These household tips that will help you keep your home cleaner and smelling fresher.
Hopefully, a few of the tips below will eliminate the worry of stains, mildew, odors, coffee rings, etc. The appearance of your home will not only appear cleaner, but will smell better.
In boiling water, add ground cinnamon and an apple. Just leave it on the stovetop until you are ready to dispose of it. You will not believe what a pleasant smell you will have in your home.
Would you like to have another way to use your window cleaner? It can be used to remove sticky labels from cooking oil, margarine, mayonnaise, peanut butter, etc. Spray window cleaner on the label and let sit.
You are in the grocery store and you are almost finished, but you have to crisscross isles to get that last item. You should plan your grocery shopping according to the layout of the isles in the store. Take the time to map out the isles to make your shopping easier. Just think, no more crisscrossing.
Have trouble with dough sticking to your rolling pin? Before using, keep your rolling pin in the freezer.
Dusting pans with flour can be messy. Fill a salt shaker with flour and use to dust pans. You can also fill the salt shaker with salt to use to sprinkle on chicken. Powdered sugar can also be put in a salt shaker for muffins and the tops of cakes. Another idea is putting cinnamon and sugar in a salt shaker for sprinkling on toast.
Don't forget to put a small piece of bread inside your cookie jar, cake dish, etc. This will help to keep your baked goods fresh and they will last longer.
Dirty kitchen sponges can look bad in your kitchen. Wash them in the top rack of your dishwasher. When you remove them from the dishwater, remember they may be full of hot water. Be careful.
Coffee rings or spilled drinks can make such a mess on your counter top. With your fingertips rub a small drop of liquid dishwasher soap on the stain. Wipe thoroughly with a damp cloth after letting it sit for a few minutes.
Say goodbye mildew! Mildew on a shower curtain can make a difference in the appearance of a bathroom. Fill your bathtub with warm water and add one cup of borax. After you soak the curtain for awhile (when the mildew disappears), remove from the water and hang it up. I recommend drying off the curtain with a towel before after each shower.
You may want to put lead weights in the bottom of your shower curtain in order to keep them down. Fold the hem and sew the weights in.
Putting Efferdent in the toilet overnight will remove stains and hard water deposits.
Turn the carton of eggs over and return them to the refrigerator. This helps them to last longer and will keep them fresher.
If you have any old washable place mats, use them as drawer liners.
Cleaning out your refrigerator weekly with help to eliminate odors. Also, put a box of baking soda in your refrigerator and freezer for odor control.
Instead of making a pot of coffee, put half pot water and half pot vinegar through your coffee maker. This will keep inside of coffee maker clean and remove stains.
Grease splatters are a kitchen's worst nightmare. Use tile glue and put two or three, whatever you need, floor tiles on the wall behind your cooktop or oven for grease splatters. All you need to do is wipe off the tile. There are many pattern selections that will add color to your kitchen. Makes a great conversation piece as well.
Important tip is use baking soda to put out grease fires.
How many burnt pans do you have and cannot remove the stains? Put fabric softener in the pan and leave it overnight. You should be able to wipe out the stain the next day.
