Yes, You can fill a bucket from a small sink! This brilliant yet simple hack solved a major problem in my household. When your sink is too small for your bucket to fit into, grab your dustpan and use it to channel the water into your bucket on the floor. YouTube’s Lifehacker shows just how easy it is.
Izzy Swan shows us how to use a nail as a drill bit in this how-to video. Use this drill bit hack when you don’t have the right size bit for a pilot hole.
According to HouseholdHacker this hard boiled egg hack will prevent cracked eggs from seeping egg whites. The vinegar also tints the eggshell slightly so you can distinguish your hard boiled eggs from the raw ones!
Stuff dryer lint into a paper towel or toilet paper roll. This lint fire starter hack is not only free, it’s eco-friendly! Once you stuff lint into the roll, wrap it in old newspaper, paper bag or used wrapping paper. You can also tie roll ends with twine to keep it all together if you like.
Keep a laundry basket or plastic bin in your vehicle to carry groceries into the house or apartment. Simple, but brilliant! Have you ever had a bag tear whilst delivering groceries from car to house? Carrying multiple bags of groceries at once can be precarious, especially if you have to climb stairs. Just keep a laundry basket in your car. That way any time you do a big shopping you have an easy and safe way to transport your grocery store investment.
Milk paint is a non-toxic, water based paint with pigment added for color. You can make it yourself (online tutorials abound for this) or purchase one of the many brands available on the market today. It comes in powder form and has an almost forever shelf life as long as it is not mixed. To use you just mix it with water according to the manufacturers instructions. I love to breath new life into old picture frames with milk paint. You can get a multitude of interesting effects layering different colors or lightly sand each layer to create a distressed look. You can even create that ultra in vogue crackled paint look by using a specially formulated additive such as Old Fashioned Milk Paint’s Antique Crackle. For the ones pictured, I simply sanded some old frames, added a couple layers of milk paint, then finished with pure tung oil mixed with mineral spirits. For solid coverage and for paint to adhere to non porous surfaces, most companies sell a bond to mixed with the milk paint. I personally like to experiment and there are a multitude of online resources to research before you even lift the brush. Have fun with it!
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