How do I make my home smell nice?

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Hello! I don't think we're particularly stinky, but with a seven month old baby and two large fluffy cats, I'm pretty sure our home smells a little now and again and I'm worried we're nose-blind.

I'd like to make it clear that hygiene-wise, we're pretty diligent - cat lifted cleaned religiously and swiftly, we have a good well-sealed nappy bin etc

What else can we do to make our home smell lovely (that isn't toxic to cats - so no plug-ins or anything)? I don't want to burn candles with the cats around, and those reed diffuser things don't seem to last. I'm keen to hear your tips!

place scented dryer sheets around the house (on window ledges behind curtains, under chairs etc). I was sceptical but it does make the house smell lovely!

oh, and also those plug in scent things

Get a bunch of lilies they have penetrated every corner of my house & it smells fab!

I thought you shouldn't have lillies with cats, or is that an old wives tale?

Oh I like the dryer sheets idea - that's easy. Can't do plug-ins though - they irritate the cats, and lilies are super-toxic to cats

I'm starting to think the answer might be to bin the cats . . .

Recently I have been leaving a few drops zoflora in the cleaned sink... Smell is keeping my kitchen smelling lovely!!

Lily’s are poisonous to cats. If you don’t already then having windows open helps freshen the air.

Open the windows as often as possible. If you can, plant honeysuckle near the windows!

I use these sheets, meant to link them in my original post
www.amazon.co.uk/Lenor-Tumble-Sheets-Spring-Awakening/dp/B01IPHW2QE/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&crid=10LTE6QJZ7BZH&keywords=tumble+dryer+sheets+lavender&sprefix=tumble+dryer+sheets+la%2Caps%2C165&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1596230508&sr=8-2

Honestly? With a baby you really don’t want artificial scents and chemicals in your home.

Plants, fresh flowers and fresh air with windows open in mornings should be sufficient.

The cloths I use to clean the bathroom hang them on the radiator, they smell lovely for days with traces of zoflora. DIL uses wax melts, they smell gorgeous too. I know what you mean with two dogs I am always sniffing and washing bedding.

coastalmelts.com/product-category/products/luxury-wax-melts

Zoflora in hot water in the sink

Neom reed diffuser/home mist
100% aromatherapy
Happy scent smells amazing

I wouldn't go near anything like the above suggestions with a baby in the house. Why would you want a young baby smelling these things and who knows what the effects are.
Also I wouldn't keep fresh flowers in the house constantly either.
Not really sure what to suggest other than use environmentally friendly natural cleaning products and open the windows! ... unless you are near a main road !

Hmmm . . . I was aware of a zoflora phenomenon but I've never actually used it. Okay, I'll give it a go, and I've ordered those tumble dryer sheets too - thank you!

I do open the windows as much as possible and I love the other natural ideas like planting honeysuckle - I'm conscious of not exposing the baby to too many chemicals. Thanks everyone!

Oh we do use natural/environment-friendly cleaning products already - I've done that for a long time as I've always had animals and worried about toxicity.

I made small balls of cotton yarn, drip it with essential oil and hang it in the bathroom with the litter tray. You can put these where you like away from the cats and with the fragrance you like, last five-six days minimum.

Clean your carpets, sofas if fabric, curtains, cushion covers.

If you need other scents I would stick to essential oils, avoiding citrus. I put them in an oil burner, but obviously not when there's a baby around.

I've bought myself a Muji diffuser, it's an investment buy but the way it works is lovely. You fill it with water and essential oil and set it for up to 4 hours. It provides a constant stream of scented air/water vapour.

I put zoflora in an old pot with water and boil up on the stove and the house smells nice but I do wonder if it's bad for your lungs

I go for fresh air here. And on breezy days, I put pillows, cushions, throws, quilts etc out in rotation. Preferably sunny, too, but just a good breeze is good.

DH can do terrible things to a pillow so that goes out often.

It depends what you want your house to smell of.

If you’re happy for it to smell of Zoflora, use Zoflora, etc ...

What I meant was, a house that smells of Zoflora isn’t necessarily a clean house.

Open every window in the house in the morning first thing. Even if winter and freezing outside. Then we only do 30mins. Then the heating goes on after wards. No smells, fresh air and germs gone.

Fabulosa jn watermelon is lovely and fresh smelling. You can get it as a disinfectant and a foam spray for the carpet/ and upholstery . I've got a dog and it doesn't seem to affect her. I hope that helps.