THE MANY USES FOR WOOD ASH If you heat your home with wood, you probably have a good supply of wood ash. It consists mainly of the minerals left behind after burning wood, and contains calcium along...

THINGS YOUR MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU 1. Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster. 2. Store your opened chunks of cheese ...

20 USES FOR VINEGAR THAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW 1. Clear dirt off PCs and electronics Your computer, printer, fax machine, and other home office gear will work better if you keep them clean and dust...

Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner Recipes For Windows and Counters Ingredients: 1 gallon jug 1/2 cup vinegar 1602 Alcohol Fill with water Instructions: 1. Combine the vinegar and alcohol in the gallon jug...

Of all the laundry stains, the worst are grease and oil stains. But removing them can be easy. All you have to do is sprinkle baking soda on the fabric and let it sit for at least 1-2 hours. Put a fe...

As your living space is incomplete without a sofa, it is important to clean it from time to time. However, cleaning a sofa and removing foul odors requires your time and effort. Using baking powder i...

The best way to maintain your wood cutting board is to give it a good cleaning every month with kosher salt and lemon. Take a lemon and cut it in half. Sprinkle the board with coarse salt and use the...

Yes, hot glue has many different uses in arts and crafts and minor fixes around the house. But did you know you can even use it to fix your clothes? A lost button, for example, won’t ever be a probl...

Some occasions ask for specific decorations, like Christmas, Halloween, even birthday parties. If we were to nail things to our walls every time a holiday came up, though, our house would end up look...

We’ve all been there. We’re getting ready to go to a party when we notice the shirt or pants we have chosen to wear are torn. Oh, no! What to do? Well, you can always wear something else, but why w...