How to Eliminate Odors In Your Home
Now that spring is almost upon us, it may be time to air out your home and let some freshness in. Over the winter, household odors linger and smells have been contained indoors. To remove odors from your home, here are some great tips using regular household items to add great scents to any room. Does this Spark an idea?
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Arm & Hammer Baking Soda: To rid a room of smelly odors, open a box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and place it on any shelf in the room. You can also mix 2 teaspoons of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda with 2 cups of water in a trigger spray bottle and spray the room with the mixture. The baking soda dissolves odors much like it does in a refrigerator.
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Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets: To banish odors in a dresser drawer or closet, place a sheet or two of Bounce Fabric Softener sheets in the designated areas. Freshen rooms by a taping a fabric softener sheet to a fan or air conditioning vent and turn on. The scent will circulate through the room.
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Car-Freshener Trees: Rid each room in your home of odors by attaching a Car-Freshener Tree to the window blind. Car-Freshener Trees come in many different scents so you can choose a different smell for each room if you like. Odors diminish much like they would in a vehicle where car fresheners are hung.
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Downy Fabric Softener: Get rid of odors by mixing 1 tablespoon of Downy Fabric Softener liquid with 2 cups of water in a trigger spray bottle. Spray the mixture in each room that has odors and your home will smell spring fresh. Plus, you save money from having to purchase deodorizing products such as Febreze.
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Heinz White Vinegar: This may sound funny, but vinegar actually gets rid of odors in the home...as long as you use white vinegar. Fill a spray bottle with Heinz White Vinegar and do not dilute. Spray around your home as a natural air freshener. When the strong scent of vinegar quickly disappears, you'll have a clean and fresh smelling home.
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Cotton balls: To leave your home smelling fresh and free from odors, try spritzing a few cotton balls with your favorite perfume or body mist and placing them in the bag of your vacuum cleaner. When you vacuum each room, the scent will be left on your carpets and make each room smell amazing. Do this each time before you vacuum for the best results.
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Comments
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FrazzledNanny
Apr 19, 2009
Thanks for the helpful article on eliminating odors using household items. I love natural cleaners. 5*
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Veritas
Apr 14, 2009
Great advice. We just moved into an older home with a bit of musty odor. I will try this. 5*
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Lilfix
Apr 10, 2009
Great article on eliminating odors in your home using household items...I use many of these and they work great...I've put vanilla on cotton balls before and left them around the rooms in places where they weren't so easily seen and things always smelled so nice...but then my pup ate one of the cotton balls, so we had to quit doing that...I will try the vacuum trick...Thanks for sharing! RRCR5*
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goodselfme
Apr 07, 2009
I need these tips to kill odors in my home using household items.
