To have a pleasant odor in a room, you need to drip a couple of perfume drops on an unlit light bulb. If there is a musty smell in your fridge, you have to put black bread slices on the shelves and hold them in a closed refrigerator for several hours. To get rid of a specific smell in the place where the bread is kept, you need to wipe this place with a cloth dampened with vinegar from time to time and air it regularly. Unpleasant odors in a cupboard can be removed...

The stains of organic origin are removed with stain removers, which include reducing agents (sodium hydrosulfite or its derivatives), oxidants (hydrogen peroxide), as well as various solvents and other substances. Their action is based on the fact that they convert coloring matter to the colorless one which is easily washed out. To remove stains from juice, berries, fruit, ink, wine from any fabric use powdered cleaners and pastes, indicating that the stain remover is used for...

FlipFold is a simple device for folding clothes. It represents three cardboard pieces tied with a rope. It is five years since the FlipFold device has been patented. It is sold around the world through the site and major retailers such as Target and Eckerd Drug Store. The gadget is heavily oriented to shops and clothing manufacturers. It is already used by such famous brands as Nike, Sports Authority, Federated Department Stores, Bass Pro Shops, and even FBI.

Static electricity occurs as a result of charges difference (negative and positive) between two objects. Sparks, which occur during discharge, cause irritable effect on the human body. How to minimize this affect? Below are several static control methods. * Increase the humidity of your home. You can do this with a humidifier. The humidifier will add moisture to the air. This moisture will make the air more conductive, which will decrease the ability of things in your home to...

Bait: 10 percent of boric acid mixed with 90 percent of the filler. Use mashed potatoes, biscuit crumbs, cereal or egg yolk as a filler. This "delicacy" is deadly for cockroaches. Moreover, if you add the yeast you can be sure that the insects try to eat this. Trap: Put a piece of white bread soaked with beer at the bottom of a jar (cockroaches are absolutely crazy about the beer smell!!!). Tie a bandage round the neck of the jar and soak its end with beer. Put the jar on the floor...

* How to remove wax from solid surfaces. If the wax is allowed to cool completely, and if the surface isn't too porous, it will separate easily from a solid surface. Use a flat, prying device to work your way under the wax. Be careful so as not to damage the surface you are trying to clean. Some candle waxes contain oils and pigments that might leave a stain on a surface like wood. In those cases, place a folded paper towel over the stain and apply a steady heat, like that...

To remove grease stain from the book sprinkle it with a tooth powder, cover affected area with a piece of clean paper and iron it. If the stain is very big, repeat the steps above two or three times. The stain should definitely disappear.

To get rid of a crack on your skis, prepare a putty from a mixture of pine resin, wax and fine sawdust. Fill in the cracks with pre-heated putty.

I'm such a forgetful person... I try to write down things and ideas (whatever I am thinking about, and don't want to forget) if they seem to be important. My idea is that it would be really nice to have a water proof notepad so as it is possible to make notes in the shower.

I suggest coating keyholes with luminous material to find them easily in the dark. This would eliminate the need in torch or any external light source.