When you have company coming over last minute, brass is one of the easiest metals to polish with what you already have on-hand. All three of these pantry staples will do the trick. Don’t believe us? Watch and see for yourself. What you’ll need: ketchup ($3, amazon.com), vinegar ($3,amazon.com), lemon ($1, amazon.com)
Your storage doesn’t have to be used in the way it was originally intended. Instead of hanging towels that look cluttered on this rack, pot and pan lids looks streamlined and polished.
Fixing a clogged drain in your shower is never fun, which is why people went nuts over this invention. It captures hair and other debris and all you have to do is remove the gadget once a month and wipe it clean with a tissue.
When in a pinch, you can use foil to help you around the house for much more than food storage. Here, it’s balled up and being used as a dish scrubber, but it can also polish silver, protect pie crust from being burnt, and more.
One of Twitter user tweets went viral this year because it showed the astounding before-and-after pictures of her white Converse shoes. Even better: All it took was a little baking soda and laundry detergent. What you’ll need: baking soda ($1, amazon.com), laundry detergent ($9, amazon.com)
In Finland, people install over-the-sink cabinets that, instead of having shelves on the inside, feature slotted dish racks so you can put wet dishes away and let them drip dry in to the sink. This means they don’t have to hand-dry anything, and you’ll save serious counter space.
If you’ve ever struggled putting the fitted sheet on your mattress, listen up: we learned the corner with the tag always goes on the bottom right side of your mattress. Genius.
If your copper item is looking tarnished, squirt some ketchup on a rag, then sprinkle salt on top. Rub the mixture on your item and repeat until you’ve covered every inch of the surface. Rinse it off and your item will be as shiny as ever.
The wrap-around design of this tool cleans both sides at once, helping you save major time. It’ll also make washing knife blades easier and safer. We’ll take two.
Dust bunnies, be gone! To get rid of these annoying cling-ons, swish your broom around in warm, soapy water as needed. Another option? Try to zap it with the nozzle on your vacuum, just make sure you clean out the attachment afterwards.