Hack Your Home With These Cheap And Easy Tricks

Once you become a homeowner (or even a home renter) you realize how difficult it can be to keep everything in your home in working order. Thankfully, some handy people on the internet have shown us simple tips and tricks to make home maintenance a little easier.

A pool noodle can save you from potentially damaging your garage and a rubber band can go a long way with stripped screws. There are easier ways to clean pet hair off of surfaces and storage hacks galore. Keep reading to find out how you can make your home cleaner, safer, and more comfortable.

Attach A Magnet To The Bottom Of Your Hammer To Keep Track Of Loose Nails

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Nails are small and sharp, and if you lose one while you're hammering something into a wall, it could end up stuck in the soft flesh of somebody's foot. There's an easy way to keep track of loose nails that leaves your hands free to hammer away.

Just glue a strong small magnet onto the bottom of your hammer. Stick loose nail onto the magnet to keep them close at hand while your putting together that bookcase or hanging up that photo frame.

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Use A Tension Rod For Extra Storage Space

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We often store our household cleaning supplies safely under the kitchen or bathroom sink. But all those bulky boxes and oddly-shaped spray bottles can cause us to run out of space and clutter up the cabinet.

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In order to avoid this, try a tension rod! They're inexpensive and can be found at any hardware store. This way, you can hang the spray bottles form the rod and open up more space underneath!

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Keep Your Spare Key Safe

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It's a good idea to keep a spare key around your home just in case you forget your key or get locked out. However, you don't want other people to know where your spare key is hidden. That's a robbery waiting to happen.

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Here's a neat trick— put your key into an empty pill bottle and glue a pine cone or some other piece of foliage on the lid of the bottle. Then bury the bottle in the ground with the pine cone sticking out above the dirt.

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Pool Noodles Can Keep Your Car Scratch-Free

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Sometimes getting a large car into a not so large garage can be a tight squeeze. If you don't enter at just the right angle, your car and your garage can end up scratched, dented, or even smashed. In order to avoid damaging your car, slice a pool noodle in half and attach the noodle to the walls of your garage.

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Next time you get out of your car, the doors will nudge softly against the noodles instead of hitting the wall. No more scuff marks on the wall and no more dings on your car door!

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Shower Curtain Hooks Also Work As Hangers

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We've all had those moments where we come home from the mall some new items to add to our wardrobe, only to realize we don't have enough hangers! This can be annoying, especially since at that point you'd be too tired to go back out and buy some.

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One easy fix for this would be to use shower curtain hooks! They take up less space and are especially ideal for hanging clothes with a loop, like jeans or jackets.

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A Rubber Band Can Help Your Remove Stripped Screws

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Hardware chores are a breeze until you come across that one stripped screw that makes it impossible to finish your task. Screwdrivers are barely helpful in these cases, yet some people still try to use them for a few minutes before finding another solution.

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Next time you're in this predicament try placing a rubber band between the screw head and the screwdriver! The grip from the rubber should help the screw ease out. Then you can say you at least loosened it.

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Use Desk Organizers In Your Kitchen

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Panties can get disorganized rather quickly. Everything starts off in its proper place, and then before you know it your bo if cake mix is tucked behind two jars of pickles and you can't even see how many cans of beans you have.

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If you have some extra desk organizers lying around your house, you can actually use those to organize the smaller items in your pantry. Attach the organizers to the wall to give yourself even more pantry space.

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Make Your Hangers Non-Slip

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It can be difficult to keep certain fabrics such as silk and satin from staying put on their hangers. Specialized padded hangers for bouses can be expensive, and frankly, they're not necessary. You can DIY some non-slip hangers with nothing but a hot glue gun.

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Just squeeze a line or a few dots of hot glue right onto the shoulders of your regular plastic, metal, or wooden hanger and after the glue dries, you shouldn't have any more slippage issues.

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Ice Cubes Remove Carpet Dents

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When moving furniture around, you're often left with some unsightly dents in your carpet that don't really seem to go away with time. To make them disappear within the day, place some ice cubes over them.

