Lovely smelling homes

It's very individual.

Some people think their house smell lovely, when I think they absolutely stink. Think visiting a Lush store or the Duty Free Perfume Section.

You also get used to smells, so they might not even realise how strong the chemical smells are.

I prefer a house that is clean - I can't imagine not opening the windows for at least 1 hour a day, soft furnishing clean and washed when possible and so on.
I have diffusers or candles in the kitchen to get ride of the smell of food too, it's the only room that could smell. (and the loos, obviously!)

Fresh air - windows open regularly, specially during cooking.

Fresh flowers.

No pets or ghastly artificial smellies - diffusers, sprays, candles, plug ins, laundry products, etc.

If only that were true.

We never purposefully open our windows so this will definitely help.

Never purposefully?

For us it’s windows open daily.
Clean home with textiles cleaned regularly.
We do bake bread most days!
Living far away from traffic! We prefer eau de farm.
We do have dogs but they are bathed often (and I think we might be a bit nose blind but no one else has ever commented).

I try to do this but have terrible hay fever that starts with tree pollen in spring and carries on until September. I also have neighbours who are really noisy so that limits when I can open them as the shouting and arguing is horrible.

I'm told my place smells nice (but people are maybe just being polite as I have four cats and 2 DC, inc one teenage son!). Maybe the following helps:

-We have windows open all the time...even in the winter. I think this is the thing that makes the biggest difference! If we are out for the day (school/work/days out), we have them partially open (when they're open a chink, but still locked if that makes sense).
-The cats have automatic litter trays. These are cleaned and emptied weekly. The cats also have dry food (as per vet recommendation). Their feeding bowls are covered ones (microchip read) so maybe that helps too.
-All our floors are wood or tile, and they're hoovered and mopped daily (by robovacs). Once a week, I go over all the floors with a normal vacuum cleaner and a steam cleaner. Mop heads, filters etc are cleaned frequently! Cleaning cloths also washed frequently (or they end up stinking!).
-bedding is washed weekly. Sofa covers, cushion covers and throws washed monthly. Curtains every 3-6 months.
-I don't allow any food upstairs (and no drinks upstairs apart from water).
-kitchen cleaned every day/after use. Washing up done straight away. Rubbish bins taken out to wheelie bin every other day. Bathroom cleaned frequently (i.e. wipe things down, clean WC daily, and use shower spray in bath/shower).

The one thing I can't do/haven't figured out yet is how to clean the filters on my kitchen extractor fan. I can't see a way to get at it, and it's bugged me for ages!! I've searched online for instructions, but to no avail.

@Fairislesweater I wouldn't say a schedule as such, just a routine of doing certain things on certain days/at certain times, if that makes sense.

But as I said I don't have DC to worry about and both DH and I work part-time so we have plenty of free time.

Neom essential oil diffuser kit is on QVC today as the Todays Special Value.

Charge at home and take in the go. Sounds good for £45 I think it is. Today only if there are any left. 60 day trial. Return for full money back except postage both ways.

This is amazing, but I have to ask how you find time for all this, mopping daily etc. do you have daily schedule?

Avoid every artificial diffuser and 'freshener'.
Cut some fresh lavender or a little orange peel and leave in a saucer.
If the room actually smells bad, some vinegar in water in a bowl near the window.
Open the windows at least once a day even if cold, and whenever it's warm outside.
Have mostly hard floors and wash them weekly. Shampoo rugs every few months.
If you find soft chairs/sofas get a bit smelly, cover them with throws and wash as needed.

How can you never open your windows OP!?
They need opening every day.

No shoes inside (would never ever happen where I live, nor carpets). Wash filters on kitchen fan very often.

I'm not , i have an extremely strong sense of smell ,i also have 3 dogs.
I wash bedlinen ,towels ,throws and cushion covers regularly ,hoover pretty much daily , clean my sinks daily ,work surface every time its used ,toilets daily.
Windows are open daily and i burn lovely candles quite often.
All these things i would do regardless of dogs as a family of 5 can cause a bit of a stink on occasion !
I don't have plug ins but i do often buy fresh flowers.
I work with animals and i have been to many homes with animals in that smell as clean as mine ,equally i have been to disgustingly stinking ones too !
I'm certainly not a slave to cleaning and it only takes a few minutes once your on top of things .

We clean ourselves and change into clean clothes a couple of times a day. I never keep on the same clothes I cook in on, then sit around in our furniture in smelly clothes

this isn't normal surely

-No cat litter trays in the house 🤢
-No furry animals living in the house (Yes friend, I CAN smell your guinea pigs)
-No smoking
-No cooking inside that permeates and lingers- kippers/sardines

-Tiles or wooden flooring
-Regular washing of cushions, curtains and soft furnishings
-Window/doors open

I agree with this, with the exception of my teenage son’s room

I also clean!

I open the windows, have a feed diffuser (M&S apothecary brand, strong scent) and if someone's coming over I use some ale or air freshener as it's really nice or a light a candle a while before.

Air the house regularly

Keep all soft furnishings ( including laundry and bedclothes) clean, these really harbour smells

Regularly wash all hard flooring

Avoud very artificial air fresheners / candles

Airing and cleaning basically

Pets are probably a no no

Clean your vaccum regularly too it can hold on to bad smells very quickly. Wash curtains/net curtains, throws and cushion covers regularly. Mop hard floors twice a week. Open the windows daily. Don't let laundry build up. Coats and shoes can honk as well so keep in a cupboard or wash frequently. I have an air wick thingy that sprays 5 a puff 5 times a day also. Door mats and towels also hold onto smells.

Open windows when possible, valentte diffusers in every room. Zoflora the kitchen sink every day

Windows open as much as you can
Wash bedding frequently
choose one signature “scent” candle/diffuser and stick with that not multiple different ones
no pets especially dogs
bread maker and freshly baked cookies help

I open windows every day, shampoo carpets regularly, mop and clean, stop the drains getting smelly, have expensive non toxic candles, and use essential oils in little pots around the house. No chemicals that mask smells.

My house smells nice because:

• We dont have any pets

• We don't have an open plan layout, so all cooking smells don't seep through the rest of the house

• We air out the entire house all day long. In fact, we try to keep windows open as much as possible

• We don't wear shoes inside

• We regularly deep clean the house, including furniture, pillows, blankets etc.

• No smoking or vaping in or outside of our house

• We clean ourselves and change into clean clothes a couple of times a day. I never keep on the same clothes I cook in on, then sit around in our furniture in smelly clothes

I also like to keep nice smelling diffusers around the house, but my house smells nice without them.

I think I can guess which brand and which fragrance your diffuser was, as I've always thought a particular popular fragrance and home fragrance from this brand smelled exactly like a teenage boy about to go on a date and had just discovered deodorant...😏

Yup, the windows make difference. Friend always commented on smell of my house. Nothing special I do. The lemon and mint oils dropped in cotners are meant against spiders and it's VERY subtle smell. Turndd out she doesn't open windows unless absolute necessary outside of summer.
I air 2x a day minimum even during sub zero temps. Also, never had mould.