Toothpaste over a nail hole
Moving out and the wall has picture nails all over it? White toothpaste, pressed in with a finger and wiped flat, fills small holes convincingly on white walls. Let it dry fully before the landlord walks in.
Moving out and the wall has picture nails all over it? White toothpaste, pressed in with a finger and wiped flat, fills small holes convincingly on white walls. Let it dry fully before the landlord walks in.
Bored of basic designs of the door.
A ceiling drip into an empty bucket keeps the whole house awake. Put a folded cloth or a sponge at the bottom and the noise stops immediately. Wring it out when you empty the bucket.
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.
White toothpaste on a dry cloth lifts pencil, crayon and scuff marks off a painted wall without taking the paint with it. Test one corner first on a dark wall. It does not fix scratched screens, whatever the internet says.
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.
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.
Har chaabi par alag rang ka rubber band chadha do. Andhere mein bhi ungli se pehchan aa jaati hai, aur taala khojne ka tamasha khatam.
Sooti purani T-shirt ka pochha bazaar ke duster se behtar sokhta hai aur muft hai. Button aur zip pehle kaat dena, warna farsh par nishan aa jaayega.
Fold the sheet and both covers, then slide the whole set into one of its own pillowcases. The almirah stops being a landslide and you never hunt for the matching pillow cover again.
Tie a polythene bag of white vinegar around a shower head clogged with hard water and leave it overnight. The scale dissolves and the spray pattern comes back. Run it hot for a minute before you use it.
A bobby pin or a stationery clip holds a coiled charging cable better than the twist tie it came with. Clip one to the edge of the table and thread the cable through so it never falls behind the desk again.
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.
A screw that keeps working loose in a handle or hinge: pull it, put a drop of clear nail polish in the hole, and drive it back before the polish sets. Holds for months, and comes out again when you need it to.
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।
Frame seedha nahi baith raha to aksar deewar oonchi-neechi hoti hai. Frame ke peeche neeche wale kone par cardboard ka tukda chipka do.
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।
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.
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।
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।
बाथरूम के शीशे पर साबुन की हल्की परत रगड़ कर सूखे कपड़े से पोंछ दो। नहाने के बाद भाप नहीं जमती। हफ्ते में एक बार दोहराओ।
Zip ke daanton par pencil ki lead ragdo — graphite chikna kar deta hai. Sabun aur mombatti bhi chalti hai. Kheenchna nahi hai, warna zip nikal jaayegi.
Baarish mein doormat ke neeche akhbaar bichha do. Paani sokh leta hai, roz badal do. Farsh par keechad ke paon ke nishan aane band.
छोटी दरार पर गरम चम्मच फेरो — प्लास्टिक पिघल कर जुड़ जाता है। बड़ी दरार के लिए काम नहीं करता, वहाँ बाल्टी बदलनी ही पड़ेगी।
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