How to Clean Your House Easily: 7 Tips

People tend to invest a lot in cleaning products yet many everday items can be used for cleaning the entire house. A toilet paper roll, baking soda, or even a slice of grapefruit can leave your home shining. 5-Minute Crafts presents a handful of nifty ways to keep every room in your home tidy in no time — even those hard-to-reach places.

Living room cleaning hacks

1. How to clean the window sliders

Things you’ll need:

• A toilet paper roll
• A vacuum cleaner

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Press a toilet paper roll slightly to insert it into the track of the window slider.
2. Insert the vacuum cleaner nozzle over the open part of the toilet paper roll as shown.
3. Turn the vacuum on and it will suck away all the grime and dust on the window slider.
4. Your window sliders are now clean.

2. How to clean those hard-to-reach spots

Things you’ll need:

• A vacuum cleaner
• A bunch of straws

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Check if your vacuum cleaner is able to clean the hard-to-reach spots. If it can, follow the steps below.
2. Insert a bunch of straws inside the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner and turn it on.
3. Place the attached straws over any hard-to-reach spots and they’ll suck away all the dirt.
4. Your tough spot is now clean.

Kitchen cleaning hacks

3. Dish-cleaning glove

Things you’ll need:

• A dish-washing sponge
• A pair of scissors
• A rubber glove
• Hot glue

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Separate the scrubber side from the dish-cleaning sponge.
2. Cut the scrubber into vertical pieces.
3. Cut a small part of the sponge from one edge as shown.
4. Then cut the sponge with a slight wave — this is where the bottom part of the thumb will rest on the glove.

5. Now put on the glove and apply hot glue to the fingers on the glove.
6. Stick the vertical strips of the scrubber on your fingers. Apply some hot glue over the palm-part of the glove.
7. Stick the sponge over it. Ensure that the wider part is below the index finger and the wavy part rests between the index finger and the thumb.
8. Now pour some dish-washing liquid over the sponge and clean your dishes with ease.

4. How to unclog a sink

Things you’ll need:

• Baking soda
• Salt
• Warm vinegar
• Water

Here’s what you need to do:

1. In a bowl, add some baking soda.
2. In a glass, take some salt and add it to the bowl. Pour the entire mixture into the sink.
3. Now pour warm vinegar into the sink.
4. Next, pour boiling hot water into the sink. Turn the tap on and your sink should appear to be unclogged.

Bedroom cleaning hacks

5. How to remove adhesive tape off the wall

Things you’ll need:

• Sellotape or Scotch tape

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Never scratch the adhesive off a wall.
2. Instead, stick a piece of clear tape over the spot where you want to get rid of the leftover adhesive. Press it on well.
3. Peel the tape off the wall.
4. Your wall is now totally clean.

Bathroom cleaning hacks

6. How to clean a yellow-stained bathtub

Things you’ll need:

• Grapefruit
• Baking soda

Here’s how to do it:

1. If you have a yellow bathtub or shower that doesn’t clear up with water easily, follow the steps below.
2. Sprinkle some baking soda over a half-cut slice of grapefruit. Squeeze it to get some juice on the surface.
3. Rub the grapefruit on the tub. Rinse with water.
4. Your bathtub is now perfectly white.

7. How to clean soiled bathroom tiles

Things you’ll need:

• Toothpaste
• An old toothbrush

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Apply some toothpaste to an old toothbrush.
2. Scrub the wall with the brush.
3. Wipe the mess off with a napkin.
4. Your bathroom tiles are now clean.