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Jun 17 2014

clean and level

Posted by hayley
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Just checkin’ in today to share a couple quick life hacks. Apparently my ability to manage a household, hound contractors to finish our yard, hand-build a Father’s Day gift, keep food on the table, help a friend paint her house, and entertain summer kids has frazzled my bloggin’ noggin’. So, while this post may appear to rate high on the lame-o-meter; it is, in fact, the best I can do today… and rather useful.

This weekend I hung a mirror. << You may now applaud my meager DIY efforts. >> Can you guess what I dislike most about drilling into drywall? That dust which inevitably ends up all over the floor or any innocent furniture by-standers.

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Well, no more! Next time you find yourself in need of a hole in your wall, simply fold a post-it note in half and stick it an inch or so below where you intend to drill.

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Then drill, fold and toss. No muss, no fuss, no vacuums required!

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After hanging the mirror I realized that I hadn’t brought my bubble level to check it’s level-ness. Just then I remembered learning that on the iPhone, if you go to the compass tool and swipe left, you’ve got a super accurate digital level.

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Those hacks saved me a whole 5 minutes, which I promptly used to eat a Popsicle instead. One mirror hung clean and level in 5 minutes flat—sometimes the small victories are the sweetest.

Tags: diy home improvement, quick tips

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I'm Hayley. Wife and mother by day, DIY enthusiast by night. Fueled by sweet tea and jelly beans, I own power tools and know how to use them. Consider yourself warned.

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