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

Clean Coffee Stains With Baking Soda

Baking soda really is the ultimate fix it. Coffee is a notoriously tough stain to clean, but pouring baking soda over it lets the powder do its thing and then the stain is no more. If you've ever wrestled with a dark stain on a light carpet, baking soda is the only way to go.

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The More You Know

  • When you're working on the roof, wrap rubber bands around tools to help them stay put. The rubber will grip on roofs with up to a 6/12 slope.
  • Here's a great way to keep track of your daily water intake. Draw lines on your water bottle with a marker pen, and then write the time beside the marked level.
  • Use your vacuum cleaner to find tiny items you've lost, such as earrings. Just cover the end of a vacuum cleaner with a stocking or pantyhose, and start your search.
  • Keep elastic hair bands in one place—not scattered in drawers or in the bathroom sink or all over the floor. Slide them onto an empty toilet paper roll, which can then be neatly tucked into a drawer.
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