Over the years, savvy homeowners have collected a variety of simple yet effective tips that can make managing a home easier. From using coffee grounds as a natural pesticide to saving used butter wrappers for greasing baking pans, these practical tips cover everything from cleaning and cooking to organizing and maintenance. Let’s dive into these handy how-tos!
1. Coffee Grounds
Excellent fertilizer and a systemic pesticide that is non-toxic to humans and pets. Let them cool, and sprinkle them around your plants and windows.
2. White Vinegar
Amazing substitute for many common household cleaners. Simply mix in a spray bottle, and it’s ideal for quick clean-ups around the kitchen and the bathroom.
3. Toothpaste
Ideal for polishing silver.
4. Lemon And Orange Peels
Throw them into the garbage disposal to give your kitchen that fresh citrus smell.
5. Bucket Of Ice
Perfect for cleaning gunk out of your disposal.
6. Butter Wrappers
Don’t throw them away. Instead, store them in your refrigerator, and grab one when you need to grease a pan.
7. WD-40
Removes crayon from anything, along with scuffs from ceramic and wood floors.
8. Clear Nail Polish
Paint the bottom ring of your shaving cream can with clear nail polish. This will prevent rust rings from forming on your bathroom counter.
9. Used Dryer Sheets
Instead of throwing them away, repurpose them to dusters. You’ll be amazed.
10. Red Wine Vinegar In A Glass
Fill a glass half full with red wine vinegar, then cover the top with plastic wrap, and poke some holes in the plastic wrap. Fruit flies will be attracted to the red wine vinegar and will end up drowning in it.
11. Peanut Butter
Chewing gum stuck in your hair? Peanut butter will get it out without needing to cut the hair.
12. Celery And Aluminum Foil
Wrap your celery in aluminum foil, and it will last three to four weeks longer.
13. Lemons
Before squeezing the juice out of them, microwave them for 15 seconds and then roll around on the counter. You’ll get much more juice this way.
14. Ketchup
It cleans copper. Who knew?!
Final Thoughts
I hope these simple yet effective household tips help you! Do you have a favorite home tip you’d like to share? Reach out to me today!
