My House Booty

A treasure trove of wonderful and sometimes magical gems of information for your home!

What is My House Booty?

“Booty” means treasure and My House Booty is a wonderful basic collection of everyday useful gems of household information that you can find in one place and get to easily.

 

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Simply Fabulous Tips for Cleaning the Bathroom!

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  • Lemon or baby oil removes water spots from metal shower door frames.

  • Get rid of stubborn bathtub film by wiping it with full-strength white distilled vinegar and then scouring with baking soda.

  • Spray shower doors with full-strength white distilled vinegar after you’ve squeegee’ed the glass, or before you step in and turn on the water. It will help release the hard water deposits so they don’t remain on the glass.

  • To remove grime, mildew, and scum from the tub, tile, shower curtain or door, wipe with full-strength white distilled vinegar. Then rinse well with water.

  • Clean shower door tracks by filling them with full-strength white distilled vinegar and letting it sit for a few hours. Pour hot water into the tracks then scrub away the scum with a toothbrush.

  • When your shower curtains need cleaning, you can use full-strength white vinegar to wipe away soapy film, mildew and grimy buildup. Or simply place your shower curtain in a washing machine along with a bath towel. Add one cup of full-strength white distilled vinegar during the rinse cycle. Put your dryer on “air dry” and dry for 3 minutes.

  • Clean and deodorize a bathroom drain by pouring in 1 cup baking soda, then one cup hot white distilled vinegar. Let this sit for 5 minutes or so, and then run hot water down the drain.

 

Sinfully Simple Household Tips!

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Make flowers last with a penny: Drop a penny into a vase of water and add a pinch of sugar to keep flowers perkier longer. Gotta love perky!

Remove sweater “pills” with a sponge: Gently run the textured side of a new sponge across your knits to de-fuzz.

Protect clothes with a pillow case: When storing coats or special-occasion clothes, cover each item with an old pillow case. Cut a hole in the closed end to slip over a hanger.  It won’t hold in mildew-causing moisture like plastic does.

Unstick a zipper with soap: Hold the fabric taut and rub the soap along the front and back sides of the teeth. Then pull and see how smoothly it glides.

Add a key to a key ring with a staple remover: No more broken nails! To add to your key ring, wedge a staple remover’s teeth between the coils, then clamp down to separate them. A new key will slide on easily.

Fasten a bracelet with a jumbo paper clip: For a tough-to-fasten bracelet, just unfold the clip into an S; hook one end through the jump ring (it’s the round ring at one of the edges of the bracelet) and hold the other end. Then bring the clasp around to latch.

Remove a sticker with laundry pre-treater:  A laundry pre-treater will loosen labels on washable hard surfaces and adhesive left by price stickers.

Solve stinky hands with a spoon: After slicing onions or mincing garlic, neutralized smelly hands by rubbing fingers on a stainless spoon under running water.

Line a car trunk with a shower curtain: stash an old shower curtain in your car’s trunk to line it when carting potentially messy plants, picnic coolers, or beach gear in the summer.

Collect pet hair with rubber gloves:  Put on slightly dampened rubber gloves (who knew they did so much more than prevent dishpan hands?) and run them over upholstery to quickly collect pet hair.

 

Listen to the latest on how to make your home smell sweet!

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Life sure comes with a lot of stinky smells and here are some sweet solutions to make your home enticing to be in!

 

Citrus Peels

The kitchen can produce all sorts of unpleasant smells. Of course, they’re usually coming from pungent foods, so here’s a great remedy for neutralizing food-based odors. Preheat your oven to its lowest setting. Place a citrus peel (orange, grapefruit, lemon, etc.) and a half inch of water into a pot and bring it to a simmer on your range. Then place it in your oven and leave the door slightly open. Let it warm in there for 30-45 minutes. By that time any stink you’ve whipped up while cooking your latest culinary masterpiece will be long gone – yay!

 Vinegar

Not many people know that vinegar can completely refresh a stinky, funky room in just a couple hours. All you have to do is pour three cups of vinegar into a wide bowl and place it in a corner of the room. And in 2-3 hours, the entire room will smell brand new.

Cinnamon

This method will work well with just about any smell you want to get rid of in your home. It’s simple, too – bonus! Just place two tablespoons of cinnamon and ½” of water in a pot; Bring it to a simmer. The water will burn off so you have to keep an eye on it and replenish it as it evaporates. Keep this process going until the smell is gone.

Tea-tree Oil

Mold can sometimes be a serious health hazard that should be dealt with by a professional. But if it’s a minor case and it’s just the smell that’s bugging you, the tea-tree oil is a great way to rid your house of the stink, and keep it from coming back. Mix one full drop of the oil with a cup of water into a spray bottle. Shake it up a bit then spray the moldy area. Allow it to sit for 30 minutes then wipe it down with a dry cloth. This will remove the smell and the stain, and keep the fungus from growing back. Plus you’ll have avoided using harsh chemicals!

Activated Charcoal

Activated charcoal, like the kind sold at pet stores, is really a powerhouse when it comes to absorbing odors. Place a half a cup of the charcoal onto a 6″ by 6″ square of cheese cloth, or a similar breathable fabric. Wrap it up and tie the end shut with some thread or a twist tie. You can place these sacks wherever you’d like around the home and you really will see a significant reduction in unpleasant smells for months.

Vanilla

If you like the smell of vanilla then you should absolutely try this trick! It makes your whole home smell completely delicious. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Pour two caps of vanilla extract into a small pot or ceramic cup. Put the pot into the stove and let it heat in there for 45 minutes to an hour. By that time your home will be filled with a really fabulous aroma for a long time. Be sure not to use more than two caps of extract though, as too much can make for an overpowering smell.

Enzymic Cleaner

Enzymic cleaners are a very popular odor eliminator. They’re readily available commercially, but you can actually make your own with safe and natural ingredients. The downside is you need to let it sit for three months before you use it. But you can make it in bulk and have an all-natural environmentally-friendly supply that could last for years.

For this concoction you’ll need: 7 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 ½ cups of sliced lemon, three full orange peels (or five full lemon peels), and a liter of water. Place all the ingredients into a one liter bottle with a lid. Give the bottle a good shake and then unscrew the lid halfway to allow the gases to escape and ensure the bottle doesn’t build up pressure inside and burst (This is an important last step!). After three months the formula will be ready to use. Pour some into a spray bottle and it will be effective on nearly any offending odor, from pet smells to the trash can, and from the laundry basket to the kitchen. It can really work wonders and you can be happy knowing it’s non-toxic, too!