Lovely smelling homes

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How do some homes smell so nice! Sort of across between clean laundry and freshly baked cakes?! I hate anything scented so don't like buying diffusers etc. We do washing several times a week and our home never smells like this!

Are electric diffusers any good? Do they make condensation worse?

— Open windows
— make sure your mop head doesn’t stink
— toilets flushed (houses with boys)
— scandiscent electric diffuser
— make sure extractor fan on when cooking on hob

Don't have teenagers?
Honestly, mine has just got up and the fug that has drifted out of his room is breathtaking (not in a good way)

I've been told a few times our home smells really nice.

We open the windows and air the house for at least an hour a day, often 24-7 in the warmer months. We have two open now, for example.
I vacuum and mop the floors daily.
We have blankets on our sofas that are washed at least once a week.
We have a wax burner and burn scented soy melts constantly when we're at home and awake.
Beds are changed every week with fresh linen.
No damp clothes lying about - we either line-dry or use the tumble dryer.
We don't use fabric conditioner - just supermarket own brand non-bio washing liquid.
Toilet is cleaned twice a day and we have nice-scented cleaning sprays that we use in the bathroom and kitchen everyday.

We have three cats and a dog, but no DC. Litter trays are emptied regularly and no pet food is left lying around. All the dirty dog towels and bedding etc. are washed regularly so nothing is left sat around.

i open windows, dont have any pets atm. Have those air wick air fresher things which work off a battery and automatically spray often, i also hoover often and spray carpets with that foam spray which smells nice

I regularly use these. I have had loads of compliments, and people I know have bought it after being in my house. I even had to give my Sainsburys delivery driver the details!
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I think one way is not to let bad smells accumulate. So pets, cooking smells need good extraction and ventilation.

Open windows and keeping things clean and refreshed is the best way, but not everyone has time for steam cleaning rugs, sofa covers, cushions and curtains.

Im not mad on artificial fragrances, but I’ve read that spraying vodka in the room helps. I think you’re meant to add in a few drops of your favourite essence though!!

I used to sometimes spray diluted fabric conditioner on my kitchen textiles for both pets and cooking smells.

My neighbour walked in to my house yesterday and said it smells amazing in here. I had the tumble drier on and use the lenor gold orchid scent boosters and had just steam mopped the floors (which I do every day) and put a few drop of Astonish pink roses disinfectant in. Also buy the pomegranate aldi candles and have one in the hall and lounge just with the lid off and can smell them even when not lit.

I have 3 indoor cats and people say this about my home!

I vacuum and mop every day. I make sure to wipe all surfaces at least once a week, I find dust holds smells... But that may be in my head.

I have a Lampe Berger with the scentless liquid. It genuinely eliminates smells rather than covering them like horrible air freshener. I light it in the morning for 30 mins and after cooking dinner for 30 mins.

I buy sofas from IKEA that I can take the covers off of and wash. I do this quarterly.

I wash all bedding weekly and air out the duvet and pillows. I also use mattress protectors I can machine wash so the mattress stays fresh.

I air out the house for at least an hour, even in winter.

I make sure I clean the extractor fan and change the filter or the smell of old oil can linger.

I wash all kitchen cloths every few days. I don't think people realise how musty and horrible they can get (my mum).

I also make sure the cats have their teeth cleaned and don't have any plaque build up. Pet breath can really smell.

Agree with many PPs here = we have 2 dogs and I’ve firmly instructed friends to tell me if I’ve become noseblind, but even my (new) cleaner comments on how clean and fresh the house smells!

• hardwood floors (only have carpets in the bedrooms and upper hallway)
• hoover/wash floors regularly
• wash the dog bedding regularly as well as the blankets we use on the sofas
• open windows and back doors regularly to blow the stale air through
• diffusers in bedrooms and also like the 3volution plug ins as the scent rotates
• have those clip-on rim toilet cleaners that clean the loo when flushed but also release a general scent of lemon or mango (new scent)
• bedding changed weekly (we have identical bedding on all the beds and a second set so can be changed easily and ‘old bedding washed at leisure
• kitchen bin emptied nightly no matter how full/empty, so no food is decomposing over a few days
• and often fill the kitchen sink with diluted Zoflora disinfectant and cleans the sink and pipes, but also scents the kitchen for a few hours

Am actually a rather lazy housewife, but most of these things take 5-10mins a day other than the bedding change, but I get the kids (older teens) to do theirs.

I always get mine from www.cliffehouseorganics.com I have used them for years lovely smells and last ages.

My home smells lovely all the time.
I dont know if its because i live alone or the fact i never close my windows.
I do have a plug in in the hall way.

Fresh air. I open windows regularly. I do have a couple of nice candles but I use them to enjoy the scent rather than make my house smell nice if that makes sense.

We are unfortunately though living in a house with no kitchen extraction and that makes a massive difference. I regularly wash the aprons that are hung up and wipe down cupboards but everything gets greasy and I think it smells of old grease. I always have the door and window open when I cook and keep the door to the hallway closed to stop the smells going through the house.

Opening windows is the best way to get rid of smells/freshen things up. Our windows get opened every day, even open them in winter for half an hour just to let the air circulate. ATM our house is like a wind tunnel. Also turn the covers back on the bed to let it air out.

Or you can’t even tell there’s one in the room, as they smell of nothing!

Defo try the www.cliffehouseorganics.com all essential oils- I love them

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.

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...😏

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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.