Our Favourite Accounts for Sprucing Up Your Home

TikTok, in all its adversity, can be a wonderful place for community and learning. Despite the notion of it being filled will silly dances and conflict, it can actually be a great place to learn – especially for finding home tips and tricks you would have never thought about doing yourself. In this article, we’ll look at the various innovative home hack accounts we’ve found through our searches!

Purdy and Figg

@purdyandfigg: This account is filled to the brim with everything you can do to make your home organised, stylish and clean. From the correct way to clean your sink, to hanging your laundry different to speed up drying time, you’re sure to find something that resonates with you.

Our favourite hack:

Add a few ice cubes in your dryer to de-wrinkle your clothes – a simple tip that will save you countless hours ironing!

Home Reimagined

@home_reimagined: This account is brimming with all kinds of home hacks and ‘make it a home’ ideas. So many things we never knew!

Our favourite hack:

A dishwasher hack. Do you find that your glasses or cups are not dry when opening your dishwasher? Then simply drape a dishcloth over the door and close it up again. 30 minutes later, when you return, you’ll find all your dishes dry.

Mama Mila

@mama_mila_: With various house and home hacks, this TikToker’s account gives you all the ins and outs to spruce up your living space. Often using unconventional cleaning methods, such as lemon peels or coffee beans, you’ll be able to complete all these hacks just with what’s lying around.

Our favourite hack:

Buff baby oil into stainless steel to leave it shining. It’ll also make it less susceptible to fingerprint stains and keep your fridge looking out-of-the-box fresh!

Mbali Nhlapho

@mbalinhlapho7: Gaining her popularity with innovative cleaning hacks, and owning the tag line “my name is Mbali Nhlapho, and I’m a housekeeper”, you’ll find everything to get your home as clean as it deserves to be – with some extra South African spice added. From using hydrogen peroxide to remove tough stains, to teaching you the correct way to clean a TV, she’s become a cleaning icon.

Our favourite hack:

Use cornstarch to get rid of oil stains. Pour a tablespoon or two on the oil stain, leave it overnight, shake the cornstarch off the next morning and wash in cold water. The cornstarch is a great degreaser and will save you binning your favourite garments!

With all its niches, the home cleaning and home improvement TikTok subgroup is definitely one of our favourites. With a plethora of information to your avail, you’ll find ways to get your home looking as good as it deserves to be!