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

Onion Deodorizer

If your basement smells like mildew, or if your cat's litterbox has been smelling a little off, place half an onion on a plate and let it suck out all the gross smells from the nastiest parts of your home. This is an easy and cheap hack that not many people think to utilize.

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Fill some water bottles halfway, then lay them on their side in the freezer. When it's time for a cool drink, grab a bottle, fill it up with your beverage of choice, and let the wall of ice in the bottle keep your drink perfectly chilled.
Run your wrists under cold water or rub an ice cube on your pulse points to cool down all over quickly when you get overheated.
One of the most common ways to use magnetic strips is to hold kitchen knives and utensils in the kitchen.
A Swiffer Sweeper floor mop is useful for more than just cleaning hard floors. Use it to dust interior walls and trim, too! Attach a dry cloth to the rectangle end and press it along walls and trim.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.