These ingenious tips and advice for solving common problems will have you saying: but how did I not think of it before?
An ironing board for the sake of your back
Working on your back under a sink is downright uncomfortable, especially when the ridge of the cabinet hits your shoulder blades. You will feel much better lying down on an ironing board. Insert one end of the board into the cabinet and rest the other end on a 2 × 4 scrap. Then your back will no doubt be grateful to you.
Instant kitchen cabinet storage
A metal filing cabinet is perfect for storing baking trays, cutting boards, and pot lids. They won’t cost you that much more than a dollar in a dollar store. To prevent the file cabinet from shifting, use a non-slip rubber coating or attach Velcro straps to the kitchen cabinet and the base of the file cabinet.
Free funnels
Rather than buying them, make your own funnels using simple plastic bottles. These funnels are disposable and recyclable when you no longer need them. As soon as you find a bottle with an unusual shape, cut off the top part and save it for later use.
Easy-to-remove garbage bags
Getting a full bag out of the trash is always a painful exercise because of the vacuum that is created between the bag and the trash. You can solve this problem by drilling holes in the side of the trash can, near the bottom. This allows air to get to the bottom of the bin and you will be able to easily extract your garbage bag.
Conduit tape to hold your glasses in the car
Keep a roll of duct tape on the floor of your vehicle. It’s perfect for holding a cup and it’s just sticky enough that it won’t budge. And when you need the tape roll, you know where to find them. See other useful items to keep in your car.
Stop fighting with your duct tape
Tired of having to find the beginning of your duct tape every time you use it? You can of course fold up the end of it each time you use it and then cut it off. But here’s a better idea: glue a paper clip to the end as soon as you’ve cut a piece of it. This may make that easier to find your end of the line and have no loss. It works great with all types of duct tape, but it’s especially useful with duct tape, masking tape, and packing tape.
Storage for barbecue utensils
If you’re fed up with your utensils taking up space on your barbecue side trays, here’s the solution: attach hooks under your railing. You can now hang each utensil on its hook. It is a nice way to keep them out of the way while still keeping them close at hand.
Hang frames to perfection
When you want to hang a bunch of photos on the wall, it’s often difficult to see exactly where each frame will end up. So try this next time: put them on the floor and arrange them exactly as you would like them to be on the wall. Then turn them over and draw the diagram of your grouping on a sheet. Measure the distance that will separate each hook on the wall and write it on your diagram, then record all these measurements on the wall, and you will get a perfect ranking every time.
An ice cube to work the silicone joints
An easy trick to “sculpt” your silicone joints is to take an ice cube and run it along the joint with regular pressure. The film of water that forms between the ice cube and the silicone (or caulk) will give you a completely professional finish, and you can melt the ice cube in your hands to give it any shape you want.
An extension for your outdoor faucet
If the outside faucet that supplies your garden hose has become difficult to access because of an overly large shrub or other obstacle, here’s how to make the water supply more accessible. Thread a plastic pipe through a PVC fence post and attach a faucet and threaded fitting to it. After that join a small piece of garden hose to connect the existing connection to the threaded nipple, and voila: your faucet will be right where you need it. To keep the stake from moving, run threaded rods through the base of the stake, dig a shallow hole, and pour the stake into the concrete.
Temporary extension guard
An extension cord lying on wet ground can really trip your meter. Frustrating! Instead of having to go and reset your meter every five minutes, cut notches in a plastic container and place the connections of your extension cord in them. With a drill, drill a few 1/4 in. (5 mm) holes in the bottom so that any water that might fall into the container can drain out.
Mini nursery
If you like to grow plants from seeds, give a second life to the clear plastic containers in which you are sold tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables. Make them lucrative ideas to renovate your house! These containers have holes for air and water to pass through, so all you have to do is add soil and plant your seeds. When the shoots grow, leave the lid open until it’s time to transplant them to your garden. You can reuse these containers year after year.
A good idea for collecting leaves
If you have many leaves to collect and compost to haul, don’t go shopping and stuffing tons of plastic leaf bags. You’ll save a lot of time and sweat by getting a great DIY bag from a large DIY store. Put the bag in your trailer, transport the leaves, and store the bag until next season.
Easy-to-read inscriptions
The inscriptions stamped in the tools are not always easy to decipher. To fix this problem, buy white nail polish, run it over the marked part of the tool, and quickly wipe it off with a clean cloth. The white varnish will stay in the grooves and the numbers will become readable at a glance. To clean the polish Nail polish remover could be used, if it dries too quickly.
Remove fluff from your mosquito nets
If you live at the place where cottonwood trees thrive and cleaning your screens from the down that these trees produce is a real annual chore, use a lint roller. Just run it a few times over your mosquito nets, and you will see the down disappear. It also works very well with cobwebs and other debris.
Metal particle collector
To prevent fragments and particles of metal from flying around when drilling a hole, place a magnet near the hole. You will not find any metal on the ground, in the vice or on you. However, you must still wear eye protection. Once the hole is drilled, clean the magnet above a trash can, and you’re done.
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