Keep Your House Smelling Fresh

Have you ever been entertaining guest and caught a whiff of smelly socks wafting in from your hallway. Talk about embarrassing moments! You want your home to smell like roses, clean linen, and freshly baked cookies. So, let’s make your home smell like paradise.

Creating a Yummy Kitchen Aroma

Bad kitchen smells hide in your drain, garbage disposal, trash can, and the back of your fridge. But, you can eliminate them and create a delicious baked-goods scent to replace them. Start by following these steps to vanquish the bad smell culprits:

1. Wash your trash can out with vinegar and baking soda.
2. Regularly clean your fridge by tossing spoiled items and wiping it down with vinegar.
3. Freshen up your drains by sprinkling them with baking soda and pouring boiling water over it.
4. Light a candle with a sweet aroma like warm vanilla, pumpkin spice, or apple cinnamon.

Crisp Clean Living Room Fragrance

In the living room, you’ll find that the unpleasant smells usually lurk in the carpet or fabric items like your curtains,  rugs, sofa and — if you own pets — your dog or cat bed. To give your living your a crisp clean smell, start by cleaning those items.

1. Wash or dry clean your curtains every 6 months.
2. Wash your pet bed regularly.
3. Use a scented carpet deodorizer with baking soda on your carpet, rugs, and fabric sofa. Let it sit for at least 20 minutes before vacuuming it up.
4. Keep fresh flowers on your coffee table and slip a few dryer sheets behind the sofa cushions.

Banishing Smelly Bathrooms

Well… you know. Here’s how to make your bathroom smell like a spa-day instead of a public restroom:

1. Bleach your toilet on a regular basis.
2. Allow some cleaner to reman in your toilet brush holder.
3. Wash your bathmat whenever you complete the rest of your laundry.
4. Remove damp towels.
5. Use a small trash liner and pour baking soda in the bottom of the trash bin.
6. Add a fragrant candle to your décor.
7. Plug in an air freshener

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Eliminating Bedroom Odors

When you finally collapse in you bedroom each night you want to be enveloped by warmth and freshness. But bedrooms can sometimes develop a musty odor.  Here’s how to vent it out:

1. On a pleasant day, open the windows to let the fresh air in.
2. Launder or dry clean your clothes — all of them — bedding, and curtains.
3. Regularly vacuum rugs and carpets (allowing carpet deodorizer to sit a while first, of course).
4. Dust drawer, vents, and ceiling fans.
5. Replace air-conditioning filters.
6. Add some greenery and cleanse the air at the same time by adding an air purifying plant to your décor.
7. Keep baking soda at the back of your closet to absorb odors.
8. Use an oil diffuser with lavender or sweet almond oil.