Ants Away..

Sprinkle a line of flour wherever you see ants entering the house. Repelled by the flour, ants won't cross over the line =) .

Ink Stains! Oh No!

Your brand new carpet just got 'inked'? No worries, all you need is some milk and cornflour. Mix them together to make a paste. Apply the paste to the ink stain. Allow it to dry on the carpet for a few hours, then brush off the dried residue and vacuum it up.

Old Books..

After a few years, your books will deteriorate and smell musty. Clay-based cat litter is all you need to get rid of the smell. Just seal the books overnight in a container with clean, clay-based cat litter.

Cigarette Odour..

Not only cigar smoke smells bad, they also stick on your furnitures. This would cause the unpleasant smell to linger for quite some time. To tackle this problem, lightly sprinkle your chairs or couches with some bicarbonate of soda. Let it sit for a few hours, then vacuum it off. The smell should be eliminated right away. [ Give up smoking and you won't even have to go through this problem =P ]

Grimy Oven Racks..

Cooked-on grime are really stubborn and won't be cleaned easily. Get them off your oven racks by laying them out on an old towel in a large laundry tub. Your bathtub is also an option but you may need to clean it afterwards. Fill the laundry tub or bathtub with warm water and add 1/2 cup of ammonia. Let the racks soak for at least 15 minutes, then remove, rinse off and wipe clean. The grime should be less 'stubborn' now and you should be able to wipe them off easily =) . [Please be extra careful when you are using ammonia]

Clothes Iron Cleaner..

In time, starch may build up on your clothes iron and cause it to stick. To prevent this, simply run your Hot iron over a piece of aluminium foil. Your clothes iron should be back to normal in no time.

Vase Cleaning..

It is almost impossible to scrub out the stubborn residue at the bottom of narrow-necked vases. No worries, all hope is not lost if you have Alka-Seltzer tablets with you. Bubble out the residue by filling the vase half way up with water and dropping in two Alka-Seltzer tablets. Once the fizzing stops, rinse the vase clean.