How to Get Cigarette Smell Out of Draperies

Remove cigarette smoke smell with vinegar.

Cigarette smoke carries with it a strong odor, and when the thick smoke floats through your home it ends up settling on the surfaces. Fabric items such as your draperies quickly collect cigarette odor and this turns into a stale tobacco odor that dulls the environment of the room. Luckily, it is fairly easy to remove the cigarette smoke smell from your drapes without damaging the draperies.

Things You'll Need

• Spray bottle
• White vinegar
• Baking soda
• Vacuum cleaner

Instructions

1. Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar and mist this over the draperies. Vinegar is a natural deodorizer that will attack and remove the cigarette odor without damaging your draperies. Repeat twice per day until the odor dissipates.

2. Take down the draperies and sprinkle with baking soda if the vinegar does not deodorize to your satisfaction. Let the baking soda sit overnight and collect the baking soda the next day with your vacuum hose attachment.

3. Take the draperies to your dry cleaners if you cannot remove the odor on your own. They typically will be able to treat the drapes with their professional expertise and cleaning tools.

References

• Good Housekeeping: Remove Cigarette Odor
• Mrs. Clean USA: Odor Removal