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

Hairdryers Remove Water Rings

Applying direct heat to a water ring from a cup you let sit on a wooden surface for too long is the easiest way to preserve the varnish. Anyone who owns nice wooden furniture knows water is its worst enemy. You won't make that same mistake twice.

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The More You Know

  • By folding shirts KonMari- or military-style and sandwiching (instead of stacking), you can fit more into each dresser drawer and have a better visual of what's inside.
  • Before going on your next shopping spree, do your research. You might find most products to be relatively inexpensive online when compared to retail.
  • Even if a ceiling fan is perfectly balanced, the breeze from the fan can cause the pull chain to smack up against the light fixture. Solve this annoying noises problem by removing the chain and sliding a 1/4-in. plastic tube over it.
  • You don't need a strawberry huller: Take the stems off strawberries cleanly by driving a straw right through from bottom to top.
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