While you likely already know that you can use fabric softener sheets for, well, making your fabrics softer, you may not know that there are a number of other uses for these handy household items. Here are just a few smart and surprising things to do with your dryer sheets.

• Wipe up fine, powdery spills like flour or makeup using dryer sheets, because the anti-static properties help to pick up these hard-to-scoop messes.
• Likewise, dryer sheets also make great DIY dusters for shelves, television screens, and baseboards.
• Freshen up musty places by placing dryer sheets inside of your smelly winter boots, gym bag, or in a musty closet.
• Remove pet hair from just about any surface (including your clothing) by wrapping a dryer sheet around your hand and gently running it over the surface.
• In the summertime, stuff dryer sheets in your pockets to repel mosquitos.
• Remove hard water stains from faucets and the door of a shower by running a dry dryer sheet over the surface.
• End static on your hair and clothing in the winter by running a dryer sheet all over yourself.

10 New Uses for Dryer Sheets [Real Simple]
20 Household Uses for Used (Yes, Used) Dryer Sheets [Apartment Therapy]
25 Alternative Uses for Fabric-Softener Dryer Sheets [Curbly]

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When you think of art, a toilet is likely the last thing that comes to mind. At Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum, however, toilet seats are the focal point of all of the museum’s exhibits! This unique and silly museum is fun for all ages, and it just may make you reconsider how you define art and beauty. A local San Antonio man runs the small museum out of his garage, but its collection of more than 1,000 pieces of art from recycled toilet seats would rival the collections in many of the area’s larger art galleries.

Stop in to see toilet seats decorated with famous space shuttles from throughout history, vintage camera and film canisters, antique silverware, and even real human hair, all of which are sure to excite your senses and give you a good laugh. The best part of the museum is Barney himself, who often guides you through your visit and answers your questions along the way.

Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum
239 Abiso Ave
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 824-7791
www.yelp.com/biz/barney-smiths-toilet-seat-art-museum-san-antonio

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A restaurant bar located inside Havana Hotel on the San Antonio River Walk, Ocho is known for its charming ambiance, mixed drinks, and food. Havana Hotel is more than a century old and lends the weight of its history to Ocho, which locals love for its classy furniture and stately chandeliers. Popular menu items include the chorizo con queso, the salmon con arroz gandules, the pollo al sarten and the Havana cubano. Round out your meal with the mojito, locals say it is superb.

Like other restaurants on the River Walk, Ocho can be a bit pricey, but locals say it’s worth it for the food and ambiance. Though the wine list is not extensive, regulars feel that it’s well-matched to the menu. Ocho doesn’t take reservations, but business here is booming so be prepared to wait for a table. Ocho is open Sundays through Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Ocho
1015 Navarro Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 222-2008
www.havanasanantonio.com/ocho.shtml
www.yelp.com/biz/ocho-san-antonio

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