An iron set on too high can leave scorches on your delicate white tablecloth covers.  To save your scorched linens, rub the cut side of a raw onion on the affected areas.  The onion will release sulfenic acid, which breaks down loose carbon particles in the burn mark to prevent the stain from becoming permanent.  [...]

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Ooops, a drop of salad dressing landed on your favorite shirt.  The fix?  Simply squirt clear shampoo on the spot.  Gently rub it in, then rinse with the hottest tap water the fabric will allow.  I have read that the alcohol-derived detergents in shampoo are designed to cut through sebum, the naturally occurring oil that [...]

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No need to panic if your pen nicks the arm of your leather chair as you jot down down a note.  The solution is in your fridge.  Simply dampen the corner of a paper towel with milk and blot until the stain disappears.  Then wipe the area clean with a damp sponge.  The milk’s enzymes [...]

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You got too busy with other things as you were cooking the rice for dinner and now the grains are stuck to the bottom of the pot.  You don’t have to start cooking rice all over again.  Do this instead.  Scoop out as much of the rice as possible and transfer to an oven-proof dish.  [...]

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Snow and slush residues can make it hard for you to see out of your car’s windows.  The fix?  Pour 2 cups water, 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/4 rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle.  Spritz on windows, then clear the frost as usual.  The alcohol lowers the freezing point of the cleaning solution, melting away [...]

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You just gave your bedroom a new shade, but those toxic fumes are giving you a headache.  Worse, the scent lingers even though you’ve had the windows open for hours.  The quick fix?  Slice an onion into quarters and place one in each corner of the room.  The odor is caused by the volatile organic [...]

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Do you have those metallic-looking scratches on your dinner plates?  They are caused by regular use of silverwares or untensils.  Another cause is when you put them altogether in the dishwasher, the untensils rub against the plates causing more scratches.  I’m sure you’ve been wanting to get rid of those but you just don’t know [...]

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