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From January to February, most houses smell of pine needles and tangerines. But this is only two months of the year, and what tests does the sense of smell undergo in the remaining ten?

The mustiness of the basement, the aromas of the garbage chute and sewerage, the neighbors smoking in the stairwell - the stench strives to enter the apartment at every opening front door. And if internal problems are added to external problems, such as clogged pipes and non-working ventilation, then write wasted.

And okay, in warm weather - you can open the window and leave your favorite home to ventilate for an indefinite period. What to do in winter?

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1. Chinese way

If it is cold outside, then the “draft” option should be reduced as much as possible in time. But how to maintain the effect of long-term ventilation?

The inhabitants of the Celestial Empire invented a simple method: canvas tea bags hung in doorways during “air procedures”, they will quickly absorb unpleasant odors and refresh the atmosphere - some 15-20 minutes are enough.

2. Grandma's way

In the arsenal of our parents there were no modern methods of dealing with unpleasant odors. They enjoyed folk remedies. And first, wet towels!

The more suitable places you find to hang them, the less unwanted aromas will remain in the room. And then it remains only to open the windows on a short time to reduce humidity.

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3. Vinegar method

This product also belongs to the list of tricks of experienced housewives. With it, you can go into fire, and into water, and into copper pipes.

If you heat water with vinegar on the stove, then kitchen odors will disappear: burnt food, overly aromatic dishes, or a mixture of both. A similar solution, but with the addition of a couple of drops of aromatic oil - bergamot or lavender, you can wash the bathroom. This procedure will help get rid of persistent toilet odors.

Well, if pipes became sources of “fragrance”, then the following composition will help solve the problem: 1 part of coarse salt, 1 part of soda and 2 parts of vinegar. Pour all this into the drain hole and leave for 15 minutes, then rinse with hot water.

4. Method of point impact

Well, which of us, for example, does not make stocks? Potatoes, carrots, onions .. all this actively emits odors. To the outings! Organize a storage area outside the apartment, use vestibules, loggias, utility rooms.

Well, if the situation is hopeless and the vegetable “ghetto” can only be placed inside the house, then take care of containers with lids and odor-absorbing devices.

Speaking of the latter: do you know how to reduce the concentration of unpleasant odors in the bin?

There are two ways: the first is to place a special carbon filter, neutralizing odors, the second and more economical - use toilet strips for other purposes! If at the bottom of the bucket, under garbage bag, put a freshener, then the plastic will absorb its aroma and kill the ambre of waste.

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5. Massive attack

Everything is fine, but what if emergency measures are needed, and the area of ​​​​impact should be maximum? How to quickly refresh the atmosphere if, for example, unexpected guests are on the doorstep, and outside the window frost and ventilation are excluded?

A frying pan and coffee beans will save you! Roast the beans over high heat, and their aroma will displace all unpleasant odors. Proven by more than one generation of housewives!

6. simple trick

This "air freshener" is easy to make yourself. And you only need a few things - glass jar from under the candle, baking soda and essential oil.

The first option is to pour baking soda into a jar, add a few drops of essential oil, mix well and put a burning tablet candle on top. The bank does not need to close.

In the second case, you can do without a candle! This is where the lid of the jar comes in handy. You need to make holes in it (for example, with a screwdriver and a hammer, as in the video). A pleasant aroma in the house is guaranteed for you!

7. Beautiful way

For those who want to bring a little chic to the environment, we recommend using ... pomanders!

This mysterious word not only sounds beautiful, but is also effective and inexpensive means, as specially invented for our article and the subject of the rubric.

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Making pomanders is simple: you only need a few oranges and a lot of cloves (seasoning). The second ones are stuck in a spiral into the first ones, the resulting structures are hung around the apartment. Such natural air fresheners will last a couple of weeks, and after that they can be replaced with new ones. The usefulness of pomanders is not limited to the function of aromatization, they also have a psychological effect: they relieve stress and improve mood.

Smell in the house business card hosts. Everyone can make it unforgettable. The only question is whether it will be good memories or terrible ones. You choose!

Any home is a whole world that lives according to special laws, in its own rhythm, filled with its own special smells. The house is the imprint of a person's soul, and the smell is his character. But not all smells hovering in our home are pleasant. Therefore, it is important to know how to freshen the air in the apartment so that it is easy and pleasant to be there.

