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Door open close - novelty
Bored of basic designs of the door.
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Two-minute door hinge fix
A creaking hinge does not need WD-40. A drop of any cooking oil on the pin, then swing the door ten times to work it in. Wipe the run-off or it collects dust and blackens the frame.
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Doormat on both sides of the door
One mat outside catches the grit, one inside catches what the first one missed. Two cheap mats cut how often you mop more than any single expensive one.
Rozmarra
One bag lives by the door
A folded cloth bag hanging on the door handle gets used. The same bag in a cupboard does not. That is the whole difference between owning cloth bags and actually using them.
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Doormat ke neeche akhbaar
Baarish mein doormat ke neeche akhbaar bichha do. Paani sokh leta hai, roz badal do. Farsh par keechad ke paon ke nishan aane band.
GharBalcony rope pulley for deliveries
A rope and a cloth bag lowered from the third-floor balcony collects milk, vegetables and post without four flights of stairs. Standard equipment in Kolkata and Mumbai chawls for decades.
Mausam
Dry clothes indoors without the smell
The musty smell is bacteria growing on slow-drying cloth. Spread the clothes out rather than bunching them, put a fan on them even at low speed, and add half a cup of vinegar to the rinse. Moving air matters more than heat.
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Deewar par photo tedhi? Peeche cardboard
Frame seedha nahi baith raha to aksar deewar oonchi-neechi hoti hai. Frame ke peeche neeche wale kone par cardboard ka tukda chipka do.
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Chhoti cheezein khoyi? Ek dabba banao
Ek dabba — usmein hi charger, chaabi, battery aur pen. Jo cheez roz khoti hai uska ek pata hona chahiye. Ghar mein sabko wahi jagah maloom ho.
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Purane mozon se dusting glove
Purana mota moza haath par chadha ke pankha, blind aur taar dust karo. Ungliyon se har kone tak pahunchte ho, aur moza ulta karke bin mein.
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Deewar par nail hole? Toothpaste
Safed toothpaste hole mein bharo, finger se seedha karo, sookhne do. Safed deewar par bilkul nahi dikhta. Rangeen deewar par pehle kone mein try karna.
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Old sock over the broom for the fan
Pull a long sock over a broom handle, slide it along each fan blade and pull back. The dust comes off inside the sock instead of onto the bed. Turn the sock inside out over the bin.
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Baking soda in the dustbin
A spoon of baking soda in the bottom of the bin, under the liner, kills the smell that hits you when you open the lid. Refresh it when you change the bag.
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Turn the mattress every Diwali
Rotate the mattress end to end twice a year and pick a date you will actually remember. It stops the hollow forming where you sleep, and a mattress lasts years longer for two minutes of work.
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Talcum powder into a squeaky floorboard
Work talcum powder into the joint of a squeaking wooden floorboard with a dry brush and sweep off the rest. It stops the two edges rubbing. Lasts a few months, then repeat.
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Ice cube on a carpet dent
Where a sofa leg has crushed the carpet, sit an ice cube in the dent and let it melt fully. As the fibres take up water they stand back up. Blot dry and brush with your fingers.
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Chalk in the almirah against damp
A bundle of chalk sticks tied in a thin cloth, hung inside the almirah, holds back the monsoon smell in clothes. Replace when the sticks feel soft. Silica packets from shoeboxes do the same job.
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Old toothbrush for tap and tile joints
Keep one retired toothbrush per bathroom. Nothing else reaches the ring where the tap meets the basin or the grout between tiles. Mark it so it never goes back near a mouth.
GharCandle wax on a sticky drawer
Rub a plain candle along the wooden runners of a jammed drawer or window. The wax fills the rough grain and the drawer glides. Better than oil, which just collects dust and turns into paste.
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जूते की डिब्बी मत फेंको
जूते के डिब्बे दराज़ में रख कर मोज़े, तार और छोटी चीज़ें अलग-अलग करो। मुफ्त का ऑर्गनाइज़र, और दराज़ खोलते ही सब दिखता है।
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गद्दा उलटो, हर छह महीने
गद्दे को छह महीने में एक बार सिर-पैर की तरफ से उलटो। जहाँ रोज़ सोते हो वहाँ गड्ढा नहीं बनता और गद्दा सालों ज़्यादा चलता है।
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पंखे की स्पीड कम है? पत्ती साफ करो
पंखे की पत्तियों पर जमी धूल हवा घटा देती है। महीने में एक बार पोंछो — नया पंखा खरीदने की सोचने से पहले यह करके देखो।
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Farsh par crayon? Hairdryer
Crayon ke nishan par hairdryer ki garam hawa maaro, phir geele kapde se pochh lo. Wax pighalte hi utar jaata hai — ragadne se farsh kharab hota hai.
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अलमारी के पीछे कार्डबोर्ड
अगर अलमारी दीवार से सटी है और पीछे सीलन आती है, तो बीच में मोटा कार्डबोर्ड और थोड़ी जगह छोड़ो। कपड़ों तक नमी नहीं पहुँचती।
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