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40 Weird Tricks That Make Your Home Look So Much Better

These tricks make a big impact with minimal effort.

Written by Amanda Pellegrino
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It’s hard to believe how many easy and budget-friendly tricks there are to make your home look amazing. Hide your living room clutter in a stylish rope basket. Keep your wood furniture shiny and clean with some polish. Create a stunning vanity with mountable string lights. These 40 weird but super simple tricks can help make your home look so much better without much effort.

1Hide Your Extra Toilet Paper In This Sleek Basket

This sleek toilet paper basket is narrow enough to slide between the toilet and adjacent cabinets in most bathrooms to keep your extra toilet paper accessible while staying out of sight and out of mind. It has a sturdy bamboo lid and frame, it’s waterproof, and it holds 12 rolls so you can stock up without cluttering your bathroom.

2Keep Your Fitted Sheet In Place With These Sturdy Straps

If you’re tired of waking up in the morning and finding your fitted sheets are completely untucked, you should check out these sheet straps. They clip onto each corner of your sheets underneath the mattress (without tearing the fabric) and use an elastic tie to keep them in place no matter how much you toss and turn at night.

3Scrub Away Tough Stains With These Magic Cleaning Pads

These magical cleaning pads are just that — magic. Just wet and squeeze out excess water, and you’re ready to scrub away grease, dirt, grime, and stains for a cleaner house with the mildly abrasive melamine sponge material. They’re extra thick to last longer and work on leather, marble, steel, ceramic, walls — you name it.

4Set Up & Organize Your Refrigerator With These Clear Bins

If you find yourself forgetting about food in the fridge, these bins might help you out. The plastic, see-through sides ensure you can always see what you have and how much is left, and they’re stackable with built-in handles, so you can avoid losing food to the back of the fridge and keep your apples organized and separated from your grapes and yogurt.

5Create The Ultimate Glow With These Vanity Mirror Lights

Great for putting on makeup, upping your Get Ready With Me game, or even taking a Zoom meeting, this lighting strip adheres to the perimeter of your vanity mirror to give you a glow whenever you need it. It’s waterproof to withstand steamy bathroom showers and has a smart touch dimmer to adjust to whatever lighting you need.

6Get Your Window Screens Clean With This Powerful Brush

This handheld brush features an ergonomic grip and detachable handle so you can easily scrub to rid your window screens of lingering dust, grime, and pollutants. The long fibers on the base of the brush gently dig into the mesh screen as you move it up and down. It can be used wet or dry depending on the level of clean you need, and it’s also great for upholstrey.

7Organize Under The Sink With This Expandable Shelf

If the space under your sink is so cluttered with soaps, wipes, and cleaners that you can never find what you need, this organizer might be able to help. The expandable and adjustable U-shaped shelf was designed to provide two tiers of quality storage while conforming to your sinks existing plumbing so you don’t need to worry about that awkward pipe.

8Save Space In Your Closet With These Drop Down Hangers

If you’re short on closet space, these drop-down hangers are the most clever thing you never knew you existed. Each hanger has five hooks and five holes, meaning you can hang 10 things at a time. They also make it easy to organize your closet based on type — all your sweaters on one hanger, all your button downs on another, etc.

9Dim Any Annoying Bright Lights With These Black Sheets

If your alarm clock, air conditioner, or humidifier have bright lights that make it tough to fall asleep, you just may need these dimming sheets. The black sheets use static cling technology — not sticky adhesive — to cover LED lights and dim them. Pro tip: cut them to size to fit exactly the light you need.

10Avoid Curling Rugs When By Installing These Corner Grippers

Stop worrying about tripping over your curling rugs when you have these corner grippers. They adhere with a reusable sticky gel to the bottom of your rug to hold them to the ground and stop them from sliding around. Plus, they won’t leave any residue on your rug or floor and feature an easy lift design to clean underneath without any hassle.

11Organize Your Spices & Condiments With These Lazy Susan Sliders

Great for organizing spices in the pantry, condiments in the refrigerator, or cleaning supplies under the sink, these lazy Susan sliders have a 360-degree spin so you can easily access and see everything you have. And they even have a nonslip surface and a raised edge to keep your things secure while spinning.

12Store Your Go-To Produce Or Party Apps On These Attractive Tiered Trays

This bamboo serving tray set might become the most interesting thing at your next party. With a three-tier design, you’ll be able to present all your favorite appetizers so they’re both eye catching and super easy to grab and eat. Great for desserts, charcuterie, fruits, sliders — you name it — this bamboo tray is a must have for any frequent host.

13Upgrade Your Bathroom Essentials With These Accessories

Show off your soap and toothbrushes when you have these marble-looking bathroom accessories on your counter. The durable resin set comes with a soap dish, soap dispenser, tumbler for water or storing cotton balls, and pre-divided toothbrush holder. And the monochromatic marble design is an easy way to elevate your space.

