Ideas to steal

Ideas to steal

Some tips used in Priscilla Woolworth’s home:

Instead of using dryer sheets, add a few drops of lavender essential oil to a wash cloth and toss it in with your drying laundry.

Instead of using chemicals to unblock a plugged drain, pour a cup of baking soda down the drain followed by a half-cup of vinegar. Wait 10 minutes, then pour in boiling water from a teakettle.

Instead of using a chemical furniture cleaner, dust your wooden pieces with a few drops of olive oil on a rag.

Instead of using chemical weed killer on patios and driveways, pour boiling water onto the weed from a teakettle.

Instead of using store-bought kindling, dry orange peels by the window sill and then wrap them in old newspaper for a scented fire starter.

— Lizzie Garrett Mettler