Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Clean Cobwebs With a Tennis Ball

Tennis balls have amazing static-cling qualities. If you swipe a tennis ball through the darkest corners of your house, it will be guaranteed to attract any cobwebs that may have been hiding there for years. Then, go out and practice some serves to knock off those cobwebs.

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The More You Know

  • When you go to the beach and take your cooler with you, sprinkle salt on the ice so that it stays frozen for much longer.
  • If you have all matching clothes hangers in your closet and sometimes you get one of the really cheap, plastic ones when you need an anti-slip hanger. One solution is to wrap pipe cleaners around the clothes hanger.
  • One of the most common ways to use magnetic strips is to hold kitchen knives and utensils in the kitchen.
  • Carrots take away the acidity in tomato sauce by adding subtle sweetness. If you find your sauce has gotten too acidic, peel a whole carrot, simmer it with the sauce and remove before serving.
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