14Polish Your Furniture With This Gentle Wood Cleaner

This furniture polish cleans and hydrates the wood on your furniture or floors with essential oils to leave a stunningly smooth and shiny surface. It restores your wood’s natural grain lines and guards against dust, grime, and stains to protect your coffee tables, bookshelves, kitchen cabinets, and more.

15Take Advantage Of Under Bed Space With These Fabric Containers

These wide yet slim containers are cleverly shaped to easily slide underneath your bed, allowing you to take advantage of the oft overlooked storage space down there. They have a clear plastic cover so you can find what you’re looking for, and the zippered closure opens completely for easy access to everything inside.

16Get Your Toilet Sparkling Clean With This Pumice Stone

Simply wet this pumice stone with water, rub in a circular motion on the toughest bathroom stains, and watch as they slowly disappear. It removes water lines, mineral deposits, grime, and other potentially gross bathroom stains, until your toilet, tub, and tile are sparkling clean.

17Sort Your Food Storage Lids With This Clever Organizer

If you’ve ever opened your kitchen cabinet and had your food storage lids topple onto the ground, this lid organizer is for you. It features a raised edge and five adjustable dividers to store all the similar lids together so you can easily grab the right top for the bottom you’re using. It has built-in handles to pull in and out of your cabinet and is so easy to put together, you won’t need any tools.

18Organize Your Cables With These Colorful Labels

Organize the wadded bundle of important cables under your desk or behind your entertainment center with these colorful labels. Not only will the colors help you know which cable is which, but they’re super easy to write on for even easier identification. Plus they have a hook-and-loop closure so you can use them over and over.

19Decorate With This Stool That Also Has Convenient Storage

This isn’t an ordinary stool. First, the pleated sides, velvet fabric, and gold legs make it an eye-catching addition to your home. Second, it has an internal storage compartment to collect your random living room clutter. And third, it has a bamboo top that doubles as a side table to hold your drinks and books.

20Store & Label Your Food In These See-Through Containers

Get your pantry approved by TikTok when you store your food in these durable containers. Not only are they see-through so you always know what you have and how much you have left, but the set comes with chalkboard stickers and chalk to keep everything labeled like a professional, viral organizer.

21Elevate Your Walls With This Textured Peel-&-Stick Wallpaper

This wallpaper is so gorgeous, it will be hard to believe you got it for this wildly budget-friendly price. The wallpaper is has an embossed silk design that exudes style and luxury, and a peel-and-stick backing that won’t damage your walls. It comes in over a dozen colors from dramatic black to sweet pale pink and was designed to be cut to the exact length you need and to reduce bubbling during the application process.

22Organize Your Desk Or Entryway Table With This 3-Tier Paper Tray

If you’re stressed by a paper-covered desk or a messy pile of unsorted mail, check out this neutral organizer. The paper organizer has three mesh tiers that help eliminate clutter so you can work or study in a clutter-less environment. It’s ideal for mail, letters, notebooks, computer paper, stationary, documents — you name it.

23Get Your Linen Closet In Tip-Top Shape With These Boxes

These storage boxes are great for holding all the towels and sheets in your linen closet to make the most of your storage space. They’re collapsible when not in use, and feature a see-through front so you can see what’s inside without opening it. It has a zipper closure and a metal wire frame that helps maintain its shape even when it’s not full.

24Brighten Up Your Space With These Mini Faux Plants

These faux plants look so realistic it’ll be hard to guess you got them from Amazon — and for this price. They’re made of high-quality plastic that looks lush 24/7, like you’ve never forgotten to water them a day. And the inside of the cute white pot has a layer of grass for an even more realistic look.

25Hide & Tidy Up Your Cables In These Sleek Boxes

Organize all the wires under your desk, around your nightstand, or behind your entertainment center in these sleek boxes. They have slits on either end that the wires can come out of to plug into the wall. They’re dust-proof and feature a nonslip base and a locking lid to keep everything secure. This set also comes with a bunch of cable clips to make tidying up wire-filled spaces even easier.

26Show Off Your Fresh Flowers In This Aesthetic Book Vase

Great for writers and readers, this book vase is so dang cool. Tall and narrow, the vase stands up like a book, so you can easily tuck it anywhere you want some greenery. While it can be filled with water and used to show off your fresh flowers, it can also be used as a sturdy bookend, blending in with your books to bring an eye-catching addition to your shelf.

27Make Your Space Look A Little Bigger With This Modern Round Mirror

Great in a bathroom, bedroom, or entryway, this chic mirror is a beautiful way to brighten up your space and make your room look a little bigger — an old design trick. It features a black, brushed metal frame surrounding a high-definition mirror that’s shatterproof. It has a built-in hook in the back and includes screws to make installation easy.

