20 Cleaning Hacks That Will Straight-Up Blow Your Mind

There's nothing worse than trying to get wrinkles out of a blouse, only to accidentally give it a new stain. This hack calls for running the hot iron over salt, which sticks to the buildup and grime. Once the iron is cool, you can wipe the dirt right off.

Your favorite Le Creuset piece is still rocking the not-so-pretty remains of last week's dinner. Tackle it by filling the pan with water, adding vinegar and bringing it to a boil. After, add the baking soda, let it do its thing and scour until it looks like new.

Your trusty skillet has definitely seen better days. Return it to its former glory by rinsing it in the sink while it's still hot, sprinkling it with kosher salt and scrubbing your heart out. Then, just rinse off the salt, dry the pan to prevent rust and finish it with a swipe of vegetable oil.

Believe it or not, it's totally possible to clean your oven *without* setting off the smoke alarm. There's no need to use the high-temperature auto clean function when you could just coat the racks and interior with a baking soda paste instead. Let it sit overnight before finishing it off with vinegar and a wipe down.

It turns out your favorite beverage has another magic power. Place coffee grounds (new or used) in a bowl on the top shelf of your refrigerator and they'll soak up all the funky odors. Just replace them every two months.

No, really. Vodka may have an intense smell if you sniff it straight from the bottle, but if you add it to a spray bottle with water in a one-to-three ratio, it can actually provide a clean, neutral scent to your home.

Have you ever dusted a lampshade to make it clean...only to be totally grossed out by all the dust in the air? A lint roller solves that problem. It also works wonders on pet hair.

It goes without saying, but this hack is our favorite. It's as simple as stretching your arms across the width of your blanket, parachuting it flat, slipping out from under the covers and smoothing it out.

You and your iced tea were making the trek from the kitchen to the living room just fine...until the glass smashed all over the floor. It turns out that bread will not only soak up the spill, but will also pick up all those teeny-tiny shards of glass that you might not see at first glance.

Who knew this citrus fruit could do more than be gorgeous and delicious? It makes a great tub cleaner when sprinkled liberally with salt. Plus, it smells a heck of a lot better than vinegar, no?

Don't believe us? The paper and ink act as a gentle abrasive, which—when dipped in DIY cleaner—will help give your windows a streak-free shine. P.S.: Mix 1 tablespoon of vinegar with 1 quart of water and a squeeze of lemon or liquid soap if you ever run out of Windex.

Glass shower doors can be a pain: One day they're just a little smudged, and the next they're totally covered in film. Your dryer sheet is the unlikely hero here. Once damp, it can soften soap scum the same way it softens fabric.

OK, this hack takes sticky notes from convenient to plain ingenious. Just run the sticky part between the keys of your keyboard to pick up dust, crumbs and whatever else is hiding between them.

Seriously—it's the secret cleaning weapon you never knew you needed in your life.

Yup, it can do so much more than hair. To get rid of water stains on a wooden table, turn your dryer on a cool to warm setting and blast the spot from a few inches away until it begins to fade.

Admit it: Yours has smelled like popcorn for weeks. To neutralize odor or clean a hard-to-reach mess, fill a bowl with white vinegar and place it in the center of the microwave. Close the door and run it for five minutes. Wipe away the grime with a paper towel and...voilà!

Oil stains on furniture, mattresses and beyond are notoriously hard to treat, but cornstarch is your secret weapon. Mix it with water, apply the paste to the greasy spot and leave it on overnight. In the morning, brace yourself for amazement.

These pantry staples will buff up your furniture like a charm. A few drops of apple cider vinegar will pull the dirt out of the wood, while olive oil will condition it.

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Not only is this trick super handy, but it's essentially mess-free (meaning no clumps of dust will be floating down onto the floor). Just slip a clean pillowcase over each blade and slide it off to pick up dust.

Like the vent of your hair dryer, your coffee grinder, blinds and baseboards—plus those hard-to-reach nooks and crannies between your faucet and bathroom tiles.