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Household Hints & Help

passiveporcupine

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16. I had to immediately try the trick

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 06:26 PM

Jan 2014

of rubbing a walnut on wood scratches on my oak desk. It is amazing. I can no longer see the white spots that were glaring at me. And I've tried other ways of fixing them. It's a medium dark oak, so finish mars are very visible.

Thanks for this list. There are others on there I need to try as well.

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A New Year's gift: 101 Household hints, some of them new and simply brilliant [View all] Mira Jan 2014 OP

Rec'd Kaleva Jan 2014 #1

Some of those hints are really clever! Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #2

Thank you! PADemD Jan 2014 #3

K&R Sherman A1 Jan 2014 #4

Great stuff BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #5

You are right, I don't regret clicking this. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #6

Great! I love positive feedback, of course, plus more ideas to boot. Mira Jan 2014 #9

Let me know if the match trick works for you. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #11

Imagine: I just peeled about 20 onions Mira Jan 2014 #14

Glad it worked so well. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #15

Wow! Some great tips! Callalily Jan 2014 #7

So many awesome ideas! DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2014 #8

I love the idea of the tension rod & hangers for my pots & pans! I have absolutely Hestia Jan 2014 #10

this is terrific, Mira NJCher Jan 2014 #12

I am skeptical of these sorts of lists. This one is golden. Thanks for posting it. marble falls Jan 2014 #13

I had to immediately try the trick passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #16

love this kind of thing! Thanks BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #17

Bookmarked ConcernedCanuk Jan 2014 #18

Bookmarked also. So many great tips. n/t RebelOne Jan 2014 #21

Thanks left-of-center2012 Jan 2014 #19

huh!.. some good stuff here. . . .n/t annabanana Jan 2014 #20

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