How To Get Rid of Mildew Smells

Have you had towels or clothing that have had that horrible mildew smell and you just couldn't get rid of it, no matter how many times you washed them? I know I'm not the only who is guilty of leaving their clothes in the washing machine overnight. Well, I know my niece, Leslie, is anyways. She has been trying for months to get rid of that horrible sour smell in her towels.  She's tried every remedy on pinterest and none of them worked, including vinegar and baking soda!  She was complaining about it (for the hundredth time) to a coworker and the coworker had something else to try. Leslie went home and tried it and has finally gotten rid of the smell! It's simple and now you too can get rid it! So, are you ready to hear what it is?!


Pine Sol. That's right, I said Pine Sol.  Too simple and works great!

 How to:

 Simply add a cap full of Pine Sol to your wash. Let it soak for about an hour and your stinky smells will be gone!  I know some people have complained about that mildew odor in the washing machine as well. I bet if you put some in the washer it would do the same thing.  Give it a try and let me know how it works for you. You could be saving others lives.

Smells be gone!!!

Painting Around the Toilet

Painting around the toilet can be very difficult, without getting it all over the toilet.  When we painted our bathroom, we used saran wrap to protect the toilet.  This worked really well.  Simply remove the tank top and wrap with saran wrap.

Since then, I found a tutorial from Houseof Hepworths, where she used a garbage bag, instead.

Either way will help protect your toilet from getting paint all over it.  Makes it so much easier!

Bathroom Linen Closet Door

We have been working on the bathroom for a couple of weeks now.  We had a really ugly medicine cabinet over the sink.  We took it down and decided to replace it with just a mirror.  Since we no longer had this space, we had to figure out a place to put the items that had been in it.  I didn't just want to place them in  the linen closet, because I figured all the little things would just get lost in there.  So, I went on a thrift store hunt (along with the rest of my hunting items) and found the two little boxes, the wire basket and the shower holder.  Altogether, I spent $5.00. 

My dear husband drilled holes into the linen closet and we hung the boxes and wire basket on them.  He had to cut off the top part of the shower caddy.  We decided not to use the wire basket (I didn't like the way it looked).

This was a simple and very inexpensive job.  You can get very creative with this.  I love these little shelves and it will certainly make things easier!!!

New Chandelier, To Me Anyways

I love going to thrift stores and seeing what I can find at a low price to fix up our home with.  I ran across this chandelier for only $8.00. 

My living room and dining room had red accents, so I wanted the chandelier to match. Thank goodness I have a husband who is able to help with the electric part of it. We removed the chain and I spray painted it red.

   

I am very pleased with how it turned out.