Simple ways to freshen the air in the apartment

Cleanliness is the key to health, and a pleasant smell in the house is a good mood.

Whole house cleaning

The cause of unpleasant odors at home can be a trash can, a refrigerator with stale food, plumbing fixtures, and simply accumulated dust. In order to get rid of them and freshen the air in the apartment, it is necessary to eliminate its sources.

To do this, you just need to properly organize the cleaning process:

  1. Take out the trash regularly and rinse the bin with baking soda or vinegar.
  2. Try to do wet cleaning as often as possible. Pay special attention to the corners bookshelves, chandeliers, window sills, batteries. It is in these places that accumulates the largest number dust, which can emit unpleasant odors, cause allergies and asthma.

Important! During wet cleaning, you can add a few drops of natural apple cider vinegar to the water, essential oils- citrus, coniferous. So you will not only remove unpleasant amber, but also fill your home with pleasant aromas.

  1. Often unpleasant odors accumulate in carpets, upholstery of upholstered furniture, curtains. So:
    • It is recommended to wash the curtains every three months or periodically shake out the dust from them.
    • Dust from carpets and upholstered furniture will help to collect dust with a vacuum cleaner. Do not forget to empty the vacuum cleaner from the contents after each cleaning.
    • During operation of this device, an unpleasant odor also appears. To avoid it, put a cotton ball or a piece of bandage soaked in essential oil in the dust collector before cleaning.
  2. If your carpet smells bad, sprinkle it liberally with baking soda. Leave for a few hours, or better, overnight. Vacuum thoroughly afterwards to get rid of strong odors.

Kitchen cleaning

Our cuisine does not always greet us with appetizing smells. And if it was here that you had to face a similar situation in order to freshen the air in the apartment, do this work.

Step 1

First of all, check the contents of the refrigerator:

  • Get rid of expired products.
  • Make sure that the lids of all containers fit snugly.
  • Store different food groups on separate shelves.
  • Wash the inside of your refrigerator once a week with baking soda. If the smell still persists, you can pour soda or activated carbon into the saucer - these adsorbents perfectly absorb odors.

Step 2

source bad smell could be a shell:

  1. Pour ½ pack of dry soda into the drain hole, pour in ½ cup of vinegar.
  2. Cover the drain with a rag and leave for 30 minutes.
  3. As time passes, rinse the drain with boiling water - this will help eliminate blockages and unpleasant odors.

How to freshen the air in the apartment with natural products?

Are you against the use of chemistry in everyday life? Are you annoyed by the harsh, artificial smells of synthetic aerosols? Then we will tell you how and how to freshen the air with the help of natural products.

Spices

To get rid of unpleasant odors, take a couple of spoons of your favorite spices and warm them up in the oven or microwave. Appetizing smell spread throughout the apartment. To achieve the same effect, boil cinnamon water for 10 minutes. The aroma of cinnamon will not only help freshen the air in your apartment, but also repel annoying mosquitoes.

Important! If you have a cinnamon stick around the house, put it in a vase and spritz it occasionally. warm water. A pleasant aroma is guaranteed.

Coffee

Remember how the smell of coffee wakes us up in the morning. Its delicate aroma penetrates into all corners of consciousness. Pour freshly ground coffee into shallow open containers and arrange throughout the apartment. As soon as the aroma begins to fade, re-roast the coffee and return to its place. In such a simple and pleasant way, you can freshen the air in the apartment for a long time.

Citrus

The smell of tangerines, lemons and oranges evokes pleasant memories of childhood, holidays. And these same fruits will help you easily cope with the task than freshen the air in the apartment. For this:

  1. Mix freshly squeezed juice of any citrus fruit with water and baking soda. Then, using a spray bottle, spray all over the apartment.
  2. Finely chop a lemon or orange, arrange in saucers throughout the apartment. This is an indispensable way to quickly refresh the atmosphere.
  3. Boiling citrus zest in water for 10 minutes will help achieve a lasting aroma in the apartment.

Use of natural fragrances in everyday life

We are constantly wondering how to freshen the air in the apartment. Of great interest to adherents of Eastern culture is aromatherapy, the healing effect of which has already been appreciated by many. It is also suitable for making the air in the house more pleasant.

How to freshen the air with essential oils?

The most suitable are citrus oils - lemon, orange, bergamot, lemon verbena and tea tree oil, eucalyptus, anise, fir, spruce, lavender. These oils are used individually or aromatic mixtures are made from them. Cotton balls are also impregnated with mixtures, which are laid out throughout the apartment.

