Life Hacks:

No Air Pump? No Problem! Use a Home Vacuum

If you don’t have an air compressor to inflate your air mattresses or pool toys, you can

use your home vacuum instead. Just pop the top off a plastic squeeze bottle and fit the

top to your vacuum’s hose. You may have to use duct tape. Once the top is secured to

the hose, attach the hose to your vacuum’s exhaust port. It’ll blow up your inflatables in

no time. To deflate, attach the hose to the vacuum port and suck the air out.

Instant Picture Frame Bumpers

Stop wall frames from slipping out of place and scratching the wall paint by putting small

dots of hot glue on the back corners of the frame. NB: Let it dry hard before putting the frame up. The hot glue prevents movement and holds the picture away from the wall to prevent scratches and nicks.

Clean Up Paint in the Carpet

I used to think dropping a loaded paintbrush on the carpet meant replacing the carpet

until a former foreman told me this little tip. Pour some denatured alcohol onto a rag and

scrub away the paint. Use a rag that is as close in colour to the carpet as the alcohol can

transfer some of the rag’s color to the carpet. 

Need some denatured alcohol? Buy it from Amazon here.