Life is full of tasks that seem small from the outside but, come time to complete them, entail more frustrations than desired. Whether it’s vacuuming hard-to-reach areas of the home or keeping wayward cords from tripping family and friends, mundane tasks always seem to require complicated solutions. Luckily, there’s a crafty answer to these problems lying just within reach. It doesn’t take much more than a single toilet paper tube to turn aggravating everyday tasks into the easy life events they were meant to be.
With a simple toilet paper tube and a little time, a seemingly endless list of organizational and helpful possibilities is born. Feel free to feed the birds or put some order to Hot Wheels that somehow find their way into the living room each day. With a little tweaking and thoughtful placement, a toilet paper tube has the power to change the way you view your to-do list.
1. For vacuuming hard-to-reach areas
Vacuuming is essential to in maintaining a dust-free home while upgrading overall air quality. Just because it’s important doesn’t mean it’s easy. From bed frames to air vents, many household places are seemingly impossible to reach. Skip the expensive, customized vacuum heads and instead, create your own with a toilet paper tube. A little tape will keep the tube in place while you mold the end to whatever unique shape or size is required to make the most of those cleaning moments.
2. Avoid creases when hanging pants and skirts
There’s nothing worse than reaching for a favorite shirt or pair of pants when it’s a big day at work only to find yourself face to face with an unsettling number of wrinkles. Although standard hangers keep clothing elevated, narrow bars can make it nearly impossible to maintain clean lines. An easy way to reduce and even eliminate this problem is to slide a set of toilet paper tubes onto the hanger. A wider cylinder will keep clothing smoother and allow for hassle-free dressing.
There’s nothing worse than reaching for a favorite shirt or pair of pants when it’s a big day at work only to find yourself face to face with an unsettling number of wrinkles. Although standard hangers keep clothing elevated, narrow bars can make it nearly impossible to maintain clean lines. An easy way to reduce and even eliminate this problem is to slide a set of toilet paper tubes onto the hanger. A wider cylinder will keep clothing smoother and allow for hassle-free dressing.
3. Keep cords together
With nearly every appliance requiring an outlet or two, bundles of messy, twisted cords are commonplace. Although they provide the necessary connection points for devices, they can be extremely displeasing to look at and a serious hazard to safe walking. A simple solution to keeping cords out of the way is to pass a bundled edge through a toilet paper tube. Instead of finding a way to hide multiple cords, the bundle is tucked away as one easy-to-handle unit.
With nearly every appliance requiring an outlet or two, bundles of messy, twisted cords are commonplace. Although they provide the necessary connection points for devices, they can be extremely displeasing to look at and a serious hazard to safe walking. A simple solution to keeping cords out of the way is to pass a bundled edge through a toilet paper tube. Instead of finding a way to hide multiple cords, the bundle is tucked away as one easy-to-handle unit.
4. Keep hair accessories organized
A ponytail is a quick and elegant solution to any bad hair day, but the process can become a nightmare when there isn’t a bobby pin or hair band to be found. Give those items that never seem to stay in one place a permanent home by transforming a toilet paper tube into a hair accessory stand. Bobby pins can slide swiftly onto the top edge while hair bands are securely held at the other side. Just as easy to remove when it’s time to put the finishing touches on a ponytail, this is a sure way to keep track of smaller hair accessories.
A ponytail is a quick and elegant solution to any bad hair day, but the process can become a nightmare when there isn’t a bobby pin or hair band to be found. Give those items that never seem to stay in one place a permanent home by transforming a toilet paper tube into a hair accessory stand. Bobby pins can slide swiftly onto the top edge while hair bands are securely held at the other side. Just as easy to remove when it’s time to put the finishing touches on a ponytail, this is a sure way to keep track of smaller hair accessories.
5. Keep pens and pencils organized
Frequently needed but not always readily available, pens and pencils are home office items that somehow manage to never be where they were left. A solution to maintaining order is to turn a toilet paper tube into a desktop container. Wrap an entire tube in construction paper for a colorful take on a pencil cup or cut the tube in half for a highlighter-specific sized container
Frequently needed but not always readily available, pens and pencils are home office items that somehow manage to never be where they were left. A solution to maintaining order is to turn a toilet paper tube into a desktop container. Wrap an entire tube in construction paper for a colorful take on a pencil cup or cut the tube in half for a highlighter-specific sized container
.6. Store toy cars
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