Title: Household Hints and Tips
Category: Happy
Blog Entry: Household Hints and Tips
Removing red wine stains.
Did you know, that you can remove red wine stains with
soda water?
My daughter had tried unsuccessfully to wash red wine out of her favorite pale
blue cashmere jumper.
Even a week later I was still able to remove the red wine stain by gently
squeezing it in just good club soda water. It looked like new.
Removing candle wax from carpet or tablecloth.
You need a hot iron and blotting paper.
Scrape as much wax off as possible.
Place the blotting paper on top of the hardened wax and place the hot iron on
top of it. Move the blotting paper around to absorb the melting wax.
Carry on until it all has been removed, but being careful not to scorch the
fabric underneath.
Removing chewing gum.
Put ice cubes into a plastic bag, place on top the chewing
gum to harden it and slowly scrape the gum off.
Removing tar.
Soften the tar with turpentine or unsalted butter, then
treat afterwards with petrol and wash the usual way.
It will take a few washes to completely come out.
Removing rust.
Rub into fabric lemon juice, sprinkle salt on top and
leave to rest for at least an hour. Rinse and wash in the normal way. Or
leave soaking for a while in a solution of water and glycerin.
Removing coffee stains.
Dab the stain with glycerin, then rinse in cold water.
Wash the normal way.
Removing soot from carpet.
Using the nozzle attachment .of the vacuum
cleaner clean most of it up.
Try not to rub the soot into the carpet. Then sprinkle talcum powder over
it and brush in. Vacuum as normal.
Removing ketchup from carpet.
Carefully remove excess from carpet, then rub glycerin
into the stain. Sponge with warm water trying not to wet the carpet to
much.
Removing blueberry stains.
Soak the fabric for long time in sour milk rinse and wash
warm as normal.
Removing raspberry and redcurrant stains.
Dab the stain with lemon juice, rinse in warm water.
Wash in normal way.
House smells of cooking, dog, etc.
Next time you vacuum, add a cotton wool ball soaked with a
few drops of aromatherapy oil, like geranium or lavender into your vacuum
cleaner bag. The smell will be gone and a beautiful scent has been added.
Window, mirror and glass cleaning.
Have no leather or window cloth to add shine?
Wash windows or mirror with warm water and a drop of vinegar. Wipe
with crunched up newspaper until dry and shiny.
15 minutes to make home sparkle.
Use the cheater guide: Polish with beeswax 1 or 2 pieces of
furniture and bring to a shine, tidy as much away as possible, plump your
cushions up, flick your duster around. The smell of the beeswax make your
visitors believe that you have been cleaning all day.
Ice and lemon supplied in one go.
Slice unwaxed lemons thinly and cut into quarters, put in ice trays with little
water. Ice and lemon supplied in one go.
Scratches on dark
wood furniture.
Make a paste from instant coffee and water.
Rub into the scratches, then wipe off excess with a clean cloth.
Lily Pollen stains.
Gently dab a cello tape onto the stain.
The pollen will stick to the tape.
Do not rub. have a nice day
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