Household & Cleaning Archives

Kill weeds naturally

To keep weeds from growing through cracks in your patio, deck, or driveway, pour salt in the cracks. Salt dehydrates

Place loose nails, screws, and bolts on a piece of masking tape while working.

When measuring sticky ingredients, such as peanut butter, honey, molasses, and syrup, lightly coat the inside of the measuring cup

While preparing a meal, keep a large bowl on the kitchen counter. Put all your scraps, peelings and other discards

Deodorize your pet’s bedding, between washings, by sprinkling it generously with baking soda, let it sit for 15 minutes, then

To get stubborn red wine stains out of table cloths, combine equal parts liquid dish soap and hydrogen peroxide in a bowl.

Fill in ugly, small holes from nails with a little white toothpaste. Let it dry and paint right over it.

To vacuum hard-to-reach areas, like under beds and dressers, insert an empty paper towel roll into the end of your

Use rubbing alcohol on a paper towel to remove permanent marker from appliances and countertops. It also works great to

To eliminate stale refrigerator odors, cut an orange in half and scoop out the flesh (and eat it!). Fill the