Home-Hints

Quick hints

Here on our Quick Hints page, we are keeping our eyes open for quick helpful hints and tips. Look below for a list of quick household hints and tips which we will be changing from time to time:

• When cooking, vegetables, they can leave a distinct odour around the home. A piece of red pepper added to broccoli will help as will a bay leaf added to cauliflower, sprouts, or cabbage.


• Fish leaves a smell in the kitchen. To reduce this put a bowl of white vinegar next to the cooker


• Baking soda can be used to absorb the smells from bins. Just shake a little into the bottom of a bin liner before it is used to ensure it is odour-free.


• Kitchen sink smells can be removed by cleaning the drain out with about 25g salt mixed into around 250 ml of water.


• Home-made carpet freshener can be made from rosemary or lavender which has been dried and then crushed with 2 tablespoonfuls of bicarbonate of soda. Shake on the carpet, leave for a couple of hours and then vacuum thoroughly.

Come back for further tips as we will be changing them from time to time.