40 thrifty home-making secrets we learned from Grandma
Rachel Homer
13 June 2024
Housework hacks from gran that work
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Keep moths at bay the natural way
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Store bed linens in a pillowcase
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Revive flowers in hot water
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Pull out long nails with extra leverage
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Clean bottles with sand and water
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Separate glass tumblers with water
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Cleaning up broken glass with a damp cloth
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Clean with the seasons
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Make your bed every day
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Everything in its place and a place for everything
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Look after the corners
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Try rearranging the furniture
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Use baskets to organise a pantry
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Always use a caddy
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Use an old pillowcase to dust ceiling fans
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Make brass shine with vinegar
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Create streak-free windows with newspaper
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Clean an iron with salt
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Wash walls from the bottom up
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Shine stainless steel with oil
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A trick for cleaning silver
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Dust with socks
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Revitalise carpet with bicarbonate of soda
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Lift carpet fibres with ice
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Use lemon on chopping boards
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Use vanilla extract as an air freshener
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Remove baked-on grease with cola
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Make a natural linen spray
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Use sunshine as a natural bleach
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Use pegs to change bed linen
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Wash smalls in mesh bags
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Clean the washing machine with bicarbonate of soda
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Use apple cider vinegar as a pet-chewing deterrent
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Crochet cute cleaning cloths
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Use lavender to ward off insects
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Cut sponges in half
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Shorten the shower curtain
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Water plants with yarn
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Sharpen scissors with aluminium foil
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Reflect heat with aluminium foil
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