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One of the easiest ways to make your house feel like home is to fill the space with scents you love.
Whether you’re hoping to create a welcoming space for your friends or a cozy cove for yourself and your significant other, making your home smell good is a great first step. That’s why we here at Snif are bringing you a list of 10 ways to keep your home smelling fresh.
What Are the Best Ways To Make Your House Smell Good?
Simple changes like opening your windows and lighting up candles can actually make a world of difference when it comes to improving the smell of your house. Here are 10 easy ideas to help you get started!
1. Open Your Windows
Don’t have any air fresheners in the house? No worries — just open up your windows.
As time goes by, the smells of everyday life can get trapped in your home.
When you open up your windows, you’re allowing for these smells to air out. This is called ventilation, which is the act of moving outdoor air into a room (and eliminating stale odors in the process).
To really circulate the air in your home, aim for cross-ventilation by opening up the windows on opposite sides of your home, resulting in natural airflow. Although you can open your windows whenever you like, there are certain times of day when it’s more enjoyable and effective — like the early morning and late evening when temperatures are cooler.
It’s also useful to be mindful of the air quality outside when ventilating your home. For example, avoid opening the windows during peak traffic hours if you live on a busy street or near a highway, or on days when the pollen count is high.
2. Upgrade Your Laundry Products
You might not realize that your laundry lives all throughout the house — whether it's the tablecloth in your kitchen, the sheets on your bed, or the throw blanket on your living room sofa. Because of this, having laundry that smells clean and fresh is sure to have a positive effect on your home.
Upgrading to a high-quality, scented detergent can help improve the smell and feel of your fabrics, and our Snif Laundry Collection is the perfect way to elevate your laundry routine. Our Everything Wash detergent removes dirt, stains, and odors, while bringing you luxury-level fragrance.
Plus, you can choose a Scent Booster to give your load a boost of fine fragrance that lasts long after the wash and dry cycle.
3. Vacuum Regularly
Over time, the carpets in your home can trap dirt, dust, and food, leading to bacteria, mold, and unpleasant odors. Keeping your carpets clean by vacuuming regularly is one of the best ways to stop the buildup of germs, mold, and bad smells.
Vacuuming is especially important if you have indoor pets — when our furry friends shed, roll around, and play, their hair can get trapped in rugs and furniture. To avoid unwanted smells, it's helpful to keep your rugs and carpets clean.
4. Dust Your Surfaces
Dust is a mixture of skin cells, hair, clothing fibers, bacteria, pollen, and more, and these particles often end up on the surfaces of your home. Similar to vacuuming, dusting is another easy way to improve the smell inside your house.
When left on surfaces for long periods of time, dust can absorb other scents floating around your home, including smells from the bathroom or your kitty’s litter box. You can help get rid of the musty odor by using dusters and microfiber cloths to clean off any surfaces around the house.
Another perk of regularly dusting your home is that you’ll be able to smell your candles even better — dust can mask the good smells these products emit, rendering them weak or useless. Removing dust from your surfaces can work to enhance these fragrances.
5. Incorporate Candles
Candles are one of the best ways to improve the smell of your whole house. Placing scented candles throughout your home not only makes it smell better, but also creates a comfy, inviting atmosphere.
With so many candles to choose from, here are some of our favorite Snif options:
- Apple Cider Smash: With sparkling apple cider, honeycrisp apple, warm donut accord, cinnamon sugar, and caramel glaze, this apple cider candle is warm, inviting, and crisp.
- Lost Claus: This spiced candle features cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, smoked marshmallow, peppered gingerbread, and milky musks for a naughty-list burn.
- Instant Karma: This cardamom candle blends cardamom with nashi pear, black plum, cedarwood, and black tea for an ambery, spicy, and fruity fragrance.
6. Place Baking Soda in Your Fridge
Dealing with a smell you can’t seem to tackle? It just might be coming from your fridge.
Yes, it’s important to regularly clean out old leftovers and produce that has expired, but between cleanings, you can also use baking soda to neutralize any lingering smells in your refrigerator.
This works because baking soda has a somewhat basic pH level. When it reacts to acidic odors, it can neutralize the sour scents. An added bonus of leaving baking soda in your fridge is that it can also absorb excess moisture, helping to prevent pesky mold and bacteria growth.
For best results, open up a box of baking soda or pour it into an open container and leave it in the back of your refrigerator. Aim to replace the baking soda approximately every two months, or as soon as you begin to smell unwanted odors coming from the fridge.
7. Use an Air Purifier
Aside from open windows, air purifiers are another one of the best ways to circulate fresh air and rid your home of stagnant odors. Purifiers have air filters that trap unwanted particles, like dust, and carbon filters that absorb smoke and chemicals.
In addition to keeping you and your family protected from pollutants, air purifiers are also useful for neutralizing cooking smells, pet odors, and bathroom scents.
8. Clean Your Garbage Disposal
Garbage disposals are great for grinding food waste and washing it down the drain, but they can sometimes leave behind smelly debris in your pipes.
In order to avoid the smell of food waste filling your kitchen, it’s important to keep your garbage disposal clean. When using the disposal, try using cold water to help flush the food particles all the way down the drain.
You can also pour baking soda and vinegar into the grinding chamber and allow them to work for about 10 minutes to dislodge buildup. Finish things off by running hot water and the garbage disposal at the same time to clear everything out.
Another method for cleaning up the scent of your garbage disposal is to grind foods that emit good smells. Aim to dispose of drain-safe foods, like lemon peels and orange peels, to freshen up the disposal.
9. Use Potpourri or Simmer Pots
Potpourri and simmer pots are effective natural ways to fill your home with yummy fragrances. Potpourri is a mixture of organic materials like dried herbs, flowers, and spices that, when combined, act as an air freshener.
Though you can purchase pre-made potpourri from craft stores or online shops, it’s also easy to DIY. Take your pick of ingredients like rose petals, orange peels, and cinnamon sticks, mix them in a bowl, and add in some drops of essential oil.
Once you have achieved a fragrance you love, let the mixture sit for a few days before displaying it in decorative bowls or jars throughout your home.
Simmer pots are similar to potpourri and can release a fresh scent throughout your home, similar to essential oil diffusers.
Place a pot of water on your stovetop, add some dried or fresh ingredients like sliced apples, cloves, rosemary, and vanilla extract, and heat it all up. Leave the pot simmering on the stove at a low heat for a few hours, and watch as your home is filled with natural fragrances.
10. Clean Couch Cushions and Cushion Covers
Upholstered furniture, like couches, armchairs, and ottomans covered in fabric, can sometimes be the cause of unwanted smells in your home. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to keep them clean and fresh.
To wash your cushion covers, check their tags to see if they come with any special instructions or limitations. For example, some fabrics are okay to be machine washed while others need to be washed by hand.
In both instances, we suggest using lukewarm water and fabric-safe detergents on your upholstery. Taking these precautions will minimize any chances of damaging the fabric.
While your cushion covers are being washed, take the opportunity to clean the cushions themselves, too. Sprinkle a deodorizer like baking soda on the cushions and let them sit for about 15 minutes, then use a handheld vacuum to remove the cleaning product, taking unwanted odors along with it.
That Clean Home Smell
Keeping your space clean and tidy is the best way to take your home scent to the next level. Simple little changes like putting a box of baking soda in the fridge and upgrading your laundry detergent can make a big difference — and scented candles can top it all off.
In addition to achieving that incredible clean home smell we all love, you’ll also create a space that’s fresh and inviting for everyone who walks through your front door (even when it’s just you).
Sources:
Carpet Mold: Identification, Prevention and Removal | InterNACHI®