Different Uses for Your Household Iron

The iron is one of the most convenient appliances in the home. In addition to removing wrinkles from clothing, the iron has many household uses including crafts, cleaning up spills, and preserving memories of special occasions.

Different household uses for an electric iron #1-Removing candle wax spills from carpets and floors
If you have small children or rambunctious pets in your household, chances are, you've had candles knocked off tables, shelves, and mantles. You also know that this can stain, possibly even ruin, your carpet. Let the wax harden on the surface and heat your iron on low for two to three minutes then run the iron over the candle wax a few times.

Different household uses for an electric iron #2-Ironing patterns on T-shirts
Many people love to make pattern T-shirt for Christmas, birthday, and other gifts. A growing trend in t-shirt design is to transfer photos onto t-shirts. When you print the picture out with your computer printer, place the picture on the shirt and iron on the design. This will be a gift that the receiver will remember forever.

Different household uses for an electric iron #3-Managing long hair.
Many people with longer hair have a straightening iron. However, for those that don't have a straightening iron, an iron and ironing board is an excellent way of improvising. Lay your head on the ironing board on either the left or right side with your hair spread on the ironing board. Warm the iron to medium heat and iron your way to straight hair

Different household uses for an electric iron #4-refresh your carpets.
Over time your carpets can become worn. Breathe new life into your carpets with your iron. Run a warm steam iron over your carpets as you would a vacuum cleaner or electric sweeper. This helps to remove surface stains and dirt, even some deep down stains and dirt. Your carpets will look almost like new.