18 Amazing DIY Hacks That Will Make You Feel Like a Total Genius

And line the bottom of your fireplace with aluminum foil, too

It’s always a pleasure to curl up in front of a crackling fire on a cold night. Less enjoyable, however, is having to clean up after that fire afterward.

If you want to make this often onerous task easier, put some aluminum foil in the bottom of your fireplace before you lay down your logs, and when you’re done, you can simply gather the foil and toss it out instead of having to sweep those messy ashes away.