Ever find yourself looking at something and wondering how it could have been better? Ever see someone repurpose something and have one of those ‘ah-ha‘ moments? Check out some cool ways you can tweak little things in your day-to-day life that will make your life more convenient in such practical ways!
Waterproofing Shoes
You can create a “waterproof” coating for your shoes by simply rubbing bees wax all over them and then using a blow dryer to heat the coating/film into the fabric. This will cause water to bead right off so you can keep those socks dry!
Avoid Spillage
Ever need to fill a bucket that just won’t fit in the sink properly without making a mess everywhere? Check it out! You can use a dustpan (a clean one would be ideal of course) and use it to create a waterfall-like effect to fill that bucket without making a mess!
Hold That Open For Me Will Ya?
Well this one definitely comes in handy. These hangers are otherwise useless! But, not only will it hold your book wide open, it’ll also conveniently hang it at eye level!
Fix Those Keyboard Feet
I can’t tell you how much I wish I knew this one earlier in life. I’ve tossed so many keyboard over this. What a neat way to fix a common problem. Give it a shot – it works!
The Perfect Pancake
This one is quite brilliant. When you’re done with that ketchup bottle, don’t toss it! Rinse it out, give it a good wash and repurpose it!
Hosting Made Easy
This one is clever. Not sure about the tomatoes and onions that way – perhaps diced up would work better. But this is great for #TacoTuesday as well!
Keep Away From Children
This is a great way to use those hanging shoe racks – I mean let’s face it, these things don’t really work for shoes anyways! Great way to keep organized and keep chemicals away from kids!
Iced Coffee
This is pretty brilliant. Not much to explain here. You could essentially use this concept for several options.
Hey Can I Borrow This? Sure. Say Cheese!
This one made me laugh. Such a funny yet clever idea. I’m sure you’ve had several things wander away from your home and never find their way back.
Don’t Have Corkscrew?
This could get messy if you aren’t careful. But I feel like this is such a Tim the Toolman Taylor way of opening a corked bottle when you just don’t have a corkscrew. Twist a screw into the cork and use the back end of a hammer to slowly pry the cork out!
Nailed It!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hammered a finger – don’t lie, you know it’s happened to you too! This is pretty smart and it’ll save you from the pain.
Ok so maybe some of these are silly – but it doesn’t hurt to try! There are so many more “lifehacks” out there if you Google it. Some of the most common household items can be repurposed for really convenient ways of doing other things! Let us know if you’ve tried any of these and let us know how it turned out.
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