Cardboard Nail Starter that Saves Your Fingers

Driving stubby and short nails with a hammer can be a painful experience for your fingers. Avoid crushing your extremities by putting nails into a piece of tape, cardboard or felt paper. Align and set the nails without putting your fingers in harm’s way.

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Rating: 8 (from 8 votes)

Binder Clip Straw Holder

Does your straw keep getting carried away?! Check out this simple, office-inspired hack that keeps any straw in a carbonated drink from levitating or even changing position.

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Rating: 5 (from 7 votes)

Laundry Sorting Baskets

Use two expandable shower curtain rods set at an angle to make better use of the space above your washer and dryer. Adjust their separation so that plastic storage bins can span the distance but still rest on the rails via their handles.

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Rating: 19 (from 19 votes)

Easy Hack for the Chopstick-Challenged

Just roll up the chopsticks paper tightly and insert it about an inch from the end of the sticks. Then, use a hairband or rubberband to bind the chopsticks together just past the roll. Simply use the chopsticks by squeezing them together and the rubber band will do the rest!

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Rating: 5 (from 7 votes)

Add a Cup of Ice To Your Pitcher to Keep Beer Chilled

Fill a thin plastic cup with ice and carefully float it in your pitcher of beer (or other beverage if you insist). Remove during pouring. Enjoy nicely chilled beer all afternoon!

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Rating: 5 (from 7 votes)

Power Tool Bath and Tile Scrubbing

Chuck a brush that won’t scratch your tile or tub into a cordless drill and get ready for some power scrubbing. Consider wearing safety glasses as the brush can spray cleaning solution.

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Rating: 15 (from 15 votes)