How to Keep Your House Smelling Fresh All Week
Air fresheners mask smells for an hour. These six habits remove the sources — and the fresh smell takes care of itself.
Find the sources, not the symptoms
A house smells stale for a handful of usual suspects: bin, fridge, soft furnishings, damp corners, and shoes by the door. Sprays sit on top of these for an hour and then the smell wins. Go source by source instead.
The bin is the big one. Wash it — actually wash it with hot soapy water — every time you empty it, and put a few sheets of kitchen paper at the bottom to absorb drips. A clean bin changes the whole kitchen.
The fridge comes second: a weekly ten-second scan for anything forgotten, plus an open box of baking soda at the back, replaced every couple of months.
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