20 GENIUS Home Hacks That CHANGED MY LIFE 🏠 DIY Hacks to Save Time + Money!
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You know what I like about your videos? The fact that you speak quickly about your ideas without too much talking. You get to the point quickly and move on. Love listening to you. My favorite the hot water in the candles to get wax out.
I agree with u I like the fact that he doesn't do any unnecessary talking. But if it were me it would be hard for me to get to the point I would get so side tracked.
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Agreed.
All substance .
No waste of time .
Grateful .
Ditto! Spot on. Gets to the point which is what I have a problem doing so I'll stop now lol!!
I agree! Too much unnecessary nonsense elsewhere.
Yes!!
My boyfriend suggested putting a dab of the paint on the back side of the outlet cover as well, in case it's discontinued by the brand. That way it can be color matched.
That's a great idea
You should be careful about using anything for drinking that is made for another use. My high school Chemistry teacher taught us that beakers and other laboratory vessels shed microscopic glass shards constantly. Anything meant for drinking needs to be specifically treated and/or tested for that purpose. There's a chance a glass holder for a candle is food safe. There's also a chance that it sheds glass shards, like a beaker. Stay safe folks.
Your tip on covering the books brings back memories of us having to cover our textbooks with grocery bags. Now you know I’m a boomer!
Older Millenial and we did this too. 😊
One of my favorite things to do at the start of the school year. Thanks for the memories!
Omgosh paper grocery bags. I’m a younger millennial and my dad always made us do this for every class.
I remember using contact paper to cover the books 😂
The comic sect of the newspaper.
I used to work in a pottery outlet and we used price stickers on everything. Whenever the owners decided to change prices or put on a sale, we would have to remove all the price stickers and put on new ones (so removing stickers on about a thousand items). We would spray the price sticker with windex, then use the back end of a swiffer duster (the plastic holder piece) to push the sticker and adhesive off. Windex breaks down sticker adhesive in about 10 seconds, so no need to wait 20mins to remove your sticker tags!
I have used the windex trick and a thumbnail on a mirror I bought at an as is store. Took me a few minutes and minimal effort to get a big red sale sign off a beautiful framed mirror.
Isopropyl alcohol is what removes the sticky & most window cleaners & all-purpose cleaners have some in it but just straight 90% Isopropyl and it will come right off no real wait time.
There's a product that's called orange------something. It comes in various sizes and is oily. I can't stand ragged price stickers and they. Ome right off.
Goo Gone works really well. I always have a bottle around because it works on other sticky substances like gum, tar, and shoe scuff marks.
That is the best…removed paint too
Rental hacks please. You have fabulous taste! Love everything you do.
As for removing the candles you can also freeze them and they pop right out. 🎉
As for the caulking if you have a small bucket and a sponge 🧽 you keep your finger wet and run the sponge across it after your finger it has a clean finished look. 😉
Thanks for the tips I’m going to try them out soon . 😊
THAT FAUX TREE LOOKS AMAZING!!!
Writing the paint color on the outlet cover is GENIUS! Tell your dad I think he is amazing and I am absolutely doing this when we repaint this spring!
RIGHT!!!
@@lonefox or take the paint swatch - cut out the name of the paint coIor/number and tape it to the inside of the eIectric plate cover.
@@amara560 thats most IikeIy true. I Iive in a medium size town and onIy use Ben Moore paint. I have four rental houses pIus mine and the best tip I can suggest is to always buy from the same pIace and teII them what home and room it's for. They wiII usually keep the record in their computer records. I've been abIe to retrieve the exact coIor up to 15 years Iater. SmaII business owners are the best!
That's what my dad did. and Also, on a protected eave of the house, he would write in pencil, Paint color,finish,how many gallons,how many coats, when painted.
When I last painted my hallway with 13 doors, I found a shoe polish bottle with the applicator on the end and filled with leftover paint. That was for touchups. Not my original idea but saved me a few headaches.
@@lynnmaupin-simpson1215 the shoe polish bottle idea is definitely one I am going to utilize!
For clean paint lines with tape, if you don't have the original wall color you can use matte mod podge. It will also fill in the bleed area with clear then paint your new color. Perfect line.
wooow I was about to ask this! Thanks :)
@@melocotonki same !!
