House Freshener

[AnnetteW]

I haven't tried this, but I saw in in a homemaking book. In a pretty ceramic bowl (just a small one) put a bunch of baking soda. To it add some drops of a nice essential oil. The baking soda absorbs odors and the oil scents the room. You can add more oil as needed.

I can't wait to try it.

[Andra]

The vinegar trick a pp mentioned works. Leave it out for at least 24 hours and the smell will be gone.

You can also boil pots of water with cloves and cinnamon. Add apple peels for a apple pie smell. Or boiling any citrus fruit peel (orange peel, lemon peel) alone will make your house smell good.

Try placing fabric softener sheets in the bottoms of the trash and baby's diaper pail.

[Nate]

We have some of the plug in warmers from walmart, and some of the liquid potpourri, they work great at covering odors, they also have the matching sprays that are fabric safe.

[Cynthiabutterfly]

I use the Oust Air and Surface spray- One fell swoop I get the trashcan inside and out- then the air (run the fans on low) and do the same motion in the kids room (diaper pail), kitchen and bathroom.

This is only temporary between cooking and cleaning, and the only thing that keeps the litterbox smell at bay until I have the energy to nag DH to clean it....

[AStar898]

Originally Posted by AnnetteW I haven't tried this, but I saw in in a homemaking book. In a pretty ceramic bowl (just a small one) put a bunch of baking soda. To it add some drops of a nice essential oil. The baking soda absorbs odors and the oil scents the room. You can add more oil as needed. I can't wait to try it.

Great idea! i think im going to try that.