The best cheap and easy cleaning hacks using products you already own

By Hannah Blackiston|

If you've tried the Polident hack and worked your way through several boxes of baking soda, you might be looking for your next easy DIY cleaning solution.

Luckily, there are a bunch of household items which can solve your housework woes without breaking the bank.

Here are some of the best viral cleaning hacks making the rounds online. The best bit? Most of them use items you'll already have at home.

Ice cubes to remove furniture marks

If Marie Kondo has taken over your life and you've decided to completely overhaul your room, you might be stuck with some of those annoying dents in the carpet caused by furniture.

Never fear - you don't just have to leave them. Ice cubes are surprisingly effective at removing them. Just line the dent with ice cubes and let them do the work!

The water will be absorbed into the fibres as the ice cube melts and the carpet will magically lift back into place.

Tennis balls to remove scuffs

Floors, walls and light furniture can all be prone to scuffs - especially if you have children. A lot of the time it can seem like these marks will never leave, but that doesn't have to be the case.

Just grab a tennis ball and rub it on the scuff. No products required. The texture of the tennis ball will remove the scuff mark.

If you really want to go above and beyond, you can cut a hole in the ball and put it on a handle to make a scuff-removing device. Easy!

Dryer sheets to clean blinds

You may already know about using dryer sheets to clean marks off walls, but have you thought about them for dusting?

The humble dryer sheet attracts dust and holds it, making it the perfect product to clean blinds - arguably the most annoying item in the house to clean.

No secret tips here, just wipe the blind with the sheet. Plus it leaves a great scent.

Rice to clean the inside of vases

If you've left a vase sitting for too long with flowers in it and got that yucky water mark, it can be really hard to remove it. Especially so if the vase is too thin to get your hand into.

All you need to do to clean your vase with rice is fill it with warm water and soap and add in some rice. Then give the whole thing a shake (with your hand over the opening so you don't cover yourself in soapy water!)

The rice will scrub the inside of the vase, so all you need to do is rinse it clean and it's as good as new.

Lint roller to remove dust

Dust on fabric is one of the most annoying things to clean. This includes fabric blinds, lampshades, curtains and wall hangings.

By just grabbing a lint roller you can remove the majority of the dust, making the item way easier to clean. No tricks here - just roll it over the item and the dust will lift easily.
