Drier sheets - if you have ruined a cooking pan or pot put a drier sheet in fill the pain with hot water and leave over night something about the antistatic stuff in the drier sheet helps break down the bond between burnt food and the pan.
Every night put your kitchen sponges in the microwave, ring them out and blast them for about a min on high it will kill all the bacteria. You can do the same with chopping boards if they are microwavable and fit.
A damp sponge and bicarb will get rid of scuff marks on a vinyl floor.
Rubbing a teaspoon of lemon oil or baby oil on glass shower doors, sink etc twice a month causes water to bead up and roll off. Less cleaning YIPPIE!!!
Play doh is excellent at picking up broken glass you know the tiny bits you cant see - obviously bin play doh afterwards!
If rearranging furniture has left you with carpet imprints stick an ice cube in them it will puff the carpet back up and you need to do nothing.
If you want to clean the bottom of an iron, sprinkle salt on the ironing board and run the iron back and forth over it. Alternatively polish it with tin foil.
To clean a stainless-steel sink, put the stopper in the sink with two denture-cleaning tablets and half fill with water; leave for several hours or overnight and the next day it should be sparkling. Then use the water to clean the draining board, too.
To remove marker pen off hard surfaces, spray on hair spray and then wipe it off.
To restore toilet bowls back to their shiny best, clean with old, flat Coke or Pepsi. To dissolve lime scale, leave the soda overnight to soak. eg tip cheap bottle of coke into the pain and go to bed.
To get rid of the smell of garlic from your hands, rub against stainless steel – your sink is ideal. Then wash hands with soap or detergent.
lime scale on taps can be cleaned by soaking an old rag in vinegar, then wrapping it around the relevant location on your tap and secure with a hair bungee or elastic band. Let sit for an hour, then take off rag and dry faucet.
Paint brush - a new one with LONG bristles or a pasty brush is idea for dusting picture frame, blinds anything with groves or places where dust settles into corners.
Use a lint brush with disposable sheets to dust lamp shades
To clean a narrow vase, bottle etc, pour in 2 tablespoons of dry rice and ½ cup warm water, cover with the palm of your hand, shake vigorously, then rinse.
Shine brass using a dab of Worcestershire sauce or ketchup.
To remove ring around the collar, draw over the stain with a piece of white chalk. Let it soak up the grease for a few minutes, then dust off excess chalk and launder as usual OR rub hair shampoo directly on the stains. Rinse out the shampoo then launder as normal. Milk also get rid of ink - put ink stain in a bowl and cover with milk leave to soak over night then lauder as normal. To get blood out of fabrics, use hydrogen peroxide. Apply it directly to the stain and then launder in the washing machine.
To get rid of smells in rooms with carpet sprinkle the carpet with Bicarb, leave to rest for a while then vacuum as normal place a few drops of your favourite essential oil (such as lavender or peppermint) near the vent where the hot air is released. The air warms the oil and blows it into the room.
To keep pinking shears or scissors sharp, cut through a sheet of folded aluminium foil.
Use baby wipes to clean leather, sofa´s, jackets etc.
Once your hob is clean if a spill happens cover it in salt ASAP. this is why the salt pot is next to my cooker. It will soak everything up when cool nudge it with a spatula and it will come clean away.
What to get rid of cooking odours? In a saucepan, mix 3 tablespoons of white vinegar and 1 cup of water and boil for several minutes. Vinegar is acidic and odours are alkaline, so the former will neutralize the latter.
Got glass shelves etc. that wont fit in the dishwasher. Wash as normal then wash with dishwasher rinse aid swill and leave to dry - shiny glass and no hand drying involved!
Put an uncovered pot of bicarb in the fridge to absorb odours, or coffee grounds (new or used), both work.
In the winter / bad weather, was socks in a delicates bag, then put WHOLE bag in tumble drier - dry socks, great if like us you have multiple sock wares that must wear their and only their socks - do a bag each.
Want fluffy towels, wash without fabric softener then put in tumble drier with two NEW tennis balls the balls bounce around and fluff the towels up.
I´m sure I have some other things tucked away, I am one of those people (If you haven´t guessed) that likes a clean house but doesn't have the enthusiasm or time not to use short cuts and tricks.