Make the most of every room in the house with our collection of smart home hacks. Finding ways to keep your home organized, simplify storage, and come up with low-cost, do-it-yourself options makes life a lot easier. We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite tips for organizing your clutches at home.
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Kitchen
You can personalize every meal by making your own dishware in just a few minutes. Neither artistic talent nor specialized materials are required. White enamelware is a good choice. You can add a name, a signature monogram, or even a favorite quote to your creation. Bake your finished design for 30 minutes at 350 degrees to make it permanent. Make use of a cold oven, to begin with, so that the dishes have time to warm up. Also, washing your artwork by hand will help it last longer.
Family Room
Playroom and entertainment hubs are often found in the same room in the home. Toy storage without sacrificing your refined sense of style can be difficult to come by. This hack rises to the occasion: It’s as simple as putting your puzzles, dice, and other game pieces in decorative jars. When it comes to looking at them, they’re even enjoyable and provide a novel storage solution that eliminates the need for a large game or puzzle boxes. Fill your home with jars in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and colors.
Bedroom
Storage in the bedroom, it seems, is always in short supply. With this hack, you can simultaneously add storage and decorative wall detail. Using old drawers, you can quickly and easily build shelves. Mix and match different shapes and sizes to create a unique look. The bottom of the drawers can be decorated with patterned paper or paint. Be on the lookout for dressers that have drawer fronts that are curved or have undulating profiles. Tip: Garage sales, resale shops, vintage stores, and estate sales are great places to find affordable dressers and drawers.
Clothes Closet
Trying to dig through a disorganized closet in search of your go-to pair of jeans can be exhausting. Not everyone is ready to get rid of everything in their closet, so don’t stress out. This hack allows you to keep all of your perfectly worn-in pairs, but it does so in a more orderly fashion: Hooks in the shower are perfect for stowing away your jeans. A huge time-saver and a breeze to find your favorite shoes!
Bathroom
If you need to hang wet towels or robes in the bathroom, then bathroom hooks are a must, but there is no need to stick with plain, utilitarian hooks that lack any aesthetic appeal. For hooks, you can use old doorknobs. Adding character to your bathroom while maximizing wall space is easy with this simple trick. Use a collection of worn-out vintage doorknobs to give your space a shabby-chic feel.
Laundry Room
You’d be surprised how easy it is to get rid of dryer static with a little ingenuity and aluminum foil. Here’s how: Throw three aluminum foil balls in your dryer to dry your washed clothes. You can make these anti-static wonders at home for a fraction of the cost of dryer sheets, they can be reused for up to six months, and they are recyclable. The best foil to use is heavy-duty foil. Wrap a tennis ball in aluminum foil. This helps you use less foil to make a large ball, and the tumbling tennis ball fluffs laundry as it dries.
Home Office
While smartphone accessories, like a phone stand, can be pricey, it is possible to make one yourself using inexpensive office supplies. Binder clips, which you almost certainly have on hand, are used to great effect in this hack. Binder clips can be used to make a quick and functional phone stand if placed in the right way. Simply put the clips back in your desk drawer when you’re finished using your ingenious phone stand.
Garage
A true handyman’s worst nightmare is rusty tools. To ensure that you don’t have to worry about it, here’s a great solution for you: To keep your tools from rusting, use blackboard chalk. Just add a few tools to your arsenal. Chalk helps keep your tools rust-free by trapping moisture, so you have one less excuse not to be a handyman.
Playroom
Having a messy playroom doesn’t have to be a problem if you use this simple household trick. Toys and art supplies can be stored in an over-the-door shoe organizer. Easy access and easy cleanup are made possible by the clear compartments. It’s so simple, it could be done by a kid.
Dining Room
A formal dinner party in your dining room is likely to necessitate the use of fine silverware and china. That means polishing your silver to a brilliant sheen. Here’s how you do it: Foil a pot or your kitchen sink. To this, add about 1 cup of baking soda along with a lot of hot water. Add your tarnished items and allow them to soak for about 30 minutes, or until the black residue on the surface begins to lift. So all you have to do is wash it, then dry it so you can use it immediately.
