Home Tips 

• Blow out dirt from crevices of electronic gadgets, carved furniture, etc., by blowing air in the following way. Use an empty soft- plastic sauce dispenser bottle with a nozzle. Press so that the air blowing out will blow the dirt away.
• Fix candle in a container. Fill half the container with water before lighting the candle. This way, the candle lasts longer and the overflowed wax is easier to remove from the water. The container becomes easy to clean too.
• Add contents of a capsule of B complex to the water in your vase to make flower last longer.
• Do not dry wet leather shoes by putting in a warm place (like, before a fire) since they may dry faster but will become stiff and wear fast. Instead, stuff them with old absorbent cloth (cotton) and allow to dry.
• Rub mirrors first with wet and then dry newspaper. Crush into a loose ball and rub vigorously. The mirror will sparkle with out leaving any wipe lines.
• To wipe glass of showcases, cars, windows etc. use a soft cloth dipped in the following: A strong solution of salt made by dissolving 2 tbsp. salt in 1 cup warm water.
• Don't throw away old toothbrushes. They form excellent scrubbers for so many places, e.g. crevices in tiles, inlaid furniture, grooves in vessels, sieves, meshes, waffle irons, etc.
• To remove cello tape stuck on walls, etc (e.g. for posters) without removing the paint, hold a warm iron over  it for a few seconds, then peel off slowly.
• If insects like scorpions or centipedes enter the house, don't panic. Pour some kerosene on their mouths as they advance. They will be immobilized. This technique can even immobilized a reptile.
• To prevent insects like silver fish from creeping into your cupboards and damaging your clothes and books tie few kalonji seeds in a muslin cloth and keep in the corner.
• If short of space, wash and machine dry curtains and hang them in their place without drying on a clothes line. They will solve your problem of an overcrowded clothesline. Pull them end to end to spread them fully and let the air dry them.
• If you find it hard to make Diwali rangoli designs with hand, use a small nozzle funnel. Only take care, not to keep them in wet places.
• Paint brass napkin holders with transparent nail paint to keep the shine intact for a long time.
• Apply some transparent adhesive liquid over stitching of footwear, with a fine brush, to make them last longer.
• To patch grazing stains on polished wooden furniture, apply a similar shaded slightly darker shoe polish to affected area, brush vigorously with a soft shoe brush. Finish off with polishing Flannel. If the stain is too old or obvious, first scratch the area smooth with fine sand paper.
• Polish leather shoes and bags with caster oil or petroleum jelly to prevent drying and cracking.
• Place empty wrappers of fragrant toilet soaps in wardrobe corners to spread a cool aromatic feeling in the closet and clothes.
• To charge a used pencil battery, placed its negative end near a candle flame and warm for five minutes. The battery will be as good as new.
• Apply a little furniture wax onto the inside of ash-trays. In this way, the trays can be washed easily.
• Keep a piece of chalk with your costume jewelry box. It will not get tarnished and look new even after months.
• Oil substitute - If you don't have any oil at hand when doors and hinges begin to squeak, you will find that a smear of butter or margarine is a good substitute.
• During the rainy season, apply mustered oil on the inner side of your shoes. No fungus will form.
• Do not throw away cucumber peels. Place in drawers in strategic corner to Keep cockroaches away.