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

Remove Carpet Stains with Vodka

Though it might sound weird to clean alcohol with alcohol, it does work. Vodka has a higher ethanol content than wine, and it lacks pigment. Ethanol will eat the pigment out of the carpet and neutralize the stain as long as it's fresh.

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The More You Know

  • Those tea cups you inherited from your great aunt have seen better days, but you don't feel good about throwing them away—so what should you do? Drill a drainage hole in the bottom, fill them with dirt, and use them to plant succulents.
  • Buy a ring binder and keep insurance papers, repair receipts and all other paperwork pertaining to the house in it. Storing all your house information in one handy place makes life easier.
  • To keep small cords organized, try this handy hint: Fill a shoe box with as many empty toilet paper rolls that will fit vertically; then place a single small cord in each tube. It'll keep your cords free of tangles and in one place.
  • Give your dishwasher a break by measuring ingredients directly into your mixing bowl using a digital scale.
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