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13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

We all have old things lying around the house.

Things that we can no longer use because they are in poor condition!

The problem is that we hesitate to throw them away… after all, they have served us well

We say to ourselves that there may be a solution, a little trick or a trick from Sioux to restore old objects

Well look no further! There are grandma's tricks to make old things look like new.

Here are 13 incredible tricks to refurbish your old objects:

1. Cutting boards

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

Contents
  • 1. Cutting boards
  • 2. Copper pans
  • 3. Striped plates
  • 4. Baking sheets
  • 5. Carpet stains
  • 6. Burned stoves
  • 7. Blackened tile joints
  • 8. White sneakers
  • 9. Leather sofas
  • 10. Microfiber sofas
  • 11. Leather bags
  • 12. Towels
  • 13. Toothbrushes

The trick is easy as pie! Just clean your trusty cutting board with a mixture of salt and lemon juice. Check out the trick here.

And if you're like me and love to cook, you've probably asked yourself this question:should you buy a wooden cutting board or a plastic cutting board? What is the best choice for your health? Find out the answer here.

2. Copper pans

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

Cooks know there's nothing better than a copper pot for cooking. To refurbish the blackened copper of your pan, just use coarse salt and white vinegar. Sprinkle a handful of salt on the pan, pour a little white vinegar and rub with a sponge. Your beautiful copper pan will be like new. Check out the trick here.

3. Striped plates

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

Are your white plates all scratched? It is normal over time they deteriorate. But don't panic, there is an easy trick to remove those unsightly scratches. The trick is to use this magic product called Bar Keeper's Friend. You will see, the result is stunning! Check out the trick here.

4. Baking sheets

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

Residues, burnt grease… Dirt accumulates quickly on baking sheets. To make all this disappear, just prepare a paste based on hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. Cover the plate with this paste, leave to act for 30 minutes and rinse with clear water. The result is guaranteed:your baking sheet will be clean as a whistle. Check out the trick here.

5. Stains on the carpet

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

To easily get rid of a stain on your carpet, just use vinegar water (1 volume of white vinegar for 2 volumes of water). Pour this mixture into a spray bottle and give a few spray shots directly on the stain. Cover the stain with a cloth dampened with water. Set your iron to the steam setting and run it over the cloth for about 30 seconds. And there, as if by magic, the stain will disappear! Check out the trick here.

6. Burnt stoves

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

Did your pan burn while cooking? Do not panic ! There is a simple and effective trick to recover it. Sprinkle baking soda at the bottom of the pan, insisting on the dirtiest places, then add 2 cm of water to the pan. Then, heat the water until it boils and let it sit for at least 15 min until cool. All that remains is to clean with dish soap and rinse. Check out the trick here.

7. Blackened tile joints

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

The advantage of this trick is that it will save you from using bleach or another cleaner full of toxic products. Just use a mixture of dishwashing liquid, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, and you're done! Check out the trick here.

8. White sneakers

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

To have sparkling white sneakers, clean them with this magic solution:mix 1 teaspoon of dishwashing liquid, 3 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide and 2 tablespoons of baking soda. But that's not all ! There is also a trick so that the white rubber of your soles becomes white again as on the first day. Check out the trick here.

9. Leather sofas

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

To revive the damaged leather of your furniture, there is nothing better than beef oil. Generously soak a clean cloth with this 100% natural oil. Then, pass the cloth over the leather, massaging it well to allow the oil to penetrate. Leave the product to act for 15 minutes and wipe off with a clean, dry cloth. Check out the trick here.

If you don't have beef oil, you can substitute a little baby oil, or even olive oil. But this treatment will be less effective, because beef oil is really ideal for penetrating into every crevice of the leather and nourishing it.

10. Microfiber sofas

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

Microfiber coverings are very comfortable and soft to the touch, but they require special cleaning. To give them a new look, use a white cloth and 70° alcohol. Check out the trick here.

11. Leather bags

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

To renovate the soiled or discolored leather of your favorite bag, there is an infallible grandmother's formula. Just use water, white vinegar, egg white and turpentine. Check out the trick here.

12. Towels

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

To restore your old terry towels to their full absorbency, simply wash them with 2 hot wash cycles, but WITHOUT using detergent or fabric softener. For the first cycle, replace the detergent with 250 ml of white vinegar. And for the second cycle, use 115 g of baking soda. There you go, your towels will be absorbent again, just like on the first day! And in addition, they will no longer smell bad, because this treatment will also cleanse them. Check out the trick here.

13. Toothbrushes

13 Magic Tricks To Bring Your Old Items Back To Life.

Reviving a tired toothbrush is a lot easier than you might think. To breathe new life into your toothbrush bristles, pour some boiling water into a bowl. Just wiggle your brush head in hot water and the bristles will straighten themselves! Check out the trick here.