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

Onion Deodorizer

If your basement smells like mildew, or if your cat's litterbox has been smelling a little off, place half an onion on a plate and let it suck out all the gross smells from the nastiest parts of your home. This is an easy and cheap hack that not many people think to utilize. 

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  • Next time you open a bottle of wine, save the cork! You can use a slice of synthetic cork to brace a wobbly table leg. Just mark the amount of cork needed, slice it off with a utility knife and glue it in place.
  • A wet-dry vacuum slurps clogs out of plugged drains. Even plumbers use this trick sometimes. If you need to increase suction, seal around the nozzle with a wet rag.
  • To keep cookies and other baked goods soft after baking, add a slice of store-bought white bread to an airtight container.
  • If the wine's room temperature, you can ease that cork out by heating the neck of the bottle with a hair dryer. Just make sure you're not doing this with sparkling wine or wine that's been refrigerated or you could break the bottle or cause the cork to forcefully eject.
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