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

Clean Coffee Stains With Baking Soda

Baking soda really is the ultimate fix it. Coffee is a notoriously tough stain to clean, but pouring baking soda over it lets the powder do its thing and then the stain is no more. If you've ever wrestled with a dark stain on a light carpet, baking soda is the only way to go.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.