Did not know that!
Thank you!!! This has been bugging me for a while. Great solution!
Amazing hack!! Thank you!
Another good tip that I use when I have a candle that is too small for the holder is to wrap an elastic band around the base of the candle. This usually makes the candle fit snugly and it eliminates a build up of wax inside the candle holder.
Me too.
I use tinfoil. Wrap a strip around the bottom of the candle - enough to make a tight fit. Them smoosh the candle into the holder.
I've put my candles in the freezer overnight and then the wax pops out. You can also fix broken lipstick 💄 by putting it in the freezer and the next morning it's set and ready to go.
I wrap Saran wrap, that I have folded over and over until I have a long strip, of many layers. I wrap it around the bottom of the candle. When you shove it in, the candle holds very well.
I love this guys energy and how he’s so passionate about what he’s doing. Even if it’s old tips like the duvet thing, he’s being helpful by sharing it instead of trying too hard to be only different or only innovative
I didn't know this one thank you.
Use washi tape to secure paper covers to your books to prevent damaging the inside covers when you remove the tape. Also, put spent candleholders in the fridge or freezer; the old wax will just pop out.
I cover books with holiday or gift wrap. Fold the wrap as you would for school books, as you did as a youngster.
Krys Galentin thank you for the tips
It looked like painters tape, it’s removable
You don't need tape at all...I used to make book covers for my school books.
@@jolindamae2217 Yup. We did that every school for decades - 60's and 70's for me. I don't know why you would cover a book you putting on display. Seems silly to have books strictly for decoration. But that's me. 😂
Loved the home hacks, I'm a 68 year old lady that has remodeled and decorated more homes than I can count and you had some tips I was happy to learn!!
Number 12 hack is so small but so epic… i love that !!!!!
You are a very kind, thoughtful and generous human being. I loved your video with your landlord. I can't even imagine the value you added to his property. Your open heart is contagious!!!
WD-40 for sticker removal has always worked the best for me. When I was in grade school (I'm old), every year we had to cover our school text books with paper grocery bags. Great video!
We would do the same at my school as well!
Yes haize2005!!! I had to paper bag wrap my textbooks too! It was also great to be able to doodle and put stickers on your books afterward. 😊
we used something - not paperbags but something we had to all together do some origami folds and voila, a bookcover
I'm old too. We always covered our textbooks since we had to return them to the school in good condition. Sometimes in late August, grocery stores would have stacks of papers for book covers that were free for the taking. One side was printed with advertisements, but the other side was blank. I enjoyed decorating the covers.
Same here on the book coverings. It was always paper grocery bags
I'm over 70 and I watched this thinking I would probably know most of these "hacks." But you can teach an old dog new tricks - I can't wait to use some of these - especially your vase hacks! You have a great style and you move things along. I love that you have an eclectic aesthetic - it makes your room and your things so interesting. Thank you for a great video.
The vase tip is so good!!!
You have such a warm and lovely energy to you - I just think you’re so adorable and delightful. Thanks for the great tips and peaceful videos!
Instead of soaking up the wax with paper towels, just wait until it hardens again. The wax will settle at the top. Press it down with slight pressure and it will pop right out. Soooo satisfying.
As someone that has worked in the paint departments at Home Depot and Lowe's, there's a problem with getting a paint sample from behind the outlet plate. To get a decent color match, we would recommend getting a sample at least the size of a quarter. Depending on the machine that is scanning the sample, a size of a dime might work. Anything smaller than that is useless. If your walls are textured, you might as well start over with your paint color because it never matches.
Guess we were lucky because we managed to get an exact match of the color of paint of our textured walls that were painted 20 years ago when we bought our house. Needed to do touch-ups on the walls where the grandkids had scuffed and scraped areas. Home Depot came through for us! We took a chip of paint from one of the walls.
I simply paint the inside of a socket plate in each room. Stop before reaching the edges, though, to keep it from sticking.
@@TheAureliac That is a really good idea. I never even thought about that.
@@TheAureliac Nice. Great idea!
Loved this. New ideas for this old do it yourself landlord. Who knew soapy water on caulk. You've just save me a lot of time. Thanks.
Well done! The fly was such a photo bomber. LOL!
