A clean smelling home doesn’t have to be impossible. You don’t have to use candles and chemicals such as plug ins to achieve a clean smelling home. Check out these 15 Ways to Keep Your Home Smelling Clean.
1. Wash Dirty Dishes
Wash dirty dishes as often as they are made. Dirty dishes contain the odors of the food it carried. If you have a dishwasher, rinse all food debris off the dishes prior to placing in the dishwasher. Run your dishwasher as often as needed.
2. Fresh Air
Open your windows and doors at least 15 minutes each day. Fresh air will help to keep your home smelling clean. The fresh air will eliminate old smells and replace them with fresh air.
3. Boil Cloves, Lemons, and Oranges
Boiling items on the stove like cloves, lemons, and oranges is an excellent way to add a clean and fresh aroma to your home. You can also use this technique to keep your microwave smelling fresh.
When life gives you lemons, use them to make your home smell good. Click To Tweet4. Clean Your Vacuum
We use our vacuum cleaners to pick up dust and dirt from our carpet. It also pick up undesirable smells. Don’t forget to clean your vacuum cleaner. The wheels, outside, bagless container, and/or belts can hold bad odors. Also, it’s a must to clean your bag or container as often as possible. Essential oils can be added to help maintain a fresh aroma.
5. Fresh Bath and Kitchen Towels
Use fresh bath and kitchen towels often. Although this will create more laundry, it will help your home stay fresh and clean. No one wants to clean with dirty or old towels. Create a routine that works for you and your family.
6. Use Essential Oils
Essential oils are basically natural extracts which are concentrated from plants. These extracts are streamed and pressed into the form of a liquid fragrance. Essential oils can be used in diffusers, rubbed on items, or simply sprayed in the air.
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7. Clean Your Household Appliances
You should periodically clean and/or bleach the household appliances in your home. This will help keep your appliances clean and free from mold.
8. Keep Your Garbage Disposal Clean
Smelly foods can linger on if you do not run your garbage disposal often. To help keep your home smelling clean, regularly run your garbage disposal.
9. Use a Dust Mop with a Spritz Cleaner
I am currently loving the Mrs. Meyers, all purpose cleaner. I use it on basically everything. Anytime there is a spill, I quickly grab it. This cleaner or any other spritz can be used on your dust mop or microfiber cloth.
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10. Vacuum Your Floor and Furniture Often
I have always vacuumed my floors. My carpet goal was to have the beautiful vacuum lines. I recently started vacuum my furniture and have discovered how clean and fresh it makes my furniture and the room look. If you are not vacuuming your furniture, you definitely should start.
11. Wash Pillows, Bedding, and Curtains
Fabrics on items such as pillows, bedding, and curtains can trap smells. Read labels to determine the fabric washing requirements. If you can wash them in your washing machine, establish a routine to make sure these items are washed often. Clean pillows, bedding, and curtains can help to keep your home smelling clean and fresh.
12. Use Dryer Sheets
Dryer sheets can be strategically placed throughout your home to absorb odors. Consider placing them between seat cushions and drawers.
13. Plants
There are many benefits of having live plants in your home. In addition to aesthetically pleasing, it can also increase your indoor air quality. Plants are a natural design elements.
14. Wipe Down Cabinets
We typically wipe down our kitchen countertops when we clean our kitchen. Don’t forget about your cabinets. Our kitchen cabinets can trap odors from the food we cook in the kitchen. Opt for a cleaner for your cabinet type.
15. Use an Air Fryer
A designated air fryer is a perfect option to avoid using the frying pan to cook on your stovetop. The particles of cooking oil, item you are cooking, and seasoning often goes into the air and attaches to items throughout the kitchen. Using an air fryer or an oven with a built in air fryer option helps keep those particles in place.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post ways to keep your home smelling clean. I would love to hear some of the things you do to keep your home smelling clean and fresh. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions below.
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Hi there! The article is fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Many helpful tips have been offered here, so I just wanted to add that checking your conditioner filters every month is also highly recommended. Especially during the peak winter and summer months, when it’s likely that your system will be running at almost maximum capacity for long periods at a time. Dirty filters are often the cause of poor air quality in your house.
Excellent tips – thank you! Also, don’t forget about the air ducts to make your home smell clean. Pros recommend cleaning them at least once every year. Otherwise, they will become clogged with dust and maybe even pests, and all this will become what you breathe.
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In order to make your house smell clean, keep humidity level between 30 and 40 percent (between 50 and 60 percent In the summer). Extra humidity leads to mold growth, and mold spores in the air can cause unpleasant musty smell and even affect your health.
One of the reasons for the increased humidity at home and the mold growth may be low-quality windows. If you notice mold or condensation on your windows, consider repairs or replacement.