2020-04-01 Real Simple

DELICATES

WASH BAG

Place undergarments

in a pillowcase

and knot the end

before washing to

minimize pilling,

snags, and damaged

hooks and eyes.

FAN DUSTER

Neatly remove

grime by sliding a

pillowcase over a

blade, clamping it

between your hands,

and slowly sliding

it off. No dust

showers for you!

SHEET STORAGE

Stack folded

bedsheets inside

a pillowcase so you

can retrieve whole

sets easily. Also—

voilà!—you’ll have

a tidier closet.

CHILD’S SMOCK

Snip holes for head and arms

in the seamed end. Your kid

can slip it on when finger

painting, playing with slime,

or generally making a mess.

New Uses for Old Things

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF WITH A SPARE, DON’T SLEEP ON ITS POTENTIAL.

TRANSFORM IT WITH ONE OF THESE FOUR HANDY HACKS.

By Brandi Broxson

Pillowcase

Photographs by Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh

PROP STYLING BY HEATHER GREENE FOR HELLO ARTISTS

40 REAL SIMPLE APRIL 2020

WHAT WE LOVE

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