Keep a Pot of Boiling Water from Boiling Over
Place a wooden spoon across a pot of boiling water to keep it from boiling over.
Make Your Paint Smell Like Vanilla
Add a few drops of vanilla extract to your paint before mixing to improve the odor.
Paint Can Tips – No More Messy Cans
From our Paint Can Tips series – After using paint from a gallon paint can, the lid often gets glued into place from the excess paint that falls into the groove around the top of the can. When you first open a can of paint, poke a hole in the groove using a standard flat head screwdriver to allow the excess paint to drain back into the can.
Stainless Steel Contact Paper Dishwasher Makeover
If your dishwasher works well but just needs a little aesthetic help, a few dollars worth of stainless steel contact paper can make a huge visual transformation. A credit card helps with working out any bubbles during application. For more details, photos and tips on this dishwasher makeover, visit the link.
Improvised Emergency Lighter with a Battery and Gum Foil
So, let’s say you’re fresh out of matches or a lighter, but, you do happen to have a AA battery and some foil from a gum wrapper or cigarette package (don’t smoke!). Well, it turns out you can still light a fire in true MacGyver trick style! Check out the video from our compatriots at Household Hacker.
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