I like the tape grid over the vase tip. I do the flower arrangements for my church sanctuary and one tip I use is crumpling the cellophane the flowers come in and putting it in the clear glass vases with the flowers then add water. It raises the stems up when the vase is too tall for the flowers to sit right and it will give the appearance of ice chunks in a clear vase.
Very nice!!
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Awesome tip 👌
you are so talented what beautiful work ,God Bless I'm going to keep watching for ifeas
That sounds cool! Gotta try it!
Love how your tone of voice feels like you are giving these tips to a friend in front of you , so friendly and sweet! Thank you! By the way, loved the Amazon dupe screenshot research , much needed 💛
Me too. Love your enthusiasm
Amazon dupe was da bomb! Screw hook tip too!
It is a calming voice
I would normally look for the list of advice within the comments of these kind of videos, but when it comes to Drew's, I just love listening to him explaining and showing things. Thank you for always doing such an amazing job and showing us all sorts of DIYs 💜
Line Fox I remember when you panel rental bathroom and you show old gentleman landlord and re done folks guest bed
Every time that bug flew by 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
For that removing candle wax tip, wait until the water has gone cold. The wax will solidify on top of the water so no waxy water.
You can freeze the candle and the wax just pops out. Easy Peasy! It leaves less residue too. Cleans up nicely.
Spraying a bead of caulking was BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN! Really appreciable aesthetic! Worth watching, indeed.
I love these videos, I'm glad you think that the 'melting bottom of the candle' is 'hack' - something I watch my grandmother do, who passed away in the late 70s :)
THE most helpful home hack video I've ever watched. Well presented too. Thank you!
My aunt showed me a great hack. She moves a lot but likes the same color scheme. So she took paint swatches, punched a hole in the corner and attached them all to a metal clip. You could also keep them with your loan paperwork, lease, etc. This way when she moves; she knows exactly what color to use in her next home. The same can be done with any original color you may need to repaint.
Love all these hacks Drew; I can't wait to use the Amazon one as well as the one to get tags off bottles! Would love to see more!
Love your tips! My easy tip for covering books, if there's a dust cover, I just flip it inside out and voila, a clean white book cover!
Yes. And some dust covers have beautiful illustrations or graphics and it’s a great way to protect that side as well. 👏🏼
My favorite is just turning all of them on a bookcase backwards with the spine to the back and pages facing out.
@@imaginempress3408 Same here , prefer to see the pages
@@imaginempress3408 how do you find the book you want?
@@niekkie555 I know where lots of the books are, I alphabetize some stuff by topic, or books of a series are in order. If I flip one around that gives me the bearings of where others are located.
That screw hook hack is brilliant!
The 2 different vase ideas are genius. I do my duvet like that without standing on the bed or the paramedics would have to come. Thank you!
Writing the paint info on the outlet cover inside is GENIUS! Not just for the purpose you mentioned, but if you get some scuffs and want to touch it up later. Way easier than trying to remember which drawer I hit the paint square in.
Well done, sir, well done. I pride myself on usually knowing 100 hacks for every situation, and you taught me a LOT. As a side note... You seem exceptionally grounded and genuine, and to put it simply, nice! Compared to other CZcams personalities, I think I would actually enjoy hanging out with you, and having a decent time. Tell whoever raised you, they did a stellar job!
SAME SAME SAME!!! His vids don’t pop up for for often but when they do I enjoy them ever-so-much and learn a lot! ❤️
Hey Abbie!!!!! What I just read is so well said ¡✌️
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The vase tricks! The paint chips! The screw hook! The WALL BLEED! The caulk! Great ideas, thanks so much and a big thumbs up!
Your born to do this, genius 👏. Congratulations ❤️
Instead of the Fix-it stick to fill nail holes you can also use white tooth paste. Thousands of military families will attest on how great this works and it's cheap. (Military housing has white walls) -- Thanks for your ideas/suggestions.
Toothpaste is a dorm room moving-out hack as well!
College apartment, toothpaste where people missed the dartboard.
Why not plain old regular stucco (I think in English they call it "spackle") which is actually made for this job? It's so easy to use, it's a powder, you mix with a bit of water to make a paste, and that's all.
@@irmar I think it's because most people, myself included, don't want to buy a whole container of spackle for a couple of small nail holes. I've used the toothpaste trick. Now, I just use command hooks and hangers for everything.
