Label Your Laundry Room

You can find lots of clever ideas for organizing a laundry room. This cloth hamper system from Rubbermaid offers one way to add a custom touch.
Stencils and Ink. Arthur Lee of Santa Cruz, California, added even more style and function by labeling the hampers with stencil letters and ink pads from a craft store. To label your own cloth hampers, use painters tape to align the stencil letters. Then dab an artists brush onto the ink pad, and fill in the stencil letters with ink.
You can use this idea to help you sort laundry like we did, or give each family member a personalized hamper.

Crafty Use for Cutting Boards
Plastic cutting boards are invaluable in the kitchen, but their uses can extend into other rooms, too. Serge Duclos of Delson, Quebec, keeps a couple in his craft room for gluing, painting, and other messy home projects.
Better Boards. The thin, lightweight cutting boards available at many home stores are a great option because they offer plenty of surface to work on. Plus, they take up virtually no space to store and can even be rolled up if need be.
Easy Cleanup. But the best part is, any glue that you get on the surface is easy to remove. After it dries, just use a putty knife to pop the small beads of glue loose.

Bleach Pen Erases Dirty Grout
Bleach pens have quickly gained popularity as a simple way to treat stains before they set in. But Tom Browning of Pella, Iowa, discovered another type of stain these pens can handle - dirty grout in a bathroom.
Treat, Then Wash. To clean stained grout, just rub the brush end of the pen over the grout line. Wait a few minutes, and wash the surface clean with water.

Painting quick tips
1] Need to take a short break from painting? Preserve your brush in a plastic bag secured with a rubber band, advises Arthur Lee of Santa Cruz, California,
2] With a larger trash bag, you can do the same thing with paint pans and rollers. Just carefully remove air from the bag, and dont wait too long before starting again!
3] Finally, Wade Mears of Columbia, Missouri, suggests putting a plastic grocery bag over the top of the paint can as you secure the lid to prevent splatters.