The Wax Paper Hack That Will Make Your Closet Feel Much More Luxe

As we wake up all too early to greet the workday and pull ourselves from the bed groggy-eyed and irritable, every minor inconvenience gets amplified to the nth degree. Almost anything is enough to make us wince, from the stray drips of morning coffee to the squeak of clothes hangers rubbing against the rod as we search for the day's clothing combination. While there isn't a magic bullet to make the morning totally bearable, tending to the details where possible can go a long way toward a better routine. In many cases, the fixes are super simple. Take the squeaky closet rod: While your hangers may stick and squeal every time you shuffle your shirts around, it only takes one swipe of a kitchen staple to fix them up for easy movement. When you're done finding clever wax paper tricks to clean your kitchen, you can turn this handy utensil's attention to the closet rod and give your hangers a squeak-free surface to glide across.

As you could probably guess, wax paper is covered in wax, primarily paraffin or soybean wax. Although it isn't heat-proof, the moisture-resistant material makes an excellent cover for food preparation surfaces or for wrapping food in the fridge. And that's just the beginning! There are several smart ways to repurpose wax paper around the house, many of which take advantage of the wax's lubricant qualities. Paraffin wax is an effective aid for greasing objects like bike chains. With a piece of wax paper, it's easy enough to transfer that coating onto various surfaces, including the closet rod, to make them slicker.

Wax paper is a great hack to make it easy to move hangers around on most closet rod materials, including wood and plastic styles. Take a wad of wax paper and run it up and down on the rod to transfer the wax. Wax paper has wax on both sides of it, so it doesn't matter which side you use. Now, when you push your hangers back and forth along the rod, you should notice smoother, quieter movement. Once you're finished in the closet, you can then turn the paper to the shower rod or curtain rods around the house to keep your window treatments operating easily.

If you're all out of wax paper, you can find easy alternatives that offer just as much effectiveness. You can rub a candle along the closet rod to wax it up, or apply a lubricating spray. Reapply your slick solution whenever you notice your hangers starting to stick or squeak, and see how this simple practice, along with a few brilliant ways to use your hangers to organize your closet space, can make the morning routine just a little more tolerable.