@@DeannaR2331165 Until the day when you walk in your home and find that your favorite framed image of the beach/ocean -- that you paid $120 for and then an additional $200 to have framed because of its odd size -- is on the ground, with shattered glass everywhere and the picture is now ruined because the glass left cuts because the command hook suddenly lost its sticking power and let go of the wall.
I stopped using command hooks for certain things, particularly my wall of framed family photos, because invariably the glue fails and I got tired of cleaning up slivers of glass. I love command hangers but only use them for things that aren't encased in glass.
I actually appreciated all of it they were great tips and I will be using them. I think what I like the most about this video was the fact that you were concise, you stayed on topic, you kept moving so you went from one topic to the next it was quick and you went through step-by-step how to do it. I really appreciated it. Most other DIY videos are not like that, they are not specific and they don’t always give all the details or the products that they use. I get bored or irritated with them and have to fast forward through, but this was great. Not to mention all the links for the products used, wonderful information.
Thank you so much
He is terrific, isn't he? Love listening to him. :)
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My favorite hack is writing the room color in the back of the light switch/plug cover. I would probably also paint 1/2 of the back in case the color is discontinued they can color match. When calking instead of spraying the calk just wet your finger and it smooths out well. I also like the hack of spraying the mat with clear flex seal. Great video.
Donna when I buy my paint I ask for an extra sticker from paint mixer that has b a me a b d formula of paint on it and stick it behind a wall plate and can go right to it if I need a mix of that paint
Watching you from South Africa. I noticed that you have beautiful hands. I love using surgical gloves for painting, even cooking. No harmful chemicals ever on your hands.
Love the caulking tip. Definitely will be using it.
Another tip- I take a picture of the the top of my paint cans where the mixer has put a label of the brand, base, sheen, and color formula. I save these into a home album on my phone. Comes in handy if you need to text your painter the color or if you are picking up paint at the store.
I'd be worried that if anything happens to my phone, I'd loose everything.
@@sazennonumber Just upload it to a cloud. Google Images, for example, is one you'll probably always have access to.
You need to be careful with the caulking hack though. It was done in my kitchen and detergent in the soap dissolved black dye in the caulking leaving the black spots on the wooden kitchen counter.
@@katarzynacieslukowska9910 Windex on your finger is what a tiling pro suggested in another comment
I have a binder with sheet protectors that we keep all manuals, paint colors, lighting fixtures, etc. And write the install and/or purchase dates on the covers. Never know when you're going to need all that info, and if you move out the next person will have it all.
I intended to watch this as background content while working and ended up slacking for 20 mins. Great info and great pace of delivering the content. 👏👏👏
Me too!
Me too!
Me too!
This video is pure gold
Loved the tip about the hook/screws and reusing candle containers!!
Love the tips! My go to for removing wax from candle containers is to freeze them. The wax constricts and hardens, making it super easy to remove in one piece. I then use the wax pieces to make other homemade candles.
Oh cool 😃 definitley less work than melting it
I've been freezing my old wax for Years. Love how it slides right out!
I am surprised he didn't know this one.
I do this with my wax melts
I do the same but I make firestarters with the wax. I fill a cardboard egg carton with dryer lint, shredded paper,ect and pour melted wax over this then separate the cups. They're great for camping or backyard firepits especially when there's too much dampness to easily start the fire.
Painting tip is genius! I was asking in a proffessional painter what can one do about the bleeding and he said there is nothing you can do if the walls are not perfectly smooth. Obviosly not the case! I'm painting a room next week and will be using this tip!
Literally paused to do the toilet paper one.... OMG it works! I'm in love. Hotel vibes!
I'm going to do like 4 more things from this video!
Love this video so much. It's so fun.
Thanks Drew!
Eucalyptus oil will also remove any sticker residue! It's a total game changer🙌🏻
Great ! Good to know Ty
Yeah! This is my go too
Most any oil will work.
I just use regular vegetable oil and it works great!
Really good for carpet stains too!
I guess my mom was ahead of her time in the 70’s because she would cover books like that with wallpaper that she had leftover & coordinated with decor 😉 did the same on light switch plates. Love the Amazon hack, will definitely use it!!
