- Bending a Post-It Note to catch residue - When you drill into drywall the dust created by the drill falls on the floor leaving a white mess and a cleanup to follow. If you take a common post it note, which has an adhesive on it to help it stick, bend it in half and place it under where you drill; you have created a little disposable dust pan right under your drill bit.
- Creating a Non-Marring Claw Hammer - We have all had to do it, pull a nail out of a surface with a claw hammer, only to ruin that surface by leaving marks created with the hammer. Not anymore. Take a rubber band and wrap it around the head of the hammer. By adding this to the hammer it creates a bump stop that doesn't allow the hammer face to touch the surface. Credit to Laurie Reeve.
- Soda Tab Hangers - Soda, Beer and Energy Drinks (any drink that comes in an aluminum can) all come with that little tab that is used to open the mouth of the soda. Everyone has them, but did you know you can use that little guy to hang items on your wall. By screwing a soda tab to the back of your item it creates a hanger to use on just about any picture frame, plaque or wall hanging. Credit to Laurie Reeve
- Milk Cartoon Paint Tray - When we purchase milk or any other drink that comes in those opaque plastic jugs, many times we end up throwing them away or recycling them. You can also re-purpose these jugs for holding paint and your paint brush. By cutting out a side and leaving enough room in the bottom to pool paint, you have a nice paint tray with a handle and a holder (the mouth of the jug) for your paint brush.
- Rubber Band Stripper Screw Extractor - It seems like more and more often when working on a project with a drill/driver the Phillips head screws get stripped and they won't come out or go in further. With this neat solution those days are over. By taking on of those pesky rubber bands and placing it over the head of the screw and then using the added surface area that the rubber band creates you can loosen or tighten your stripped screw.
- Bonus: CD Case Storage Bin - When we purchase Cd's from a store in bulk they come in cylinder that has a base. After you are finished burning that disco tune from 1977 on your Cd's, take that case and reuse it. Take the base and cut off the center nub that held the Cd's in a stack when open. Now find a work bench or other object to screw the base to. After that take the top and screw it to the base. Now you have re-purposed a CD case to be a storage organizer for your garage or kitchen.
As you can see all five of these solutions were done with household items found laying around your home everyday. I bet you can think of other house hold items to use as well. If you do drop me a line and tell me how you did your DIY improvement with household items, and I might feature them here.
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