Handy hacks for the house with their own hands: easy workshops from unnecessary things
Lifehacks are a manifestation of ingenuity and ingenuity in solving household or life issues.
With their help, you can save money, effort and time. Rational advice means applying an already existing idea in a new version by coming up with a creative refinement for it.
Tips and tricks of the house: take it and do it
Keeping a clean and orderly house is not an easy task for any housewife. Using functional devices can significantly transform the home space, filling it with additional comfort.
For the closet
Aluminum can keys can be used to make a great storage system. To do this, the upper slit of the product is attached to one hanger, and the other is threaded through the lower part. This way will increase the space in a compact closet.
Save the neat appearance of your favorite pants you can use shower hooks.
From a tennis racket you can make a functional organizer for storing dry goods - gloves, belts, scarves.
Flower pots
Beautiful planters can become a decoration of the house. They are expensive in stores, but if you show your imagination, you can make them yourself. For example, put a pot in a colorful paper bag. This will allow you to keep the flower composition in a single style.
You can go even further - cut off the sleeves of an old sweater and get an original "dressing" for the pot.
You can decorate the plant pot with silk rope and groats. The remnants of lace will also go into action.
To work you will need glue and scissors. Preliminarily on a sheet of paper make a sketch of the location of the parts. Then glue them on the surface of the cachet.
If the household has flower pots, which are not planned to be used for their direct purpose, you can find another use for them. They will become effective covers for dishes or plates.
Non-slip matting
In the bathroom, the floor should have a non-slip surface for safety. You can buy a jute, rubber mat and complement it with pebbles, for example.
Incorporating such a smarthack into reality, you get not only a non-slip, but also a massage mat. Uncomplicated, but interesting work even a child can do. The stones are glued to the surface of the piece and left to dry.
Recommendation: "You can buy stones for decorating in construction supermarkets or bring them from travel in small quantities. It is necessary that the material should not be too heavy, so that it is convenient to fix it to the surface."
Stationery organizer
Many people face the problem of perpetual clutter of small office items - pencils, pens, felt-tip pens. Using a tiphack, you can forget about the chaos for a while.
Tin cans from under the cans stacked in a tower and connected to each other with glue. The number of "floors" depends on your own preferences. The design is covered with paint and after a few hours it can be stacked accessories.
Instead of jars for the manufacture of the sleeves from paper towels will do.
Storing knives
Cutting objects that pose a danger can be stored in stands of your own making. We need a tall plastic cup or a wide vase. The prepared container is filled with wooden skewers.
By inserting the knives into the original stand, adults will protect the household from accidental cuts.
It is important to take care of the reliable stability of the model.
Rubber band for the door
Often there are circumstances in the house when it is necessary to leave the front door ajar for a while and not allow the latch to work.
A simple trick will help solve the worldly issue. One or more pieces of clerical rubber bands put on the handles on the outside and inside crosswise. The point of intersection is just lying on the tongue of the lock and securely fixes it.
Lifehack is useful when waiting for someone, for example, not to wake up a sleeping infant with a loud doorbell.
The described method can also be used for tightly closing interior doors.
Useful home and household tips from unnecessary items
Every home has a lot of unnecessary things that lie around for nothing. When carefully executed, they can create extraordinary things, not inferior to designer products.
A coaster for your hot dishes
You can make a stand for a comfortable tea party by yourself. For work, thin plywood, thick yarn and even an ordinary newspaper will do. The main thing is that the useful and embodied idea brought pleasure, and at the same time was a beautiful addition to the kitchen.
From plywood and twine
To work, you will need a wooden round billet, thick twine and glue. From the middle, the twine is twisted into a spiral shape, gluing it to the wooden base.
From the newspaper
Need a knitting needle, glue gun and newspaper. On a needle roll newspaper sheets to form a tube.
Weaving can be done in different ways. In particular, you can lay 20 tubes in a vertical row, and then alternately braid newspaper horizontal tubes. Then the work is covered with PVA glue and paint in your preferred color.
For the product to be more durable, it is recommended to use thick cardboard as a base.
With yarn
Lifehack will be appreciated by lovers of needlework. Knitted yarn today is used not only for knitting items of clothing, but also spectacular baskets, original mats. It is also suitable for making a coaster for hot drinks.