Mine too❣
We used to use the comics from newspapers. Colored was great but if black and white we had good time coloring it.
In my country we did it with school books, we didn't have to buy them but we borrowed, reused during school year and afterwards gave them back for next kids to use but so they wouldn't get dirty or ruined we wrapped them in newspaper or som3 other fancier wrapping paper 🙂
Lauren Harrison
Poplar in the 60's so not damage school books and get charged at end of school...brown paper bags and draw on them...one of the 1st recyles !
I learned so much from your tips! Another tip I learned recently is cutting the caulk tube tip at a 45 degree angle rather than straight across.
Yes - I do that too and it makes all the difference.
Loving the vase in a vase idea and the paint info inside the outlet covers! You could even take it step further, and paint a swatch of the current paint onto the back of the outlet cover in the color of the walls, and make a list of the outlets, for each room and the names of the paints.
This would be a wonderful gift to the buyers of your house or your tenants, as well.
The screw hook trick is new to me. Brilliant!
I’ve seen the paint trick before but you explain it so well! It makes perfect sense once you explain the bleeding.
The tree looks great! Much more natural looking than many retail ones.
Excellent add on! Thanks!
Love all the tips! ❤ Thank you Drew. Can I add a tip for you on the caulking? I worked in a tiling store and learnt from the pros, use clear window/glass cleaner to smooth caulking rather than soap. The alcohol in the cleaner vaporises off so if you have any little bubble holes in caulking you can add more, soap can leave a residue which can sometimes affect filling in the little holes. I've done this trick for years swear by it, also have used this trick to add enamel paint touch ups like on stoves and fixing car duco. Spray the cleaner on your finger and wipe across. 🤗
Great tips thank you 🙂
Thanks!
I reuse candle jars also. I glue a clear drawer pull to the top. Super cute.
I really enjoyed your tips! This is the first time I have ever paid attention to any "hacks". Mostly because I thought 'What was the point of them for a woman in the winter of her life?" But now I think, "Why can"t you do something just for fun?"
Rubbing alcohol takes stickers and residue right off, no waiting, there are some glues it doesn't work on and for those lighter fluid will work, no waiting for it either.
So many great tips! Thank you
Of course I’d love more tips! All of them were helpful! At 11:46 I really liked the way you can shop for a duplicate item at a lower price. That was new to me and I had actually wondered what the icon meant on Amazon. Also, at 14:57, the common sense idea that I never would have thought of! Taping cords to the corner of a TV and then decorating to hide them! Genius!
you could also paint the cords the same color or close to the wall color
@@musclvr377 never thought about that! That’s great idea 🤔😍
@@SAJK0KAT i HATE seeing the cords but love having my tv mounted.
OMGGG! 😀BRILLiant! Thank you sooo much! You solved my OCD itch! ❤️🙌🌸
@@girlthangya which one were you referring to?
Something to keep in mind, when removing sticky labels (regardless of the method used), really do your best to not let the sticker pieces go into your drain. It doesn't take much to start a clog to build up. Hope that helps :-) Awesome tips!!! Fav is the fill-stick product.
I have not used this, but I was told that the best way to remove any sticker is to spray it with white vinegar. I usually have already scratched it off before remembering this trick.
I usually use a little cooking oil to soak the sticker and a spatula to scrape it off (into the bin/trash). Saves your drain and nails lol.
Great info. Simple but helpful.
@@hannahpaul1988 Exactly, any oil, including Vaseline, olive, wd-40, hand moisturizer, et.al. I've even used chapstick to remove a sticker or label.
Hannah knows whats up! Soaking the label w/H2O may be helpful but not necessary, slathering with an oily substance should allow scraping off; then add more and continue rubbing with paper towel to remove any residual. Should you use water, soak the label, then try working it off without continually holding under a running faucet, you know, like when brushing your teeth😁
Please conserve water anytime you can, it is a precious & limited resource.
Loved all your ideas especially the plant holder inside the bigger one
The fly and your reactions are the cutest thing!!😂❤
The calking hack was brilliant! But I’m going to keep it a secret from my husband until it’s time to use it so that I can look like a “Builder Diva”!😅😅❤️
I love you! Congrats on your home purchase. It fun to see “younger folk” learning these tricks. My mom did most of these, but it’s great they are being passed on. The best one for me is the trick to find a cheaper version on Amazon with a picture of an item (mom obviously didn’t do that one). Spraying the front door mat with Flex Seal is pretty awesome too (mom didn’t do that one either).
