17 cleaning tricks for hard-to-clean household objects

These easy tricks eliminate and prevent messes in the most inconvenient, hard to clean places, from the inside of your toaster to your handbag lining.

What you’ll need: Lint roller

Push a lint roller along the bottom of an empty purse to pick up dirt, loose change, and more.

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What you’ll need: Candles, old stocking

Place a grimy candle inside a stocking and roll it around. The nonabrasive nylon will clean the wax surface without sticking to it.

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What you’ll need: old sock

Dip a sock into a mixture of equal parts vinegar and water. Put it on your hand inside out and use it to clean both sides of window blinds at the same time.

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What you’ll need: Coffee filters

Swipe a coffee filter across dusty and staticky computer monitors and plasma TV screens to remove buildup.

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Toss orange and lemon peels into the garbage disposal and grind it up for a few minutes to give your kitchen an amazing fresh citrus smell with no work at all.

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What you’ll need: Binder clip, kitchen sponge

Clamp a binder clip onto the short end of your sponge. Stand the clip upright on its side to keep the sponge clean, dry and mould-free.

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What you’ll need: Window squeegee

Drag a window squeegee (you can find one at any home goods store) across a carpet to remove pet hair. The rubberised blade will quickly lift fur from rug fibres.

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Cut a hole in the centre of a cloth napkin and place it over a hanger to keep dust from settling on nice dresses and leather jackets.

What you’ll need: Alka-Seltzer

Let an Alka-Seltzer tablet sit in the bowl for 20 minutes, and then flush. The citric acid will eliminate rings and stains.

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