When life gives you lemons, use them to make your home smell good.
Your home may accidentally end up smelling more like artificial air fresheners than a clean oasis.
Deodorize The Trash
Smelly trash may be behind lingering odors that waft throughout the house.
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Cut off the culprit at its roots: Make the trash smell good.
Or, as good as you’re free to.
For example, Rochesters favorite scent to optimize the garbage can is pine.
This can prove especially effective for cleaning smelly spots like thetoilet bowlor trash can.
Freshen Up Laundry
Enhance the effect of laundry detergent by adding a drop of lemon oil.
First, Rochester says, combine the water and vinegar in the bowl.
The remaining lemon peel is what you’re really after.
you’re able to throw that in the bowl with your vinegar solution.
Put your bowl in the microwave and let it run for 10 minutes.
As the water boils and the microwave interior gets steamy, your kitchen will fill with the soothing smell.
Its a similar method to an aromatic wintertimestovetop potpourribut with an evergreen scent that works year-round.
Youll have asweet-smelling kitchen.
Save yourself the trouble by taking a simple step to keep your closet fresh.
The same trick works in drawers with clothes.
This time, Rochester recommends trying teabags.
Stop pet-induced smells in their tracks with just one natural ingredient:zeolite rocks.
Light Scented Candles
A subtle candle can work wonders to improve your homes smell.
Stick to candles with a mild fragrance as to not overcompensate with a too-strong, overwhelming perfume.
People always say my house smells so good, especially after I vacuum, says Rochester.
This is because she adds scented oil into the vacuums washable filters.
We know it absorbs odors in the refrigerator.
Put that same logic to work in other areas of the home.
Add an open box or bowl filled with baking soda anywhere there is odor.
Then vacuum to remove all traces of the powder.
Toss the balls into the dryer with a load of clothes or linens, and youll have fresh-smelling laundry.
Use it to clean kitchens and bathrooms, where it neutralizes odors and gets rid of musty smells.
Pour some distilledwhite vinegarin a bowl and place it in the room with the offending odor.
It also keeps appliances like washing machines and dishwashers smelling fresh.
Add Plants
Houseplants add natural beauty to the decor, but they also filter the air.
Some will add fragrance.
Clean The Garbage Disposal
Thegarbage disposalis a magnet for odors.
confirm to clean it regularly to avoid any lingering smells.
Bacteria and mold cause foul-smelling odors.
Some tough odors are hard to eliminate.
You cant simply spray them away.
An air purifier may help.
Stubborn odors may need professional attention.
