Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Preserve Fake Flowers in the Dishwasher

Though fake flowers might seem like cheesy decor to some, they're a lot longer-lasting than real ones. You can throw them in the dishwasher to clean them up and call it a day. This is one of those things you probably never thought to wash, but you can!

The More You Know

Even if a ceiling fan is perfectly balanced, the breeze from the fan can cause the pull chain to smack up against the light fixture. Solve this annoying noises problem by removing the chain and sliding a 1/4-in. plastic tube over it.
Want to dry out flowers quickly and easily? Just use the clips on a pants hanger to hold the stems of your flowers so they're hanging bulb down, and leave them in a cool, dry place to dehydrate.
Simply store your ice cream cartons in ziplock bags to keep them as soft and easy to scoop as they were the day you bought them.
Here's a great way to keep track of your daily water intake. Draw lines on your water bottle with a marker pen, and then write the time beside the marked level.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.