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How to Get a Cranberry Juice Stain Out of a White Shirt
A glass of cranberry juice is a popular, healthy beverage. Cranberry juice is high in antioxidants and helps prevent urinary infection. But spill it on a white shirt and cranberry juice is a nightmare. Cranberry juice creates an acidic tannin stain. Many popular stain removal products are alkaline a
What Paper to Use for Septic Leach Lines
The toilet paper you flush into your septic system should quickly break down into small particles and gradually disintegrate. Problems arise with toilet paper that breaks down slowly causing undissolved particles to enter the leach lines, which are perforated pipes laid over gravel that supply a con
How to Remove a Musty Smell From a Barbie Doll
Little girls love to give their Barbie dolls baths, but leaving water trapped inside the doll can create a problem. If left in a warm environment, standing water is a breeding ground for mold that can produce a foul odor. To remove the musty smell from a Barbie doll, the water must be thoroughly dra
How to Get Cooking Oil Out of Dish Cloths
Dish cloths are subject to a lot of wear and tear and in the kitchen. They are often the first thing you reach for to wipe up spills. They can also be subjected to greasy spatters; but if you have spilled cooking oil on your dish cloth, you can remove the stains using a few household items.
How to Make Plastic Furniture
Plastic furniture can have the same clean look as glass furniture but with greater durability. Plastic is highly impact resistant. Wood furniture tends to have heavier lines whereas plastic furniture has a more modern and sleek look. With a few basic techniques you can make simple plastic furniture
How to Remove Stains From Stainless Steel Appliances
Stainless steel finishes on appliances such as refrigerators, microwaves, ovens and coffee makers are both durable and attractive. With simple maintenance and cleaning, the finish can remain spot- and stain-free for many years. Regular cleaning is necessary not only because the appliances will look
How to Get a Paint Sample Off a Wall
If you want to paint your walls a different color to match a specific room in your house, you'll need to get an exact match from the paint store. Unless you have a photographic memory, you likely won't be able to find an exact match without using a sample. Therefore, you need to remove a paint sampl
How to Remove Motor Oil Stains From Clothes
If you have a husband, son, daughter or maybe even yourself, who works on cars, you know that motor oil can ruin their clothing. If you treat the stains correctly, you can save them from the garbage pile. This also works for other grease and grime that comes from working on cars and trucks.
Lemon Juice to Control Hunger Pains
Lemons contain a high amount of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin C. Adding lemon juice to water can help to control hunger and when combined with exercise and healthy eating, consuming lemon juice can aid in weight loss.
How Husbands and Wives Share House Cleaning
House cleaning becomes very boring when you do the same chores over and over again, especially by yourself. Instead of tackling the cleaning to-do list alone every week, ask your partner to share the chores with you. Implement a system to split the cleaning chores fairly to make the system equitable
How to Get Musty Odors Out of Throw Rugs
Whether you track in water from your shoes on a rainy day or splash water from the sink or bathtub onto the throw rugs in your home, excess moisture can turn into a musty smell. These small area rugs are fairly easy to clean, but first read the care instructions tag on the throw rug to see which opt
How to Mount a Gate on Unlevel Ground
So you've built a fence, and it's now time to mount your gate. Unfortunately, the ground where you wanted the gate is anything but level. The methods for mounting a gate in this situation may depend on several factors, including whether or not the gate is prefabricated or will be built before hangin
How to Clean Adhesive From Leather
Leather is a durable material used for a variety of purposes, including clothing, upholstery, shoes and books. Leather needs to be cleaned and conditioned regularly to keep it dirt free and looking shiny. When an adhesive from a name tag, sticker or other item containing glue comes in contact with l
Simple Housekeeping Tips
Time is a precious commodity as we go about our daily lives and one thing that takes endless amounts of time with little reward is cleaning our homes. The keys to maintaining a clean home in a reasonable amount of time are prioritizing, organizing, preventing, along with utilizing your time so you c
How to Remove Brown Stains From Knitted Garments
Removing brown stains, or any other stains, from knitted garments can be quite challenging. Hand knits might have special laundering needs, and stain removal will depend upon the type of fiber and stain. While a good dry cleaner might be able to assist with stain removal on knitted garments, caring
How to Fold Restaurant Napkins
Folding your napkins like the ones you find at fine restaurants can be an easy way to impress guests and give off that "domestic goddess" vibe that every hostess craves. One of the most popular restaurant folds is the silverware roll, and it reigns in popularity due to its simplicity and ability to
How to Remove Graffiti
Graffiti and other malicious markings on your fence or walls of the house are eyesores that must be taken care of immediately. If attempts to remove the graffiti are done before much of the paint has dried, chances are the sketches will come off easily. Here's how to remove graffiti using the simple
How to Grow a Bath Sponge
Luffa, or Chinese okra, is a gourd that grows as a vine on trellises. Each plant produces up to 20 elongated okra-like fruit over 1 foot long. Luffa comes in two species: The angled luffa is harvested while still tender and used in cooking, while the fibrous smooth luffa, also known as dishcloth luf
How to Clean My Durasuede Furniture
Durasuede is a manufactured suede-leather material that is a durable and less expensive option to real suede leather. Durasuede is used to produce a variety of items, including jewelry boxes, inflatable beds, saddles and furniture. As with other materials, Durasuede furniture will become dirty and
How to Remove a 1960s Popcorn Ceiling
Popcorn ceilings, all the rage in the 1960s, are considered eyesores today, often collecting dust that is difficult to remove. These bumpy, sometimes glittery, ceilings contain foam pellets, sprayed under pressure to form marble-size bubbles and lumps. Fortunately, you can remove the popcorn texture