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When the ice cubes are melted, the dent will be gone but just be sure to wipe up the excess water and fluff the carpet out. This hack can take up to 12 hours to work successfully.

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Your Fan Might Be Able To Keep You Warm In The Winter

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If your house is equipped with ceiling fans, you already know that ceiling fans are great at keeping you cool during the hot summer months. However, if you know anything about science, then you know that hot air rises because it is less dense than cool air. In the summer, the blades of your fan are angled in such a way that as it spins, it whisks away hot air.

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Most ceiling fans are equipped with a small switch that changes the direction of the fan blades. Flip the switch in the winter to get the fan to push warm air down and heat up your house.

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Get Pet Hair Out Of Your Carpet With A Squeegee

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One of the biggest caveats to having a cat or a dog is the amount of fur that can accumulate on your floors, especially if you have carpet throughout your home. Regular vacuuming usually does the trick but sometimes vacuums aren't strong enough to pick up everything!

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Next time, try using a squeegee to loosen all the hair off of the carpet. The hardest clumps will come out before you run over your carpet with the vacuum again.

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Essential Oils Can Freshen Up Your Bathroom

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The bathroom comes with its fair share of odors and we often use aerosol sprays to take care of it. These are hardly a long-lasting solution, so if you want something a little stronger, why not try essential oils.

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Just a few drops of your favorite essential oil soaked into the cardboard of your toilet paper roll will do the trick! Every time someone grabs for more TP, the essential oil scent will be released into the air.

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Clean Your Blinds With Tongs

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Your window shades and blinds can be some of the dustiest places in your home. Cleaning them can be tedious, but it doesn't need to be. You can clean the dust off your blinds easily with some kitchen tongs.

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Simply fasten some microfiber cloths of an old t-shirt to the ends of the tongs with rubber bands. That way, you'll have an easy too that'll catch dust off both sides of the blinds in no time!

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A Wine Cork Can Double As A Chip Clip

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When you open a bag of chips or nuts and you're not intending on finishing the whole bag in one sitting, you need some way to re-close the bag so the food inside doesn't get stale. If you can't find a chip clip, or a binder clip, or an elastic band, you can fashion a chip clip out of a wine cork.

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Just slice the cork halfway up one end and slide the open slit over your folded bag of snacks.

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Save Space In Your Closet By Using Pop Tabs

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Speaking of hangers— here's an easy way to save space in your closet. The next time you open a canned beverage, save the tab from the can. Loop the tab over the neck of one hanger and then put a second hanger through the second hole.

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Now you can hang two articles of clothing instead of one, and the clothes rail in your closet won't become too full to sift through. You can also use this trick to pair tops and bottoms for easy access to full outfits on busy mornings.

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An Old Bottle Can Double As Jewelry Storage

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Bangles and bracelets can get all tangled up when you leave them in a jewelry drawer. An empty wine bottle easily doubles as the perfect place to store your bracelet collection.

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Just loop your bracelets over the neck of the bottle. You can weigh the bottle down by filling it with colored sand or small rocks. Not only will you have a place for bracelets and scrunchies, but you will also have upcycled that cute wine, beer, or soda bottle you enjoyed so much.

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Make Your Own Detergent Dispenser

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Those big beverage dispensers you see full of water and lemonade at family barbecues aren't just for drinks anymore. Pouring a big jug of detergent into a measuring cup and then into your washing machine can be pretty cumbersome. Instead, use one of those beverage dispensers as a detergent dispenser.

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Fill it up the whole container with liquid detergent and you can pour the perfect amount into your washing machine every time! Plus the glass container will make your laundry room look sleek and organized.

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Hide Your Router With This Book DIY

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WiFi has become an everyday necessity in our homes but sometimes the router doesn't always add to the motif of whatever room it's installed in. If your router is looking particularly unsightly in your home, try hiding it with some innovative decorations!

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Store the router in a decorative box with a hole cut out for the cords. Or you can make a case of fake books to store it standing up!

