Every one of us has encountered household challenges at least once. But sometimes, it’s not that bad because this is the right time for some ingenious ideas. For example, you can freshen up your kitchen with contact paper, make a DIY shelf for spices, and so on.

At Bright Side, we love smart people full of cool ideas that can make their lives even more comfortable.

To clean a drain filled with hair, just leave cheap hair removal cream in it for 15 minutes.

“You need to put a cotton disc wet with aroma oil into the vacuum cleaner container.”

“This way, your home will smell nice during cleaning.”

“This is how to eat chips without getting chip dust on your fingers or game controllers. My girlfriend is a ridiculous genius.”

“Some cheap dye made my old backpack look new again.”

“I use a magnetic knife holder for tools.”

A tip for how to make a repellent against mosquitoes: Take cream or body milk, pour some of it into a separate container, and add some vanillin.

Stir it well and apply it to open skin areas.

“I love young potatoes. When I need to peel one, I just use some metal mesh for frying pans.”

“I rub a potato with it, and then move onto the next one.”

“No more paying for an expensive spice shelf. Instead, my boyfriend made this from old bed slats.”

“My way of recycling disposable masks — they’re stronger and longer than the average twist-ties.”

“I freshened up the kitchen for $16. I covered the backsplash and the counters in contact paper.”

“I began to work as an administrator in a gym because I wanted to bulk up but didn’t have money for a gym or an instructor.”

What life hacks do you know? Tell us in the comments below.