Its summer and we all want to buy new clothes and chase new trends to look good and fashionable but before you get rid of your old clothes, check out how to reuse them smartly and without spending much time or effort.

1) New cleaning tools

You can use your clothes as cleaning rags especially if they were really old and can’t be recycled in anyway. Cut your old cotton shirt to different rags and use them for heavy duty cleaning tasks. Make sure you cut the edges correctly to have the best results.

2) New Toys for your kids

It is easy to turn old clothes to either toys clothes or to toys themselves. You can for example use your baby’s old dress or shirt on their toys. It will give a feeling of having a new toy and your kid will be happy.

You can also turn your old clothes or your baby’s old clothes to a stuffed toy, get extra fabrics to do the stuffing and make the eyes and hair of the toy and enjoy making a unique toy for your kid.

3) New clothes out of old ones

Use your old clothes to make patches that can be added to plain shirts or baby’s clothes or make some accessories such as gloves, headbands, hats or you can go a little bit wider by turning your Jeans to shorts or shirts to skirts using a scissor and a sewing machine.

4) New Accessories for your home

Do you know that you can make new curtains, a lamp shade, cushions covers or even a throw blanket out of old clothes. you just need to cut and sew fabrics together smartly and you can decorate a lot of places in your home.

5) New clothes for others

If you don’t have the time or you don’t think you are into crafts and such stuff, then simply give your old clothes away to charity. They will know what to do with them. Those are only some of the ways to reuse your old clothes, I’m sure there is a lot more to do. If you know a smart way to do so, please leave your comment and educate people out there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to stand next to the Ac in the corridors at work especially after coming back from a break. The cold air that blows my hair makes me feel refreshed and yes it is wrong to do that of course but it feels good, doesn’t it? You somehow become addicted to this machine that generates cold air in sunny hot days but the question is how does it work?

I’m going to tell you how air conditioners convert hot air to cold air. It all starts with Physics, a general rule to be specific which is liquid and gas conversion cycle. Heat is absorbed in the process while converting liquid to gas and this is the basic idea of air conditioners. In a closed system made of coil, special chemicals are evaporated and condensed over and over in a cycle taking advantage of this law to generate cool air . Now the cycle starts with refrigerants that convert in low temperatures inside the coils, warm air is directed over those coils through a fan and heat is absorbed by the refrigerants while changing from liquid to gas making the coils cold then a fan blows air into the coils which ends in coming out as cold air.

The process does not end here as the refrigerant gas should be converted back to liquid to complete the cycle, this happens through a compressor that cools gas by putting it first under high pressure and then evacuating the extra heat that is produced with another fan and condenser coils, the gas then cools and changes to liquid to start the process again and that is how it works.

Now that you know how air conditioners work, how can you maintain it ? well simply turn it off and disconnect the power when not using it. You should also clean the coils if possible with detergents designed for this purpose and don’t forget to clean the filter as well.

Well its getting hotter these days and summer is one step closer so who is ready for tanning ? A lot of my friends consider tanning a must in summer as it makes them feel fresh and they consider it a make over of some sort but anyways and no matter what is your plan for this summer you got to take into consideration general skin care tips to avoid sun burns or heat-strokes.

While preparing your bag and before going to the beach to tan, make sure you take one or two bottles of water, you don’t want to be dehydrated because this the first thing that will turn the day over and make you sick and dizzy.

Have a hat on your head and sun glasses for your eyes while relaxing at the beach or swimming pool because your head should be protected and eyes are generally sensitive especially when it is sunny.

Most importantly don’t forget your sun protection cream even if you are using a tanning oil, you will also need to use sun protection creams. Apply the sunscreen first then the tanning oil or cream.

There is another interesting tip that will protect your skin and give you the result you want. It is reducing the hours you spend in one day under the sun and distribute them along the week so instead of laying under the sun for three hours in one day, stay an hour only and do it more often during the week or every weekend.

Finally don’t forget to use moisturizer twice a day at least after each session to avoid skin dryness and to keep the new colour for longer.

 

Now that winter is about to end and everyone is taking out summer clothes again. It is time to store those jackets and remove the heavy sweaters. Here are some amazing ideas to keep your winter clothes in a good condition for the next winter !

Start first with filtering your clothes ! Whatever you didn’t wear this winter, you won’t wear next winter. After that check the pockets of each piece of your winter clothes. Look for stuff like gum, money, pens or anything that could ruin fabrics. When you are done with this, you will be able to move to the next step which is washing or dry cleaning all the pieces you have to get rid of any stains or dust before storing them.

After you are done with the cleaning phase, start storing but take into consideration the type of fabric. Your jackets are not stored like your sweaters and knits because the former should be hanged, preferably on wooden hanger because they would support the jackets’ weight where as the latter should be folded not hanged to avoid getting them out of shape. If you have a piece that you don’t want to crease, just roll it.

Use zipper bags or suitcases as much as possible as they would be better than boxes but if you have to use boxes, make sure to put cotton sheet on the bottom and edges of the box and downy fabric between the pieces to keep them fresh and safe from bugs.

Finally ensure that the place where your clothes are stored is well-ventilated and is cool in temperature with dim lights.  You will feel how important it was to do all these steps when you take out your clothes next winter.

Hello x-cite readers, we will continue today with the final part of how to make a room look bigger.  This time we will talk about bathrooms. How to make a bathroom looks bigger ? This could be a little bit of a challenge because what exactly would you change?

Well although it seems you can’t do much but technically you can do a lot. Mainly you will change the way bathroom tools are arranged in addition to the lightings and the decorative stuff.

The sink area could be a storage area too 

a smart way to avoid clutter and cutting space is using the bathroom components in a way that would save space or trick the eye to see the bathroom as spacious as possible.

This is why it would be a good idea to exchange the sink you have with a sink that is provided with cabinets where you can store towels, tooth brushes, medicines and so on.

Shower doors and curtains expands the space

Instead of having a dark curtain, have a light one. Use also light colours when painting walls and even floors. You can use two colours but try to keep the tone down. If you are having a shower door, take into consideration having a plain shower door or a traditional one because they give the illusion of space.

Rugs can enlarge your bathroom

Instead of using many small rugs, use a large one. You can be creative here, you can have a rug or a mat that looks fancy or decorative as long as you keep the general colours of the bathroom cool.

Another good trick is to have colourful bathroom accessories that match your rug too.

Baskets are a great space solution

Using baskets instead of shelves is the best way to make the bathroom look bigger. you will be avoiding cutting down the space and at the same time baskets will give an elegant look when used smartly for keeping towels and other necessaries.

There are a lot of other ideas that could help but the ones I mentioned above would play a huge rule and without spending a fortune. All you have to do is use the space wisely and you will get what you want.