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When we eat a pineapple, we usually throw away the top with the leaves. But maybe we shouldn’t! In fact, we can use the fruit leftovers to grow another pineapple! We just need a simple inventory and a little bit of patience.

Food isn’t the only thing that comes out of cooking. While preparing a meal, pieces of food, grease stains, and other grime build up on your stove. It’s impossible to cook and have a spotless stove, so sooner or later, we’ll have to clean it.

Dust and dirt regularly build up on blinds, which are difficult to remove because the slats are so close to each other. That’s why we usually have to remove the blinds, move them apart, remove the dirt, and hang them back when cleaning them. This process is tedious and time-consuming, which is why we often postpone cleaning the blinds for as long as possible.

If your furniture or wood floors have been damaged — or simply need a little more shine — you can try to repair them yourself without having to buy expensive products or worrying about ruining them. 5-Minute Crafts will show you how to repair scratches, dents, and even stains that have damaged any wooden surface, including common furniture pieces, like tables and chairs. With these methods, you can easily implement them with whatever else you have in your home.

A good tip to save money is to sometimes make your own products. Disinfecting wipes are a great example of this, as they help you save a couple of bucks and serve as a great second option for when stores run out of them. For this reason, 5-Minute crafts has prepared a quick 4-step guide on how to make your own disinfecting wipes.

Sometimes, there are a few household tasks that we must perform on a daily basis, and because of that, they feel more tedious and complicated than they actually are. Thankfully, there are very simple tricks that you can put into practice to make these things easier and more fun at the same time. 5-Minute Crafts is showing you some of these hacks so you can use them the next time you decide to give your home a thorough cleaning.

It seems that cleaning a mirror is an easy task — all you need to do is spray it with a special cleaning agent and wipe it. However, oftentimes streaks are left even when you use a good-quality spray for cleaning glass, while the old-fashioned way of cleaning mirrors with the help of newspapers leads to the appearance of lint and dust.

Although we try our best to be good plant parents, these things can die for external reasons. However, there’s no need to worry as 5-Minute Crafts has listed 2 methods to help revive our favorite plants.

While cleaning a pot is a pretty straightforward thing to do, things might get trickier if you really want to scrape off the burnt bits of food or sticky food like caramel that you used to make candy. 5-Minute Crafts will show you how to clean all the parts of your pots.

Cooking isn’t just about mixing ingredients in a pot. In fact, it’s an entire process, from going to buy your ingredients at the market to cleaning up after yourself in the kitchen. Cutting ingredients is an essential part of the process, and having sharp knives can make your life easier and safer (dull knives can be very dangerous). That’s why 5-Minute Crafts has put together a tutorial to help you sharpen your kitchen knifes at home. There are many techniques to do this. We chose one that doesn’t require too much special equipment and left some tips along the way in case you want to go pro. It’s not really recommended to use knife sharpeners or electric sharpeners because they can damage your knives.

Much like humans, plants require special care to stay healthy. But the good news is, in most cases, when we stop watering them, when we overwater them, or when they suffer from fungus and pests, the damage can be undone if we act quickly and efficiently.5-Minute Crafts is showing you 4 simple ways to recover your plants, plus a bonus trick to help detect whether or not they can be saved.

When you use your hairbrush for a long time, it can get pretty dirty because it soaks up oil, dust, dead skin cells, and all sorts of residue both from your hair and from the environment. All that dirt might transfer back to your hair every time you use your brush. So, if you want your hair to look good without it getting oily too quickly, you should clean your hairbrush on a regular basis, and 5-Minute Crafts would like to tell you how to do this properly.

Parchment and waxed paper are very helpful in the kitchen, so it hardly ever comes as a surprise to know that any house you go to is likely to have some. In general, it’s used to line different cake pans or to prevent food from sticking. But it also has other uses that can make various household tasks way easier.5-Minute Crafts wants to share some ingenious tricks with you to make the most of the waxed or parchment paper you may already have in your pantry.

Because of their fibers, carpets get dirty very fast. And cleaning the carpet at home often can help you maintain its condition and avoid spending lots of money.

There are many products available in stores for getting rid of cockroaches, but they may be toxic for your children, your pets, and for you. However, there are also natural remedies that can help you keep these insects away from your home without harming your family or the environment.

Dried oranges are truly versatile. Not only are they a handy snack, but they can also serve as unique home decor. Dried oranges can be used for scrapbooking, in aromatic mixtures, as Christmas decorations, as decor for a bathroom or kitchen, or simply as a bright accent in an interior.

Terrariums are little gardens kept in glass containers, perfect for people who live in an apartment or just don’t have the time to start a garden in their own backyard. With a little imagination, you can make something straight out of a storybook.

As time passes, your washing machine might begin to show signs that it requires repair. Either the washer is getting old, or it has been used incorrectly. So, in order to make your device work efficiently for years, 5-Minute Crafts wants to highlight the ways to use your washing machine correctly.

The good news is that moss doesn’t overtake or destroy lawns as other undesirable plants can do. It simply tries to fill empty areas where grass doesn’t grow due to the bad soil condition. Just be sure to spot the issue in time, fix it, and carry on through prevention.

Cleaning a washing machine from time to time is essential if you want it to work properly and safely. And just for you, 5-Minute Crafts has gathered several effective ways to make it clean and shiny again.