Redecorating your home can take up a lot of time and cost an arm and a leg - if you you're going about it the old-fashioned way.
One woman, Sue, was desperately trying to sand the paint off of her banister, but not long after starting the gruelling job she knew she couldn't go on.
In a bid to save some crucial time, she racked her brain - and her house - for anything she could use to pry the stubborn paint off the wood.
And, she was in luck.
As she rummaged through her kitchen drawer, she spotted her vegetable peeler and decided after hours of trying - and failing - she had nothing left to lose.
Calling it a success is an understatement. Sue said it helped her finish the job in half the time.
And she's now planning to use it on her skirting boards too.
Posting to the Extreme Budget DIY and Life Hacks Facebook group, she said: "After spending hours sanding and peeling a number of layers of my upstairs bannister.
"I was about to give up. I then saw my veg peeler in the drawer!!!!!!"
She added: "I cannot believe how quickly I’ve got two stair banisters done. I've saved a fortune."
A number of people commented, calling her a "genius".
One person said: "Omg I’m so doing this".
And another added: "OMG I’ve been on at my other have to do this for ages !! Next weekend I’m going to start".