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Pool Noodles Help Boots Keep Their Shape

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Ladies can't wait to use their tried and trusted boots during the fall and winter seasons. But when it's a little warmer out, those boots are stored away and not always in the best conditions. Letting the tall part of your boots flop over can invite unwelcome creases into your footwear.

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Keep your boots upright all year using pool noodles. Just cut the noodles to size and stuff them into your boots.

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Create A Plastic Bag Dispenser

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Most of us have a cabinet in our kitchen stuffed with old plastic bags we never seem to run out of. These make excellent waste bin liners, but look like a mess themselves when they're not in use.

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Up-cycle an empty tissue box by putting your plastic bags inside. Stuff the bags into the box with the loops sticking up. Fold the end of each new bag into the loops, so that every time you grab a bag, a new one will be ready for you!

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Command Hooks Keep Garbage Bags In Place

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If you do reuse plastic bags as waste bin liners, you might be annoyed if every time you throw something away, the bag goes in with it. One way to keep the bag in place is to you Command hooks.

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Stick the hooks on either side of the trash can and place the loops of the bag around them. This will keep your liner in place without you having to touch a bag full of trash.

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Use Wine Corks As A Vase Filler

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Home decor optimists might be privy to have large vases filled with ornamental items such as used wine corks or glass beads. But what if you don't drink enough wine to collect enough corks?

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Instead of taking on more wine than you can handle, or having to constantly return to the craft store for more glass beads, try putting an empty wine bottle in the vase first! The bottle will take up more volume in the vase and the corks or beads will fill in the space on the sides, giving the illusion that the vase is fuller.

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Use Command Hooks To Hang Seasonal Wreaths

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If you're reading this article, then you're likely a home-hack enthusiast who is well aware of the wondrous capabilities of Command hooks. These little guys can hang up almost anything and come off of your wall without leaving a trace!

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One innovative use for these hooks is to hang wreaths or other decor on your front door. Just place the hook upside down on the inside of the door and using a string, your decor can hang on from the other side.

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Use Shoe Organizers Everywhere

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We've all seen those shoe organizers that hang on the back of closet doors and have a pocket for every pair of flat shoes that you own. But did you ever think of storing anything else in these bad boys?

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Shoe organizers can work well in your pantry to store smaller items and make them easier to see at once. They also work great for organizing all the stray cords and power outlets lying around your house!

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Keep Extra Wall Paint In A Baby Food Jar

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There's no other feeling quite like stepping into a freshly painted room. Changing the wall color can transform a space entirely but it is no fun to see all that hard work go to waste when furniture nicks the wall.

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To avoid this, save some of the paint you used in a baby food jar before you properly dispose of your extra paint. This way, you'll have just enough paint on hand for touch-ups without having to store a big can of paint.

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Use Your Dishwasher To Clean Your Vents

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You may think that you have a spotless home but one item that's often forgotten are your air-conditioning vents. These little guys don't always get the TLC treatment and end up collecting tons of dust that gets recirculated into your home.

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For a quick, efficient clean-up, put your vents in the dishwasher and be sure to close the vents for a thorough clean. Blow dry the excess water off on the cool setting before reinstalling them.

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Magazine Holders Can Also Hold Water Bottles

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If you have an endless supply of water bottles in your home, you're not alone. Somehow you've collected so many water bottles over the years, but even though you don't use all of them, you're not to keen on getting rid of them.

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If they're taking up too much space in your kitchen, try storing them on their sides using magazine holders. This will save space and keep everything organized.

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Use A Rubber Band To Keep A Door From Closing

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Bringing the groceries into the house is a chore in itself and it's pretty annoying having to try to open the door with your hands full. If leaving the door wide open is simply not an option where you live, you can try to make it easier by tying a rubber band around the doorknob like so.

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This will prevent the door from latching so you can just push it open when you pass through. Just don't forget to remove it when you're done!

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Bread Tags Double As Cord Labels

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If you use a power strip or an extension cord for multiple items in your home, it can get a bit confusing as all those cords get tangled up together. When you need to unplug something, you'll spend too much time making sure it goes to the device you're trying to unplug.

