Cleaning
Plumbing can be a source of unwanted odor: to get rid of it, you should clean the sewer... As a temporary measure, lemon soap is suitable - you need to put it in the drain and fill it with hot water. It is also worth washing the trash can thoroughly, removing food debris. When it's dry, place a cotton ball with essential oil on the bottom. And we must not forget about the daily airing.
If it is difficult to get rid of the smell in the apartment, it may be due to mold or old flooring. In this case, only repairs will help.
Textile cleaning
Upholstered furniture, carpets and curtains absorb a variety of scents. To achieve freshness, you need:
- Wash curtains, plaids and bedspreads.
- Knock and wash carpets or dry clean.
- Vacuum and clean upholstered furniture from stains.
- Keep textiles in the sun or frost.
Floor aromatization
Giving your home a pleasant scent is easy if you wash the floor with fabric softener. After that, the smell lasts for a long time. You can also use shower gel or shampoo. Lovers of natural remedies can add a decoction of hops, oregano or other odorous herbs to the water.
Flowers
Houseplants purify the air and decorate the interior. Fragrant flowers - eucalyptus, hydrangea, Arabian jasmine, gardenia and Cuban oregano - will give your home a pleasant scent.
Bouquets of cut flowers - peonies, lilies of the valley, lilies - also have a luxurious aroma.
Perfume
This method will give a wonderful scent to the room and will not require any effort: all you need is to drip perfume onto an incandescent light bulb and wait a while. When the light turns on, the lamp will heat up and the apartment will be filled with your favorite smell.
Aroma candles
You don't even need to light them, but just place them around the apartment. If you place a candle in a closet with clothes or linen, things will absorb the smell, and when you open the door, the smell will spread throughout the room.
Essential oil
Another way to fill your home with fragrance is to use an aroma lamp. In its upper part there is essential oil and water, and in the lower part there is a candle that heats the mixture. Aromatherapy is a whole science, because different oils have different effects on the body and mood.
You can do without a special device and make a fragrant jar, inside which you need to pour soda, add a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil and mix. If the smell seems harsh, you should close the jar with a lid, making holes in it.
Linen
Also, to create freshness on the shelves with clothes, you can put linen bags, after having sewn dry orange peels, cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods or lavender flowers into them. A linen bag can be replaced with a simple handkerchief.
A piece of terry cloth, lightly sprinkled with essential oil, is also suitable.
Also look how to use burlap in your home.
Coffee
Ground coffee not only smells good, but also cleans the air. To fill your home with an invigorating scent, you can boil the drink or heat the grains in a frying pan. The aroma will not go away if you pour the coffee into a beautiful container and put it in the room.
Pomander
This is a Christmas decoration, the smell of which will evoke only pleasant memories and emotions. For making, you need orange, cinnamon and clove seeds.
We make holes in the peel of the citrus with a toothpick, sprinkle it with cinnamon and insert a clove into the punctures. We put the orange in a dark, warm place and in two weeks we will enjoy a pleasant aroma that will last six months.
These simple and effective ideas can help you scent your home without using an air freshener.