8 Easy Home Hacks That Will Improve Your Life

If you ever spill candle wax on a piece of furniture, don't risk ruining its finish by trying to scrape it off. Instead, fill a plastic bag with ice cubes, place it over the wax, and let it sit for a few minutes. Once the wax has sufficiently cooled and hardened, you can pick it up easily without ruining your furniture for good.

Spilled some hot wax on your shaggy carpet? No problem! Just put a paper bag over the wax and lightly go over the area with a steam iron. The steam will help lift the wax from the carpet and cause it to cling to the bag instead.

Using a cotton pad and some cooking oil, rub the sticky area and let it sit for a few minutes. Once the oil has sunk in, it'll wipe away easily.

Just pop them off, run them through a quick rinse cycle, and dry them thoroughly before reinstalling.

Simply fill the pan with hot water, drop in an Alka-Seltzer tablet, and let it sit. In about 15 minutes, that mess should wipe up easily.

Cleaning a blender is a nightmare for me. Thankfully, I found a safe and simple way to clean my blender after making a smoothie or shake. Just add a little of dish soap to your machine, pour in two cups of warm water, and blend until that grime is a thing of the past.

Simply add some old newspaper to the bottom of your trash bag first. By adding that layer, you can catch and absorb leaky messes before they drip on you come trash day.

Is there a specific part of your couch that your cat just won't stop clawing at? If so, cover that area up with aluminum foil. The uncomfortable sensation of the foil against their claws should be unpleasant enough to deter them in the future.