50 All-Time Favorite New Uses for Old Things
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1. Repurpose an old frame for a vanity tray that's pretty as a picture. Place a piece of colored paper or fabric inside as a finishing touch.
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2. A toothbrush's bristles lift away stray threads of silk from fresh ears of corn quickly and efficiently.
3. At a party, stash ice in a colander set on top of a bucket or a bowl. Water will drain out, and guests will get only the solid stuff.
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4. Make no-mess pancakes with the help of a ketchup bottle: Pour in batter, then squeeze out precise portions.
5. Stop searching high and low for hair clips and elastics: Store them tidily on an empty TP tube.
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6. Vegetable oil will put a shine on leather shoes. Use a damp cloth to remove any dirt, then run a soft cloth with a drop of oil over the surface to (literally) add polish.
7. Transform a six-pack holder into a condiment tote that's ideal for summer picnics
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8.Have an old cassette case hanging around? (Oh, you know you do.) Coil iPod earphones and tuck them in to keep wires uncrossed.
9. Forget unruly plastic bags that seemingly regenerate under your sink. An empty tissue box keeps them neatly corralled and ready for use.
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10. A clever way to keep straight whose drink is whose: Mark each glass with removable window decals.
11.A supermarket bag, tightly secured with a rubber band, will keep a brush (or roller) moist for a day or two in between painting sessions: the end of dried-out bristles.
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12.No more worries of camisoles and sundresses slipping off hangers when you wrap the ends with rubber bands.
13.Pretty ribbon revives an old lamp shade. Apply a thin layer of glue and press on each piece of ribbon, matching the ends neatly.
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14.No more oops! moments when painting, if you cover doorknobs and hardware with aluminum foil.
15.That straightening iron works on more than rambunctious hair: Use it to press between buttons, where a regular iron won't fit.
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16.To get baked-on food off a glass pan or an oven rack, use dishwashing liquid and a ball of foil in place of a steel-wool soap pad. It’s one way to recycle those used but perfectly good pieces of foil you hate to throw out.
17.A clear hair elastic binds blooms together for a better arrangement in a wide-mouth vase. Stretch the elastic around the stems, then let the flowers fall naturally.
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18.Rubber bands give little fingers a better grip on a chilly or slippery glass.
19.Warehouse your shoes in an empty wine-bottle carton wrapped in pretty paper.
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20.A lemon works to remove tough food stains from a plastic or light-colored wood cutting board. Squeeze on the juice of one half, rub it in, and let sit for 20 minutes before rinsing.
21.Bridge the gap between too-short stems and too-deep vase by sliding on trimmed clear plastic straws.
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22.Liberally apply cooking spray to both sides of a plastic or metal shovel before clearing away snow, and ice will slide right off instead of building up.
23.Give cocktails extra pop with lollies in complementary colors subbed in for stirrers.
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24.Chalk is a moisture absorber: Tie up a few pieces in cheesecloth and store them with your good silver to slow any tarnishing
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