Seven space-saving solutions
Clothes buttons; Masterfile
1. Store bobby pins in an empty tic tac container.
2. Stack cupcake liners in mason jars.
3. Keep hair ties on the handle of your brush.
4. Use empty toilet rolls to tame wrapping paper.
5. Use a spare button to keep a set of earrings together.
6. Mount a spice rack in the bathroom for creams and lotions.
7. Divide nails and screws into a muffin tin or egg carton.
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