For this purpose, a dense circle of yarn is crocheted. The main advantage of the product is that, if necessary, it can always be washed.
Shelves from old furniture drawers
Retractable drawers from solid wood or fiberboard from an unwanted cabinet or nightstands can be used to make shelves.
Procedure:
- Remove drawers from unwanted furniture and inspect them for the quality of appearance and connections;
- Depending on the design of future shelves leave or unscrew handles with a screwdriver;
- if necessary, mount the cross walls on the shelves;
- fasten the finished products to the wall at the chosen height;
- arrange souvenirs, decorative items.
Compact drawers can be equipped with two fasteners on the back side for hanging on the walls and decorate the home interior.
Large-sized drawers make excellent functional shelves for dishes, collectibles.
Depending on your imagination you can change the look of furniture items in different ways.
Decorating the back: in this case, the drawer bottom acts as the back wall. To decorate it, you can use a drape fabric or a composition of wallpaper. A great option - an image of musical notes or a natural landscape.
Interior shelves: in future large shelves, which are made from old drawers, it is advisable to make horizontal dividers. If you plan to store heavy in weight little things, it is recommended to install a bracket at the bottom.
Combination of several drawers: to create it, drawers can be placed at a chosen distance or against each other, at different angles in combination with standard shelves. You can also attach modular compartments.
You can make a whole shelving unit out of old furniture crates. It will be necessary to competently compose a modular composition. It must be strong and stable for safety. Drawers are fastened to each other, and then for extra safety - to the wall.
A napkin holder for storing packages
The original tiphack for compact storage of bags - the use of a napkin holder. One at a time, smooth out and line the bag. Then form it into a neat strip, the width of which is equal to the prepared napkin container.
Tip: "Be sure to blow out the air when you roll it up!"
When approximately 8 cm is left to the edge of the bag, a folded strip from another bag is placed on top and the plastic roll is wrapped again.
The folding process continues until the thickness of the bags is equal to the volume of the napkin holder. After that, the finished package roll is inserted into it, not forgetting to remove the tip from the central part.
Important! "When sorting bags and the subsequent roll up it is necessary to adhere to safety rules: wet bags beforehand need to be dried to avoid the appearance of mold, polyethylene containers from meat, chicken or fish are better to be disposed of".
The compact napkin holder with bags is ready and you can go to the store!
Decor from old things
Plastic bottles, empty packages, boring clothes are items that seem useless and so they are thrown away without regret. And in vain!
There are many interesting ideas for turning them into useful and clever things.
Souvenir "Bear"
Such a great idea to give a towel as a gift to a colleague or relative. It is an unusual idea to present a towel to a colleague or relative.
It is enough to fold it in the form of a funny bear cub and the gift will cause great joy. Also suitable for making a soft toy is an old terry robe.
Holder for smartphone
From an ordinary bottle of liquid soap you can make a holder. To do this, you need to cut the neck and the decor is ready. Now you do not have to put the device directly on the floor.
Soft couch
For your favorite pet, you can cut out and sew a couch from an old sweater or jacket. The pet will be happy to rest on it after long walks outdoors.
Silica gel as a decor base
Silica gel is a filler that absorbs moisture. It is put in new clothes, shoes, to avoid the formation of an unpleasant smell.
The filler can be used in situations where it is urgently necessary to get rid of dampness. For example, when folding a wet swimsuit after a visit to the pool. Other situations where you can use the tiphack:
- Removing odors in gym bags, food plastic containers;
- Preventing fogging in eyeglass case;
- preserving photo albums, cutlery;
- Against corrosion on razor blades.
Tabletop Decor
It is not uncommon to accumulate a lot of compact discs in the house. If for their direct purpose they will not be used, then they can be used to decorate the tabletop in a mosaic style.
Plastic bottles
A rational idea is to make a dispenser for bulk foods, a flower pot with a ready-made watering system, and even a light fixture!
Tool organizer
Old frayed jeans can be used to make a handy apron where you can stack household tools.
Using useful ideas, you can not only make your own life easier and more comfortable. It's easy to decorate your home interior without spending a penny with the help of these great tips and tricks!
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