Again… love you. You’re so fun and have a natural talent… ❤️
Not from /in the USA, what is Flex Seal? And what is it used for?
Love the tree, great idea for an existing tree, that has lost it's leaves.
Love the vase idea! For the stickers, use hot water, and remove residue with a little bit of oil if the surface permits it.
When you post my day instantly gets better ❤️🔥
I loved the Clear Tape hack for wider vases. It makes your dried florals sit perfectly in the wide vase. I'll certainly be using that advice this Summer, thank you 😊 👍
Love the tape on the vase for spreading the flowers!
Re the doormat hack @ 12:29: it WILL keep your doormat clean but at the cost that it will no longer properly collect dirt from your shoes! So if you actually use it to clean your shoes before you step in then just be aware 🥰
My jaw dropped at the screwhook hack! I’ve diyed my entire house, and I can’t wait to put more hooks up now just to try it! Absolutely genius 🥰
So many great ideas here that seem highly doable and not very costly. Thank you and, yes, keep them coming!
I love the way you cover so much ground in such a short time. I didn't realize it had bn 20 min but what a wealth of info. Love the caulk trick! I've bn putting off building a built-in bc I absolutely despise dealing with the mess. Thank you for all of your inspo.
I was a wedding coordinator for years and a florist taught me the flower hack. I would tape around the bottom of tapers to make them fit. Great hacks. That wall stick is my fav!
i just grab a bit of tissue or papertowel and wrap it around and shove it in the holder
@@daneekaplan4284 it might not work for the glas vases, as you would see the tissue.
@@sazennonumber Let a little wax from the candle drip into the bottom of the holder and put the candle in right away has worked for me.
@@gingereaves4097 Yes, I've learnt that as a child and it is the best one. For some reason, I thought that this thread was about vases and floral arrangements and I've just realized that I could be totally wrong!! 😂
Little tip with frog tape instead of needing to pre paint with previous wall colour you can wipe with a slightly damp rag and wipe down the edge it activates the ingredient on the back of tape (that’s why it comes in a plastic container)
Great tips 🙂
With number 18, instead of using paper towels to remove the melted wax, you can just leave it until it hardens as the wax will rise to the surface and then will set altogether so once it is completely cooled it pops out in one piece and then it still retains its scent so you can use the wax in a wax burner and get more use out of it. If it hasn't removed all of the wax in the first go then just do it again and the glass will be completely clear of wax.
Also, If you are planning on using the melted wax in a wax burner and if there is a black coating on it from when it was burning then I just take a damp paper towel and wipe it off before pouring the boiling water into it to save the wax from looking all dirty.
It is honestly so simple, just pop the kettle on, pour in the container, leave for several hours then come back and pop it out and rise off and it is done. 😁
You can also leave the container in the freezer. The wax will separate from the glass.
Thanks for your tips!
You can put it in the freezer, and pop it out.
These were really practical and useful tips. I also agree with the other comment about your presentation style. Clear but fast moving and easy to follow.
Here is a less messy one for the candles that don't fit a holder. put boiling water in a cup and stick the end of the candle in it for a few seconds and then press it in the holder and let it cool!
Tip for stickers if there’s some adhesive sticky residue after leaving it soaking and scraping it off, kitchen vegetal oil breaks it down pretty well and leaves it very clean :)
That's what I am using! :)
If the glue doesn't come off with water (but the paper did) the glue in 99% of cases can be just wiped/rubbed off with e.g. canola oil and paper towel.
If this doesn't work it is heat sensitive glue. Whenever possible I then just microwave the thing (a jar for example) fow a while with some water in it and then remove the melted glue with paper towels.
Goo-Gone also works.
When you have a votive holder that you add your own candles to, put a quarter to half inch of cool water in before dropping the candle in. When the candle drips, the cool water hardens it so it doesn’t stick to the container. This is really helpful if your votive holder has rounded walls (like a rose bowl shape) and getting wax out the other way would be harder.
