It’s the holiday season! Holidays coming up means that family is coming to stay.
Yay? I hope that thought invokes good happy emotions for you. Which means it’s
time to CLEAN LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! However, apparently there are
smells in your home that you are nose blind to. So, what’s to be done about that?
Just clean everything and hope? Well, here’s a few ways to target potential spots
and types of invisible smells you might be dealing with.
Yay? I hope that thought invokes good happy emotions for you. Which means it’s
time to CLEAN LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! However, apparently there are
smells in your home that you are nose blind to. So, what’s to be done about that?
Just clean everything and hope? Well, here’s a few ways to target potential spots
and types of invisible smells you might be dealing with.
If you have pets there’s a good chance you’ve gone nose blind to various pet smells
. When you’re trying to eliminate pet odor it’s important to wash any soft surfaces that
they been spending time. Vacuum and shampoo carpets (you never know if there’s
leftover pee smell), any upholstered furniture, and pet beds. Give everything a good
through scrub. Unfortunately for your wayward pet if they still smell, everything else
will smell again in no time at all. Which means, in order to keep the pet odor away it’s
officially bath time.
. When you’re trying to eliminate pet odor it’s important to wash any soft surfaces that
they been spending time. Vacuum and shampoo carpets (you never know if there’s
leftover pee smell), any upholstered furniture, and pet beds. Give everything a good
through scrub. Unfortunately for your wayward pet if they still smell, everything else
will smell again in no time at all. Which means, in order to keep the pet odor away it’s
officially bath time.
Another source of unnoticed odor… bedding. A lot of us don’t change our bedding as
much as we’re meant to. Beds that aren’t being used get dusty and pick up a musty
smell from disuse, so it’s good to put on fresh bedding in the guestroom. While you’re
at it maybe wash your own bedding so that we can to the real source of unnoticed
smells in bedrooms, the mattress. Some things you can do to neutralize odor is mix
together 1 part vodka and 3 parts water and spray it over the mattress. This mixture is
a disinfectant and if you add a little essential oil to the mix it should leave a pleasant
smell.
much as we’re meant to. Beds that aren’t being used get dusty and pick up a musty
smell from disuse, so it’s good to put on fresh bedding in the guestroom. While you’re
at it maybe wash your own bedding so that we can to the real source of unnoticed
smells in bedrooms, the mattress. Some things you can do to neutralize odor is mix
together 1 part vodka and 3 parts water and spray it over the mattress. This mixture is
a disinfectant and if you add a little essential oil to the mix it should leave a pleasant
smell.
One more prominent sent that you might not have noticed is likely emanating from
your fridge. You may have tossed out the remains of last week’s takeout but
sometimes the smell remains and mixes with the remnants and smells from other
leftovers from lazy days gone by. It’s time to take everything out. Throw away
whatever may have gone bad or is about to and thoroughly wash the inside of the
fridge AND the freezer. Unplug and scrub down the inside using hot water and baking
soda (baking soda is also good at neutralizing scents).
your fridge. You may have tossed out the remains of last week’s takeout but
sometimes the smell remains and mixes with the remnants and smells from other
leftovers from lazy days gone by. It’s time to take everything out. Throw away
whatever may have gone bad or is about to and thoroughly wash the inside of the
fridge AND the freezer. Unplug and scrub down the inside using hot water and baking
soda (baking soda is also good at neutralizing scents).
I know it’s a hassle to try to get rid of smells that you’re not even aware of but trust
me, it makes a big difference and you’ll notice once they’re gone. Especially the
fridge, you don’t want to know how lingering smells have been affecting the way
your food tastes (don’t think about it, it’s gross). It’ll be a thankless effort but it’s
better than the alternative, which would be to let the smells linger and having your
guests scrunch up their noses behind your back.
me, it makes a big difference and you’ll notice once they’re gone. Especially the
fridge, you don’t want to know how lingering smells have been affecting the way
your food tastes (don’t think about it, it’s gross). It’ll be a thankless effort but it’s
better than the alternative, which would be to let the smells linger and having your
guests scrunch up their noses behind your back.
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