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

Buff Out Scratches With a Walnut

If you have dings in your wooden table, the waxy coating on a walnut can help buff it out in a second. It might sound like a weird trick, but it's been proven to work for centuries. Try it next time you notice a nick in your tables or chairs.

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The More You Know

  • Most cutting boards don’t come with any kind of rubber surface on the bottom to prevent them from sliding on a countertop, but with a couple of rubber bands, you can stabilize your cutting board and keep it from moving around during use.
  • If you know you'll need to bake with brown sugar soon and it's too hard to use, stick a piece of bread in with the sugar overnight and leave the two in a sealed plastic bag.
  • Seltzer water will revive gold jewelry if you combine it with dish soap and let it soak for five minutes.
  • Run hot water down the drain for a minute, and then sprinkle 1 cup of baking soda down the drain. Slowly pour 1 cup of vinegar down the drain. Flush one more time with hot or boiling water.
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