N EW U S E S FOR O L D T H I N G S
SODA-CAN TABS
CONTEST WINNER HANGER EXTENDER: Relief
when you’re running out of closet space: Slide a sodacan tab over the handle of a hanger. Now you can hook on another hanger (and another and another) and store clothes vertically. T H E R E A L I ST
—idea from ALISON CL ARKE BODDEN, Lafayette, California
RUNNER-UP EMERGENCY SCREWDRIVER:
Don’t have access to a toolbox? Whip out a soda-can tab to loosen a screw when you’re in a jam. Also works for opening the battery compartments of toys.
RUNNER-UP PICTURE HANGER: Use a
glue designed for metal and ceramic (like Loctite or E6000) to adhere a sodacan tab (bent slightly outward so it can hook on a nail in the wall) to the back of a frame or a hard-to-hang item, like a large initial or a decorative plate.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE CLEVER WINNERS OF OUR 2015 “NEW USES FOR OLD THINGS” CONTEST
—idea from KATHY POOL, Henderson, Nevada
Throughout the year, we’ll feature the smartest, most creative ideas straight from RS readers like you.
Photograph by Aaron Dyer
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—idea from BERNADET TE PERRY, Brownsburg, Indiana
