No, your old newspapers arent just good for making fires Of wood ! They can also protect you against bad smells in the house. Heres how. As an apprentice journalist, I read a lot of newspapers. That goes without saying. The World, Liberation, The Chained Duck and even 20 Minutes, I collect them in

You also at the end of the laundry you no longer find the twin sister of your sock? Do you accumulate the mismatched pairs of the whole family while grinding your teeth? I finally found the solution to fix it! I crack every time I have to put away my laundry, I always stay with orphan socks. Now I

Hard to get the worst stains out of your clothes? My father tried the Mir, guaranteed effect. Heres the trick to recovering your clothes without stain remover. Those grease stains on his t-shirt, I heard about it. My father washed his t-shirt twice in the washing machine, without result. And then,

Storage? I dont know about you, but frankly, its not my cup of tea! Fortunately, I found right and left gestures to make tidying up the house easier and faster, and above all effortless. Thats time saved to do nicer things, or even do nothing at all! The things Im going to tell you here are basic

Summer is here (finally!) and the evenings can get longer a bit outside. Here is an instruction manual for making very pretty candle holders, also called tealight holders, with recycled materials and a little imagination. Nothing is prettier than candle flames that glow in the dark:no need to spend

Hot wax you will love it as much as your wooden furniture because it is very easy to apply. One of my former clients gave me the trick to pamper my furniture with hot wax. One of my clients, disabled in one arm, has always had magnificent furniture. Ah his furniture! Very nice antique country styl

Want cheap labels to stick on your jam jars or on your wine bottles? My trick should help you... Just a few drops of milk! My mom makes a lot of jams, but she never has the right labels. Result:you never know which jar corresponds to which jam. And then one day, just like that, she found a grea

A rebellious teenager to deal with? Ouch… It can quickly degenerate and become unlivable. Take my word for it, I have two at home! There is no guide for model parents, but some advice can sometimes be welcome so as not to freak out! This famous crisis of adolescence is a period dreaded by all paren

When you put too much detergent in your washing machine, you inevitably exposes to the cata version water damage. You will be amazed at the simplicity of my defoamer tip. But do you have Marseille soap? Very lucky the one who has never over-dosed her detergent. Foam parties are fun in a nightclub,

When laundry is stained by the soleplate of the iron, you spin at the dry cleaners or do you throw away? All is not lost, however, when you always have a small clay stone pot at home. Since you havent followed my pro advice, you havent cleaned your iron soleplate in... ages! You have just stained t

A blanket that slips off the bed and falls on the floor is annoying . Recycle a pair of suspenders, a simple trick to sleep warm all night! My mom is the queen of weird but working tricks! Tired of being woken up in the middle of the night to retrieve a duvet that had fallen on the floor, she pul

Winter is coming soon, and our friends the birds will soon have trouble finding their food. Lets avoid ruining ourselves by buying fat balls! I invite you to discover how I make them without spending a fortune. My Mission:Collect the Seeds in the Fields You surely know it:at the end of September-b

Its not always easy, if not impossible, to grow vegetables and herbs without a garden or Terrace. With my grandfathers simple empty toolbox, I nevertheless created my mini apartment vegetable garden. In the hope of passing on his passion for DIY to me, my grandfather recently gave me his very first

You dont like seeing critters in your very last packet of flour right before making emergency pancakes for a snack? So store your paperclips in a kitchen drawer, always close at hand, to keep your packet of flour tightly closed. More snacks? Emergency pancakes? Hungry kids? Stress? Milk everywhere

Friends of ficus benjamina, hello! Already Autumn:its time to bring in your Ficus which has made the most of the summer! So follow my advice to keep a beautiful Ficus benjamina in top shape! Light but not for Tanning! Mr. Ficus - even more so if its foliage is variegated (green/yellow for example)

If like me you are not an organization specialist and storing... No more wondering where to put everything:your keys, your wallet, your mail on hold, etc. The solution? A new kind of corner storage compartment! I recently acquired two classic wooden magazine racks (example on the link) and it i

To Toussaint , golden flowers in the garden! For a century, it has reigned above all in cemeteries. So if youre tired of All Saints Day chrysanthemum mode, change and celebrate All Saints Day with original and unique compositions! A horticultural Gold Mine, which will destroy your savings... You

Cardboard furniture? Funny idea! However, they are more and more popular because in addition to being economical and good for our planet, it costs almost nothing to make them yourself... Is it just necessary to have time in front of you. My sister is a cardboard maker and when she created her car

Not sure how to clean your wicker furniture? I have a surprising and very effective trick that you should like. I mix a pinch of salt with a little hot water. It works like thunder! I like wicker furniture, I think it has a certain charm that you dont find in modern furniture. In fact, when I was

White laundry unfortunately doesnt stay white for very long. Instead, it tends to take on an ugly yellowish color or turn gray. Finally, we dont dare to take out Grandma Louisettes super embroidered tablecloth because were ashamed of not having taken better care of it. Do not panic ! I have a very