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One way to avoid this mess is to label the cords that are plugged in using bread bag tags or washi tape and notating which device it leads to.

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Put A Brick In The Back Of Your Toilet To Conserve Water

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Conserving water is one of the top concerns for eco-friendly households. In addition to taking shorter showers, you could also reduce the amount of water you flush every time you hit the toilet.

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One way to do this (without having to not flush at all, which is gross) is to put a brick or a jar full of water in the back of your toilet. After a flush, less water will go back in the tank due to the volume the brick takes up.

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Put A Car Freshener On A Fan

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One way to get your home smelling fresh when you're pinched for time is to attach a car air freshener to a house fan. Find the kind that clip onto a vent and attach it to your fan, making sure that it won't interfere with the blades.

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Once you get that fan going, your home will be fresh in no time! You won't even have to clean anything or risk spraying aerosols into the air.

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Toilet Paper Rolls Can Keep Your Cords Organized

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If you have a drawer full of unused cables and cords that you don't like to think about, there's an easy way to clean up that tangled mess. The key is to store your cords so that they are organized and easily accessible, but how do you keep track of what the cords are used for?

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Wrap up the cords neatly and insert them into a toilet paper tube or a paper towel tube cut to size. Just label the tube so you know which cord is which.

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Keep Wrapping Paper In A Garment Bag

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When the holiday season comes and goes, you're left with all those tubes of wrapping paper taking up space in your storage closet. Worse yet, they keep falling over and won't all stay in the same spot.

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Instead, try storing your unused wrapping paper in a garment bag. Not only is it long enough to hold those tubes, you can also hang it up to open more floor space for something else.

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An Egg Carton Can Help You Store Your Nearly Empty Condiment Bottles

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Nothing is more annoying than trying to get those last few tablespoons of mustard or ketchup at the bottom of the bottle. You just know there's a significant amount left and would hate to waste your money by tossing the bottle.

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You could try storing your condiments lid-side down to get every last drop. Use an empty egg carton to hold the condiments in place without them falling over.

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Use A Dish Rack In Your Closet

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Kitchen storage solutions aren't exclusive to the kitchen. You can find ways to use them in your closet as well! A pot lid rack will clean up the clutter in your closet in no time.

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These racks are perfect for organizing small purses, wallets, and clutches that used to take up space in your closet. Now you have a way to store all of them so that you can see everything you have at the same time!

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Fresh Herbs Last Longer In The Freezer

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If fresh herbs are a regular in your home for cooking, you'll likely want to keep them around for as long as you can. You don't need to worry about using all the fresh herbs at once before they go bad. Instead, try freezing some in the freezer!

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Right after you bring the herbs home or pick them from your garden, chop them up and freeze them in olive oil for use whenever you need it.

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Binder Clips Help You Save Space In The Freezer

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People who make smoothies at home regularly know that it's all too easy for your frozen fruits to take up space in the freezer. One way to not only keep them fresh, but also keep them out of the way is to use binder clips.

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Simply clip the folded open end of your frozen fruits or veggies to the middle rack of your freezer. They will hang out of the way and open up more freezer space.

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Store Spaghetti In A Pringles Can

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Spaghetti noodles often come in bags that aren't easy to seal back up after you start using them. This not only allows the dry noodles to lose their freshness but it can also get messy once the noodles start falling out.

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If you happen to have an empty Pringles can lying around, clean it out and use it store your unused noodles! These cans are the perfect size, so you don't have to go buy a special container.

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Flatten Your Ground Beef

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Ground beef is excellent to have on hand for an easy dinner fix but it's not always easy if you have to wait a while for the beef to thaw out. Eliminate this problem from the start by flattening your ground beef in a gallon-sized freezer bag before storing it.

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Because it is already flat, the ground beef will thaw out faster when you need it. This will also save space in your freezer!

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Ceramic Surfaces Can Sharpen Knives

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Dull knives can cause more problems than necessary in your kitchen. Not only do they make it harder to chop up your food, but handling a dull knife is also a safety hazard. If you don't have a knife sharpener on hand, you can probably sharpen your knives with something you already have in you cupboard.

