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Home Essentials

Do you have the top five home essentials in your house? Here's the list and a few of the things you can use them for.

1. White vinegar - Fill the bottom of a burned pan with vinegar and bring it to a boil. You'll see the mess flaking off. Or, pour it on the cracks in your sidewalks to kill grass and weeds, or mix it with the number two item on the list, baking soda, to free up clogged drains.

2. Baking Soda - Dip a damp cloth in baking soda to clean stains from painted walls and woodwork. Or, sprinkle some on aluminum foil and cover with boiling water to make silver cleaner.

3. Lemon juice - It is a natural bleach and disinfectant. Spread some on a white laundry stain and put it in the sun; the item will look like new in no time. Or use lemons to clean brass. Cut a lemon in half, dip it in salt and scrub no more tarnish.

4. Dryer sheets - They clean off television screens, freshen drawers and sneakers. Or, put a used dryer sheet in a baked-on pan, cover it with boiling water and leave it overnight. It will clean up easily in the morning.

5. Denture tablets - They clean anything from narrow-necked vases to toilet bowls.

Cleaning Fans
If your electric fans get a lot of use during the warm weather, you know that they can get dusty and dirty...

Combating Odors
No matter how clean your house is, everyone ends up with odors from time to time...

Drain Deodorizers
Drains all over your house can develop some bad odors...

Easy Clean-ups
There are some messes that you just don't want to deal with...

Eliminate Smoke Odors
If your popcorn burned in the microwave or the fireplace smoke backed up into the house, you know that smoke odor can permeate everything it touches...

Furnace Maintenance
Can you imagine your forced air furnace kicking out on the coldest day of the year...

Furniture Layout
Whether you're buying new furniture or just changing the room around, testing the layout can save you a lot of time and aggravation...

Grab Bag
Get ready - I have a grab bag of cool tips that can help you all over your house with all sorts of tasks...

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