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Keeping your home tidy and clean is a huge task. Beside everyday chores, there are always situations where more complicated issues occur, for example stains, mold and uninvited insects. We’ve prepared a list of 20 tricks to help you keep your household super shiny and clean.
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Two words: Baby oil. Yes, you’ve read that right. Everyone knows what a pain it can be to try and keep your stainless steel appliances free of streaks, and nothing really seems to work. Douse a paper towel in some baby oil and it shouldn’t take you more than 30 seconds to make it sparkle again.
Let’s move on from steel to wood.
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Use this trick to remove the food leftovers and nasty smells from a chopping board: simply cut the lemon in half and rub it all over the surface, leave it for about half an hour and wash it under cool running water. The acid in the lemon will dissolve all of the nasty stuff and afterwards it will rinse of easily, voila!
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Prevent your fruit and vegetables from going bad just a few days after you bought them. Use bubble wrap to store your fruit in the fridge drawer and use crumbled newspapers for vegetables, this will keep them fresh much longer.
Our next tip might save you a lot of money.
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Have you ever noticed a bad smell lingering in your kitchen? Perhaps it was coming from the drain? Here is what you should do in this case: create a paste from baking soda and water and let it down the drain. Leave it for an hour and then pour a jug of hot water mixed with a couple of teaspoons of vanilla essence. Doing this will save you a lot of money on expensive drain-clog stuff, and it might even save you an expensive visit from a plumber!
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Here we have two tips at once! Use vinegar to clean the refrigerator and prevent the creation of mildew, this often works better than expensive cleaning products. To keep the smell in your fridge fresh, put a cup filled with baking soda or dried coffee beans inside of it.
Protect your children with our next tip!
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Kids are playful and curious, however, you want to keep them away from potentially dangerous drugs and medicines. To do so, draw a big red cross over each dangerous medicine you have in your cabinet, this way it is much easier to teach them what they should stay away from.
Make chores fun with our next tip.
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Create a game for the whole family! Use lottery system to assign chores as well as days off for a lucky member of the family. Do this on a weekly basis, your kids won’t see their chores as a punishment, but as a part of the game.
Our next tip might save your favorite pair of pants..
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Everyone happens to sit on a chewing gum once in a life time. To remove it from your pants, put them in the freezer, once it is frozen you can remove the gum with your bare hands. You should really try this one out before you throw away those pants!
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Damp the cloth into some fabric softener and wipe it over the TV to create a surface with reduced static which automatically means less dust.
The next tip might sound like an urban legend, but it actually works!
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Shampoo is made to clean body oils, so naturally, it is a good way to remove oily collar rings. Rub the shampoo on the collar, let it do its work and put it inside the washing machine. your shirt or jacket will come out looking brand new!
The next tip might save your garden
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A great way to eradicate weed is a mixture of boiling water with a couple of tablespoons of salt. Just pour it all over the unwanted grass. Improve your backyard in an instant!
Now that you know this tip, the next one might seem obvious.
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Similar to the previous tip, use a mixture of boiling water and salt, put it in a jug and spread it over the pavement. No need to hurt your back and fingers by scraping it out on your knees anymore.
Let’s move on from moss to mold.
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Mold is a hard enemy. However, there is a way to fight it. First, clean the area with a solution of 4 liters of hot water, 1 tablespoon of bicarb and half a cup of vinegar. After that, use a mixture of a quarter of a teaspoon of clove oil with 1 liter of water and spray it all over the area. Two days later the mold should start to die.
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To keep ants away from your pet’s bowl, simply put it in a tray of water. All of the ants will drown before they reach it. It is an easy little household tip!
Let’s do one more clothes-saving tip!
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Simply put dried lavender in your closet and dressers to keep moths away for good. Neat trick, plus it also makes your clothes smell great.
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Crushed bay leaves under the kitchen sink or at the bottom of doors and windows will deter cockroaches for good. They seem to particularly hate the herb.
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To remove grease stains sprinkle cornmeal or baking soda onto the stain, and then brush it lightly through the carpet, leave it over night and vacuum in the morning. Repeat once or twice for the best result.
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Remove ink from your skin with margarine and a damp cloth. Just smear the area with a little bit of margarine and wipe it off with a cloth. Done !
