Eliminate Odors from Your Home
White wine vinegar makes an excellent air freshener by
pouring some into a spray gun and spray neat into the air to kill cigarette,
cooking or paint odors. Alternatively put a bowl of white wine vinegar in your
living room overnight to soak up any such smells.
The leftover grounds of coffee from an espresso machine makes
a fantastic air freshener. Leave the damp grounds in a bowl to soak up
unpleasant odors. Soak up the smell of cigarette smoke by placing the grounds
from your morning coffee into your ashtray.
Household Tips
Toothpaste can be used to polish your faucets and clean
ceramic tiles. Use car wax to remove scratches and marks on your refrigerator
and washing machine. Keep your kitchen and bathroom tiles looking shiny and new
for as long as possible by treating them with lemon oil. This will prevent
water stains from building up.
To remove scuff marks on linoleum by rubbing the marks with
nail polish remover on a cotton wool ball. The solvent in the nail polish
remover will bring the marks up easily and quickly.
If you have something stuck to the bottom of your burnt pots
and pans, and you cannot remove it, then pour half an inch of fabric softener
into the pan. Leave it to soak overnight and it will clean up easily the next
day. Lemons are great for cleaning copper or brass. Simply mix the lemon juice
with a little salt in a bowl and then dab in a cloth and then rub as you would
with any cleaner. Lemon juice is also good for removing food odors from your
hands or cutting boards.
Transform your curtains by putting a denture cleaning tablet
into water and soaking the curtains. They will come out looking like new again.
If your carpets are looking faded then just sprinkle over a
mix of tea leaves and salt, then vacuum and those colors will come alive.
The next time you burn a pan, sprinkle a quarter cup of
baking soda in the dampened pan. Let it sit for five minutes and then scrub
clean.
To remove finger marks from your wallpaper, rub them gently
with plain white bread. To remove grease spots from wallpaper by holding
several white paper towels over the spot and then press with a warm iron until
the grease is absorbed.
Removing dust from silk flower arrangements by sprinkling
ordinary salt over them and then shaking off the salt and the dust goes with
it.
Get rid of stubborn marks from your ceramic or plastic bath
by applying a small lump of toothpaste on your finger and rubbing the mark
gently with it. Wipe clean with a damp cloth and you will be surprised by what
a little toothpaste can do.
Keep glass topped tables, TV and computer screens clean for
longer by using a little fabric conditioner in warm water, then rub dry. This
will prevent dust settling on the surface.
Remove the smell of smoke from your clothes by adding a cup
of vinegar into a bathtub of hot water and then hanging the smoke smelling
clothes above the steam.
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