Households urged to keep a tennis ball in the kitchen

UK households are urged to keep a tennis ball in their kitchens for one specific reason. Kitchens are typically the busiest rooms in the house, leaving the floors to pay a heavy price for it. Along with spillages and falling crumbs, kitchen floors are the most-trodden upon, leaving them susceptible to all sorts of markings and scratches from different materials.

Rubber or hard leather soles leave scuff marks. However, it is not just shoes that cause these marks. In fact, any sort of rubber item, such as rubber toys, rubber furniture tips, or rubber-bottomed mats, can cause marks that are particularly hard to get rid of, even with regular cleaning or mopping.

The use of harsh chemicals and products can make things even worse, as abrasive cleaning products can damage the floor's finish without even removing the mark. However, with this simple trick using a tennis ball, any scuff marks on your floor will be lifted off, according to a lifestyle blog.

According to The Kitchn, the first thing you want to do is make sure you have a new tennis ball for your kitchen.

The Kitchn said: "Once you have your ball, you can either use it as is, by getting down on your hands and knees. If you'd rather stand, use a box cutter to cut an X into the tennis ball and slide the top end of a broom or mop handle into the cuts. This will help save your knees and give you some leverage while you work.

"Sweep or vacuum the area and then use the fuzzy ball to buff out any scuff marks you see."

While scuff marks will not necessarily do any damage to your floors, it can be extremely annoying attempting to clean them away and getting no results.

Additionally, if you spend time doing everything you can to get your kitchen spotless, having present marks can be very off-putting. Therefore, this hassle-free hack is the perfect simple way to keep your floors looking fresh.

So, it's worth purchasing a tennis ball and adding it to your cleaning essentials, if you've not got a fresh one at home already.