28Clean Your Ceiling Fan With This Long, Flexible Microfiber Duster

This duster has a pole that extends from 1.5 to 3 feet, so you can reach high ceilings and the fans on them without stretching. The head features dust-attracting microfiber pieces on one side and a smooth side on the other, making this a versatile cleaning tool. Whether you want to reach the top of your fan blades or the corners in your living room, this duster can do it all.

29Protect Your Countertops With These Kitchen Appliance Sliders

If it sounds like nails on a chalkboard every time you slide your coffee machine forward on the counter to use it, check out these appliance sliders. They stick to the bottom of your appliances and protect your marble, wood, and tile countertops from streaks and noise while making it easier to move your coffee maker or air fryer to the front of the counter for easier use.

30Keep Your Couch From Sagging With This Cushion Insert

Slip this support insert underneath the cushions on your couch so your favorite spot doesn’t sag into the shape of your body. It comes in a variety of sizes to fit anything from an armchair to a long L-shaped sofa and is made of wood pallets covered in non-slip Oxford fabric for superior quality, support, and durability.

31Display Your Favorite Photos On A Best-Selling Macrame Wall Hanging

This macrame wall hanging is a super unique way to display and show off your favorite photos. It features multi-tiered hanging tassels on which you can attach your photos with the 30 included clothespins, and LED lights that operate on a six-hour timer via remote control.

32Store & Show Off Your Knives With This Magnetic Bar

Whether you’re looking for a space-saving kitchen solution or wanting easy access to your most frequently used knives, this magnetic bar is for you. It mounts to your backsplash, wall, or inside a cabinet, and then magnetically adheres to the metal part of your knives. It can also be used in the garage to store your metal tools like pliers, screwdrivers, and hammers.

33Liven Up Your Bookshelf With These Geometric Bookends

These honeycomb bookends are as eye-catching as they are functional. Not only do they keep your books standing and secure, but the geometric shape looks great while doing it. Plus, the see-through honeycomb design doesn’t block the gorgeous book covers, allowing you to always keep an eye on your favorites when they’re on your shelf.

34Refresh Your Living Room With This Strechable Slipcover

Looking for a super easy way to refresh your living room furniture without breaking the bank? A slipcover like this super stretchy one is the key. It’s available in multiple sizes and shapes to conform to exactly what you need, and comes in dozens of vibrant colors from exciting pastels to classic neutrals. Not only does it refresh your furniture, but it’s machine-washable to protect your fabric from pets, kids, stains and more.

35Brighten Up Your Space With These Colorful Coffee Table Books

These coffee table books will brighten up your room and bring a fun, worldly aesthetic to your entire space. With a colorful, preppy theme, the faux books are made of strong cardboard with a waterproof coating and feature the names of beachy cities in a bright and bold typeface on the spine and front.

36Scent-Scape Your Home With This Stunning Rose Noir & Oud Candle

Packed with all kinds of fresh flowers muddle with floral oils, this soy wax candle will have your home smelling like a garden. (But it also comes in four other populer fragrances.) It comes in a stunning glass jar with delicate textured details that makes a statement on your coffee table or nightstand. And it has a wooden wick to give off that classic crackling sound while burning.

37Add Warm & Cozy Vibes With This Faux Fur Throw Blanket

Designed with a super plush shag on one side and a buttery soft sherpa on the other, this throw blanket is great for draping over the back of your couch or cuddling under on a chilly day. Though it’s cozy and thick, it’s also breathable and lightweight for ultimate comfort all year round. Plus, it’s available in a ton of rich colors to match your living room or bedroom aesthetic.

38Follow & Display Your Go-To Recipes With This Stylish Bamboo Cookbook Stand

This cookbook stand is so clever for anyone who frequently follows recipes. It has five adjustable viewing angles depending and two metal clips that hold your cookbooks open at the right angle and on the correct page so you never lose your spot. Plus, the whole thing collapses flat to easily store or travel with.

39Upgrade Your Bathroom Storage With These Luxe Apothecary Jars

Turn your bathroom into an upscale spa when you store your essentials in these luxe apothecary jars. They’re great for holding your cotton balls, cotton swabs, makeup removal pads, flossing sticks — you name it. And the set comes with adorable, easy-to-handle tops and blank or pre-marked labels for extra organization.

40Contain All Your Clutter In This Stylish Oversized Rope Basket

Whether you’re looking to store extra blanket and pillows in the bedroom, toys in the living room, or dirty clothes in the laundry room, this oversized rope basket is super versatile and stylish for a clutter-free home. They’re handmade from cotton ropes that are super soft to the touch but sturdy enough to maintain its shape even when it’s not full.