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25 (more) clever ideas to make life easier. .

25 (more) clever ideas to make life easier

We heard you loud and clear. When we published our first list of clever ideas to make life easier last year, we received an overwhelming response. So without further ado, here’s another 25 ingenious household tips and organisational tricks that will have you saying, “Why didn’t I think of that?!” Source: chezerbey.com Got an empty kitchen shelf?

Source: maillardvillemanor.com Wall mount cutlery trays and add a cup hook in each compartment for brilliant jewelery storage. Source: apartmenttherapy.com Avoid messy dresser drawers by “filing” your clothing side-by-side instead of stacking items on top of each other. Photo: William Warby on flickr.com Has putting Toy Story on constant repeat finally taken its toll? Source: realsimple.com Packing tip: Protect breakables such as wine bottles or food containers with children’s inflatable floaties. Burlap Ribbon Curtains. (Before It's News) These were probably the easiest curtains I’ve ever made.

Burlap Ribbon Curtains

I wasn’t planning on making curtains, but like I told you the other day, I get side-tracked a lot. I made those simple candle wraps and then decided the little fireplace needed a table runner. I used burlap ribbon and still had a lot leftover. 21 knockout built-ins. 13.

21 knockout built-ins

Making a great porch The old-fashioned porch is a feature that's been popular for generations, since long before outdoor rooms became popular. Here, built-in planter boxes and porch railings help to define the outdoor space. In an article on his company's website listing six must-have porch elements, Chapin says that a porch is "a unique room that belongs to the household while being open to passers-by. Kitchen Tricks, Tips, & Timesaving Ideas Old Farmer's Almanac. You can never have too much advice when it comes to cooking and keeping your kitchen tidy and neat.

Kitchen Tricks, Tips, & Timesaving Ideas Old Farmer's Almanac

We have a few tips for you from your fellow Old Farmer’s Almanac users and Facebook fans. Kitchen Tricks, Tips, & Timesaving Ideas 1) Mix-Ins Mix bread crumbs with the broken potato chips in a nearly empty chips bag to make a chicken coating.Use Chex cereal instead of croutons on salads. Add plain, uncooked oatmeal as a filler in meat loaf instead of bread or crackers. 2) Fixings Substitute club soda for milk in pancakes to make them lighter and fluffier. 3) Savings Put overripe bananas into the freezer to thaw later for banana bread.Juice citrus fruit by squeezing it with tongs.Cut stale bread into 1-inch cubes to make croutons. 4) Tastings Dust the baking pan with cocoa or sugar instead of flour when making chocolate cake. 5) Peelings 6) Boiling (to keep water from boiling over . . .)

Before boiling, rub olive oil around the edge of a pan containing starchy foods. 8) Ridding. Globe DIY Projects. Clever Corner DIY Solutions. Posted by ScrapHacker.com on tisdag, augusti 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment Let creativity sprawl into each and every corner of your home – literally!

Clever Corner DIY Solutions

Narrow corners are surprisingly often overseen and deemed ”impossible” to make something out of…Challenged by this ‘fact’ (further enforced by the lack of pre-made corner solutions from furniture retailers) I thought I’d gather a bunch of corner D.I.Y ideas proving the ‘corners are impossible’ notion wrong… DIY from ‘Craftaholics Anonymous’ – TUTORIAL HERE D.I.Y from DesignSponge – TUTORIAL HERE Pics via here & here Pics via here & here Pics from StellaBleuDesigns Corner table/shelf DIY Ideas, clockwise from top left: Stacked table DIY idea spotted here, red table spotted here, green DIY corner table from Martha Stewart & lastly naturally clever design from PelleDesigns, spotted here With those ideas in mind, I hope you feel inspired to inject some love and functionality into a forgotten corner or nook around your house.

DecoratingMagic. Top 10 Clever Hacks for Things You Thought Were Trash. Yo Revo!!!

Top 10 Clever Hacks for Things You Thought Were Trash

Greets!!! What shakes?? I'm still around, awaiting the immanent demise of my star, along with those of others here. I have calmed down with Firefox. Haha, wait, what imminent demise of stars? I did not know you were still around, heh. Oh god, you and your insane userstyles.. Hey Revo! 12 Awesome Home Organization Ideas. People usually say that “there’s no place like home”.

12 Awesome Home Organization Ideas

Well, we’d rather say that there’s no better place to live than a clean and organized house. Yeah, we know: it seems like we’re making chit chat and talking about something that everyone already knows. The thing is that we know great home organization secrets and applying them to your house can spare you a lot of time, time you can spend relaxing. Ah, now we got your attention! Residential Organizing. 31 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY Projects.

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