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Use the bottom end of a ceramic bowl or mug to sharpen the blade of your knives. Do so with caution!

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Easily Deodorize The Fridge

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This is a common hack that many people grow up knowing about, but it's worth sharing for those who didn't already know about the magic of baking soda! Refrigerators can start to stink over time, and fortunately, there's an easy way to solve the problem.

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Here's how: just open a box of baking soda and place it in the back of the fridge to neutralize any bad odors inside. Replace the box with a new one every couple of months, and you'll keep your fridge smelling fresh

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Stop Those Door Hinges From Squeaking

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Anyone who's heard of the product WD-40 is probably familiar with this hack. It's the easiest way to stop a squeaky door from making that obnoxious sound whenever it's open or closed.

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All you need to do is put a thin layer of the oil on those squeaky hinges. Then, open and close the door a few times to be sure the oil has spread. If there's any excess oil on the hinges, you can just use a cloth or paper towel to wipe it off.

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Leaky Faucets Keeping You Awake? Not Anymore!

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If you've ever been kept awake at night by an annoying leaky faucet that keeps drip, drip, dripping away is going to be interested in learning this trick. Until you can deal with the leak yourself or call a plumber, try this hack to get some peace and quiet.

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Just tie a piece of dental floss around the head of the faucet, and make sure it hangs all the way down to the bottom of the sink's basin. Now, those water droplets will silently glide down the floss instead of splashing loudly into the sink.

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Restore Tarnished Silver To Looking Bright And Shiny

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Over time, all silver starts to tarnish and look dull. Don't fret about how your Thanksgiving table is going to look... try this easy hack instead.

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All you need to do is spray down any tarnished silver items with WD-40. Let the coat sit for 10 minutes or so and then wipe it off with warm water and a washcloth. Repeat whenever your treasured silver set starts to tarnish again.

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Remove Permanent Marker From Washable Surfaces

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Have you ever accidentally grabbed a Sharpie when you're using a whiteboard? Anyone who's made that mistake has probably been pretty frustrated at themselves for ruining a perfectly good whiteboard (or any other surface you've used a permanent marker on).

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Fortunately, you don't have to toss that whiteboard next time this happens. Just mix some water with baking soda, apply it to a sponge, and gently scrub the permanent marker away.

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Remove Driveway Oil Spots With Soda

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Many of us enjoy drinking a cold bottle of Coca-Cola every now and then, but did you realize that the familiar fizzy product has some handy uses around the house? Take this hack, for example.

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If you have unsightly oil or grease spots on your driveway, Coke can help get them out. Just soak the stain(s) with some of the soda and let it sit for a few hours. Then hose it off and those stains will be gone.

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Vinegar Can Be Used As A Natural House Cleaner

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Apple cider vinegar (ACV) can be used as a natural alternative to harsh bathroom and kitchen cleaners. The active ingredient in ACV is acetic acid, which kills bacteria and is safe to use on most surfaces.

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All you need to do is mix 1 cup of water with half a cup of your handy dandy ACV, and you'll have a natural all-purpose cleaner that's much less harsh than any commercial product.

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Clean Your Windows With Newspaper

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This hack is another one of those old wives' tales that actually works, so if you haven't tried it yet it's worth a shot next time you're cleaning your windows. It turns out that newspaper makes an excellent window cleaner.

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The reason is that newsprint is super absorbent, meaning that it actually absorbs the liquid instead of just smearing it around and making the glass look even dirtier than before. White vinegar, water, and newspaper are all you need to keep your windows sparkling and clean.

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Keep Jewelry Organized With A Tension Rod

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Those tension shower curtain rods are useful for so many purposes than just holding up shower curtains. Another clever way to make use of a tension rod is to keep your jewelry organized and untangled.

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With a couple of small rods, you can transform any small area in your home into a jewelry display center that's both organized and cute to look at! Just think how much easier it will be to accessorize on those busy mornings.