I wish I knew this for like a moth ago! I was stupid and fix boiled water. Buuut.. I didn’t wait.. AND I used newspaper.. it got sooooo messy. Felt so stupid when I tried to clean up after myself. Took hours. 😩😥
Will definitely try this next time! 😂
I use the water and soap trick all the time when doing PRC on aircraft! There were a few things here that I started going 'right, that's how I do that' but the last few steps would be completely different. I learned some things and I'm looking forward to trying them out!
Love your videos. Great ideas. You explain well without boring chatter. Good job.
Also on the sticker removal one, if you add just a bit of dawn or some type of liquid soap, it comes off even better & quicker. I've been doing the water method for years. So glad you pointed it out for others to benefit from!
I do same but there are some labels where the glue still sits there and do not want to go :)
Use the sticker itself and dab onto the remaining residue repeatedly. It will pick them up slowly until they are very few left and then proceed with the soapy water technique.
Another trick is to spray the sticker with WD40 and let it sit. Even the most stubborn stickers will come off using WD40.
Also hand sanitiser or any alcohol like metho etc
oil and baking soda , let it sit, watch it go. You can wash it after nicely (since water is involved anwyay)
I just found your channel and love it. Your hints are practical and you explain them clearly and quickly. I hate channels that will spend 15 minutes explaining just 1 simple thing. You’re got a new fan and subscriber.
To remove labels, rub on a bit of cooking oil, let soak in hot water. Wash with goid dish detergent. Easy
You are a blessing!! Thank you for all you do!
I grew up in the 80s n 90s . The book covers are just like we use to do using brown paper bags no tape.
If your 40+ you know exactly how we cover our books...
👋You can also place your candle jars in the freezer, allow them to totally freeze and when you remove them from the freezer the candle wax will actually pop right out. If it doesn't, just coax it a little bit with a knife and it comes right out! I've been doing it this way for years. 😁Great Hacks! Thanks so much. 💖
I made my own hack for the picture hooks. I just put a pencil through the hook and use it like a handle. Turn it around and around. Levers make everything easier.
LOVE the book wraps. I mean, they're just DIY dust covers! This is a great way of harmonising them with the rest of your stuff, but you could also create really beautiful ones for your favourite books. My brother told me there's a place where you can get them custom bound in leather to look really fancy... but you could just do this! :D
You
Could get a few different yards of fabric
Various prints textures colors, they even have faux or real leather too..
Would feel luxe and way less expensive
You’d have to glue it in
Or you could make pocket sleeves so it slides on and off
Also! Another good caulking tip, dont do a whole line and then go over with your finger. While your squeezing, drag your finger at the tip and in the same motion down the area you are trying to secure
I have to face up to the fact that I am old when I watch Drew..lol
The book cover things we did as a necessity when I was young. Buying a book cover was not an option. The grid on the wider vases also has been around for years. But I like him and enjoy his discoveries. He's very good with designing.
Thanks for sharing your time and talents with me💜
This is the first time seeing your hacks. Some I've seen before and some that I have 'nt. I really enjoyed watching!!
them and plan to come back again.
Great tips as always, Drew! When painting and using that green Frog Tape, it apparently has some sort of a bleed resistant medium in the tape itself that is activated by moisture, it's supposed to be activated by the new paint being brushed on or against it. It's always a good idea to burnish the tape down with a plastic scraper, then you can take a damp cloth and run it along the edge of the tape to activate the bleed resistant medium, or even use a fine mist sprayer to do so. You should be able to get a clean edge on the new paint color when you remove the tape.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Also, touch the back (sticky side) as little as possible. I can't remember if it a) removes the substance that swells to prevent the bleed or b) the moisture on your skin activates it before you want it to or c) does both.
And thanks for the water mister tip.
I totally love your decor! It’s timeless and earthy and somewhat zen. Beautiful!
very very impressed. especially love the genius pillow sham and duvet ideas. thank you and keep good ideas coming my way !!!
The paint tape non-bleed and caulking soap spray are genius!
Wow, that caulk spraying hack is amazing, I'm definitely gonna try this!
Book covering brings back memories of when I was in school. We had to either buy book covers or make our own. Usually we used old grocery paper bags and then decorated them with gel pens, sharpies, and stickers.
Omg the duvet trick!!! Yasss 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