Life hacks are tricks, strategies, and not-so conventional
methods used to perform a task or achieve a goal. It’s supposed to increase
productivity by cutting the time normally allocated to perform the task in
half. And there are hundreds of life hacks that cover all aspects of life
including, yes, cleaning your home.
Here are some of the best tried and tested home hacks that’ll
make you wish you learned them sooner.
1. Descale a kettle with vinegar.
After some time a water kettle gets lined with nasty looking
mineral deposits inside. Clean it off with a cup of vinegar mixed with water or
just enough to cover the scaling. Bring to a boil and allow the mixture to melt
the stains off. Rinse off thoroughly with water.
2. Use toilet paper tube to make a custom fit nozzle for the
vacuum.
One of the most powerful tools and a favorite around the house
is the vacuum. But with the limited nozzles that come with it, it’s difficult
to find one that would perfectly clean all sorts of tiny corners and spots
around the house. You can use a toilet paper tube as a nozzle by attaching one
at the end of a vaccum’s tube. You can then bend or fold it to fit the tiny
area you want to clean.
3. Get rid of hard water stains with vinegar.
Hard water stains, the ones in the bathroom—stuck on the faucet,
the bath tub, or the shower head can be an eye sore and are hard to remove. Try
pouring vinegar onto a paper towel, wipe the hard water stain with it, leave on
for a few minutes, and then wipe with a dry towel to see the area sparkle.
4. Remove toilet bowl stains with an old pumice stone.
Ditch your stinky chemicals and get one of these instead. A
pumice stone, yes the ones we normally use to scrub our feet with, works like
magic on porcelain toilet bowls. Submerge the pumice stone in water for a few
minutes, spray the area to be cleaned with water, and then scrub away. It can
be used to scrub off that pesky toilet bowl rings and other stains.
5. Clean silver with baking soda, foil, and hot water.
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add in a crumpled piece of
aluminum foil, then add half a table spoon of baking soda. You can dip
silverware like spoons, forks, and silver cups into the mixture for a few
seconds to melt the stains.
6. Cut through burnt-on grease in the oven with baking soda and
vinegar.
Dab a wet cloth onto baking soda and wipe all over the insides
of your oven. Leave the water-baking soda mixture on the surface for a few
minutes. Spray with vinegar and then wipe off.
7. Let the blender clean itself by blending water and soap.
Time to put an end to shoving your hands down to reach below and
in between the blender’s blade. When you’re done blending make clean up
as easy as pouring half a cup of warm water and a few drops of dish washing
liquid. Put the blender back on its base and turn it on. This will basically
let the blender clean itself. Rinse off and air dry.
8. Clean stainless steel kitchen appliances with alcohol and
olive oil.
Ever struggled with a stainless steel appliance in the kitchen
that’s almost always covered in oil smudge and finger prints? Water just might
not do the trick so you need to use something that’ll cut through the sticky
oil like a pro. Pour a small amount of alcohol onto a cloth and wipe away
sticky oil and fingerprints on stainless steel appliances. You can do this once
a week. But to smudge proof your appliance and get rid of scratch marks you can
apply a very thin layer of olive oil once a month.
9. Clean burnt iron plate with paracetamol.
Time to put an end to that sticky mess you’re making while
ironing clothes. Plug the iron and set it at low, then using a pair of tweezers
or anything you can use to hold on to the paracetamol, scrub the bottom of the
iron plate with the tablet. Watch the sticky goo melt away. You can wipe this
with a clean dry cloth after.
10. Use sticky tape to pick up crumbs.
Hate having to bring out and stow away a vacuum cleaner or the
trusty broom so many times a day to remove crumbs that your children keep
leaving everywhere? Try having a sticky tape on hand to pick up small crumbs on
the floor. Cut a small piece and lightly dab on the floor or any surface
(careful not to press it too much it could stick to the surface itself) to pick
up small particles.
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