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Remove Sticky Gunk Effortlessly

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WD-40 is one of those products that should be kept in every household because it's just that useful. In addition to un-squeaking rusty hinges and polishing silverware, it's also great for removing sticky gunk, like adhesives leftover from stickers, from just about any surface.

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Just spray WD-40 on the spot and simply use a paper towel or rag to wipe it away. That gummy sticky mess will be gone in a flash!

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Get Rid Of Weeds The Natural Way

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If you're sensing a trend with the apple cider vinegar hacks, it's because ACV is simply one of the best items to keep around the house for so many different reasons. Yet another great use for the stuff is as a natural weed killer.

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The acetic acid in ACV is strong enough to kill weeds on contact. After spritzing a mix of vinegar and water on any weeds, you should see them withering up within a matter of days.

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Clean Off Your Iron Using Baking Soda

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Over time, irons tend to develop a build-up of starch and other products that you use on your clothing. If you see a build-up of crud on your iron, it's time to do something about it or it can damage your clothes or any other items you use the iron for.

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Baking soda comes to the rescue here. Simply mix together a paste of water and baking soda, scrub the metal part of the iron with it and then wipe it off.

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If You're Out Of Toilet Cleaner, Coke Can Do The Job

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Now, bear with us here. It might seem bizarre to even think about using Coca-Cola on the toilet, but this actually works. The acidity levels in Coke means that it's excellent at killing germs.

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We're not suggesting you get rid of your toilet cleaner altogether, but if you run out and need to spruce up the bathroom quickly, give Coke a try. Just pour some along the edges of your toilet bowl, let it soak, and scrub it away.

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Keep Bugs From Coming In By Putting Vinegar Around The Windows

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Anyone who doesn't like having creepy crawlies in their home will probably perk up when they read this next home hack. Fortunately, it's pretty easy to deter bugs and other small critters from entering your home through the windows.

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Just combine some water and apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray the mixture around the edges of your window frames, (inside and out). Those bugs won't even think about coming inside!

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Loosen Stuck Piano Keys With A Dab Of WD-40

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Fortunately for musicians who love to play the piano, there's a quick and easy solution to unsticking those ivories that have become "sluggish" over time. Once again, the trustworthy product WD-40 comes into play.

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You'll want a can that has one of the small straws on it, so you can apply the oil just to the spot that's sticking. All you need to do is put it on and you can play your favorite tune again in moments.

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Keep Ants Away With Salt And Baking Soda

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Ants are annoying enough at a picnic or other outdoor event, but when they make their way into your home it's downright frustrating. Well, that trusty box of baking soda can be your best friend when it comes to keeping the pests away!

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Just mix equal parts salt and baking soda. Sprinkle the mixture in the place(s) where the ants are coming into your kitchen or any other room. The simple concoction will help ward the insects away.

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Hang Ornaments And Decorations With Dental Floss

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If you're hanging decorations or ornaments and realize you don't have any of those special hooks, don't fret. Dental floss can help you out here; just head to your medicine cabinet and grab a box of it.

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You can use the floss to hang banners, string together popcorn garlands, or even create draped floral displays for any type of parties or social gatherings that you'd like to look more festive.

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Keep Squirrels Out Of The Birdfeeder

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Anyone who's into birdwatching knows how expensive it can be to buy all that birdseed... especially if you have sneaky squirrels who like to eat it!

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You can save money and make your feathered friends happy by keeping those pesky squirrels out of the feeder. Just squirt a little bit of WD-40 or other lubricants on the feeder's hanger, and those squirrels will slide right off when they try to get the food.

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Put An Empty Wine Bottle To Good Use

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Decorating with corks has become really popular over recent years, with many people wanting to show off their wine "souvenirs" in the shape of DIY crafts such as wreaths and corkboards.

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One popular project involves filling a vase with wine corks, but what if you don't have enough corks to fill it yet? It's easy -- just put one of those empty wine bottles in the vase first. You'll need fewer corks and the vase will look overflowing, impressing all your friends.