Now that you have filled your skip bin and cleaned out your old junk you may be inclined to shuffle some of your furniture around with this new found space. So, you have enlisted the cheap hire ie the man of the house to move the furniture around.

The new layout is great but errr, what about those dents where your couch/chair/table once lived? Hmmm, are you one of those that think rubbing it out with your toe technique will work?

A cheap less foot-crampy way to make those indentations disappear: a simple ice cube. Just put an ice cube on the dent and leave it alone to melt. As the cold water seeps in, your carpet will rise back up and no one will ever know a couch or coffee table once lived there.

You can also use a spoon or fork to fluff the rug afterwards, but you shouldn’t have to resort to that second step since the ice cube seems to work thoroughly enough without any poking or prodding.