegar
Everyone has opened up the microwave door and been welcomed with a highly unpleasant odor. Not exactly appetizing, right? Jane Wilson of Fantastic Cleaners Melbourne says: “Just place a bowl of vinegar in the microwave for around five minutes and simply wipe it afterwards.”
Remove Odors With Vinegar
Clean HVAC In Dishwasher
Nothing is worse than dirty and grimy HVAC registers, but did you know uoi can just stick them in the dishwasher? Take them off, put them through a rinse cycle, and then thoroughly dry them before putting them back in. That’s all it takes!
Clean HVAC In Dishwasher
Towel-Wrapped Tongs
Dusting blinds is a pesky task, so it’s always good to find a trick that will simplify this annoying chore. Take a pair of tongs and wrap them with dish towels and then secure them with a rubber band. Now you’ve got your very own home made duster.
Towel Wrapped Tongs
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Toilet bowls are important to clean, but of course they accumulate so much grime that it can be a tricky task. If you have mouthwash on hand, you can pour a capful of it into the bowl and let it sit for half an hour. When you return, you can easily scrub the grime away for a fresh and clean bowl.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Keep Toothbrush Off Counter
Bathroom counters have a ton of germs on them, so it’s important to keep your oral care items from touching them directly. This trick is especially useful for traveling: take a clothespin and attach it to your toothbrush so that it keeps the bristles away from the counter.
Keep Toothbrush Off Counter
Magnetic Spice Rack
Spices are an essential part of every kitchen, but storing spice jars can take up valuable kitchen space. A great way to store your spices conveniently without taking up too much space is by using a magnetic rack that you can put onto your fridge directly.
Magnetic Spice Rack
Alka-Seltzer Cleaner
If you find food particles are sticking to your pans no matter how much you scrub, you can try using Alka-Seltzer tablets. Drop one into a pan full of hot water and let it sit. After about 15 minutes, the greasy leftovers should easy to be wipe away.
Alka Seltzer Cleaner
Dish Soap Blender Cleaner
Cleaning a blender is no easy feat. It’s tough to get in the nooks in crannies without cutting your hand on the blade. Instead, fill your blender with warm water and add some dish soap into it. Blend it together like a smoothies, and the grime will be blasted away.
Dish Soap Blender Cleaner
Line Trash Bags
There is absolutely nothing grosser than a garbage bag that’s leaking nasty and smelly liquid. To prevent this from happening, line the trash bag with some paper so that it can absorb the liquid and you won’t find a dripping mess when trash day comes around.
Line Trash Bags
Window Screen Nail Polish
If you find a hole in your window screen and don’t want to wait to replace it completely, you can use some clear nail polish to help. Clean the area and dry it thoroughly, then swipe some clear nail polish on the area, creating a seal.
Window Screen Nail Polish
Masking Tape For Nails
If you’ve ever been decorating you walls and discovered that the paint cracks and chips when you hammer a nail into the wall, here’s a great tip. Simply place a piece of masking tape (or painter’s tape) on the wall before nailing into it. That will help prevent any flaking.
Masking Tape For Nails
Rubber Band Paint Excess
While painting, most of us use the edge of the paint can to wipe paint excess of the brush. That creates a mess when you want to seal the can back up again. Instead, wrap a rubber band across the paint can’s mouth so you can use it as a temporary edge to wipe the paint on.
Rubber Band Paint Excess
Squeegee Pet Hair Removal
If you don’t have a lint roller on hand and you want to remove unsightly pet hair from your furniture, you can use a squeegee instead. Simply pass it over your furniture and it’ll easily wipe away your pets’ hairs right off.
Squeegee Pet Hair Removal
Natural Air Freshener
If you want a chemical-free way to inject your home with a delicious and fresh smell, you can boil some vanilla pods or even vanilla extract in a pan. The scent will waft throughout your home, leaving it smelling delicious and warm.
Natural Air Freshener
Make Rugs Non-Slip
Rugs are a wonderful addition to your home, adding color and personality to any room. It’s important that they are safe, and you can make sure your rugs are non-slip by adding caulking to the bottom of the rug to prevent it from sliding around.
Make Rugs Non Slip