Important! Aroma lamps will look beautiful and sophisticated. They will not only add coziness to your interior, but also help to make the air in your apartment fragrant. Pour some water into the lamp's container, add the oil or mixture you like, and light the candle.

Fragrant sachets

Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, knowing about useful properties herbs, harvested and dried. Healing infusions were prepared from them for all kinds of ailments, seeds and leaves were added to food, and bunches of dried flowers were hung in the corners and near the stove to make it easier to breathe in the house.

Sachets that can be filled with herbs will become a stylish decoration of your apartment:

  1. Fill a small bag made of thin natural fabric:
    • dried herbs - thyme, mint, St. John's wort, lavender, juniper, sage;
    • pieces of dried fruits and berries - apples, barberries, rose hips, currants, lemon;
    • spices - anise, cloves, pink pepper, thyme, cardamom, tarragon;
    • flower petals - rose, iris, jasmine, marigold, chrysanthemum.
  2. Lay the bags on shelves, coffee tables, you can hide between sofa cushions.
  3. When the aroma starts to wane, you can add a few drops of essential oils or replace the mixture with a fresh one.

Important! If you want to eliminate musty smells in your closets, place linen bags filled with lavender and jasmine between your clothes. This will give a light scent to the contents of the closet and keep moths away from your things.

How else to freshen the air in the house?

Urbanization and industrialization have led to the fact that there is less and less wildlife around us and more and more “stone jungle”. Therefore, in our apartment we want to breathe clean air and see more natural, natural. We can do it ourselves in a simple way- fill our house with living plants:

The Japanese writer Isuna Hasekura said, “Do you know what is remembered the longest? Smell. You know, smells last the longest. We so easily forget everything we have seen and heard, and only aromas remain in our memory quite distinctly.”

So let's make our homes cozy, comfortable and filled with pleasant aromas.

Oh those women! You always want to change something, decorate, clean, bring it into proper form. At least once a month, each of us is visited by the thought: “What if ...?”. And this “if” often transforms into hair coloring, a new manicure, a haircut, another rearrangement of the sofa from the living room to the bedroom. Sometimes we decide to change the style - to turn from a business shark into a cute girl. Or eat at an expensive sushi bar. This is absolutely normal. But when we have changed, dressed up, changed the image of our husband, we look at our apartment and sigh. Again, something is wrong. Cramped, ugly, cheap, uncomfortable. Familiar? Especially such thoughts and despondency visit before menstruation. And pisses everyone off.

There is not always money to carry out repairs or buy new beautiful furniture. And so you want to change the annoying green curtains or the old chair! And a new mirror in a chic frame would be so welcome. And scarlet bed linen diversifies family life. But all plans are shattered when you open your wallet. You sadly put on an apron, gloves, wipe off the dust, move the flower from the window sill to another window sill and sigh. And I wanted so much change!

Everything is real! Money is absolutely not needed in order to change the boring environment to a “new” home.

What you need for a new interior

Look around the room carefully. What do you not like about it? Is furniture getting in the way? Not enough space for your jars, creams, flowers and threads? Tired of bright curtains who are already ten years old? Does the room feel like it's pressing on you? Come into the kitchen, and there is nowhere to turn around?

Think about how you would like to arrange the furniture. If you want to free up space, move everything towards the walls and corners. When there is no furniture in the center, it is much more convenient to move around the room. Try to arrange the furniture in a square. For example, we move a sofa under the wall with a window (windows), put a chest of drawers on the side. It is desirable that everything is located in a "row". So the room will be visually larger.

Stock up on patience. Find all your old curtains, tulle, duvet covers, fabrics, bows, satin ribbons, photos, napkins, toys, figurines, pillowcases, blankets, bags. Clear out shelves and tables.

On the way home, run to the store and buy decoupage napkins, glue, tape, buttons and hairpins. If there is money left, you can cut off half a meter of fabric.

We place accents

Sometimes a room or kitchen can become completely different if the focus is shifted correctly. For example, in my bedroom there were green curtains that annoyed me terribly. I do not like this color, although almost everyone insists on it. beneficial effect. The bedroom seemed huge, bright, saturated. The performance was really high. I bought curtains in soft beige. Since I have three windows, I had to spend money. I also have a chest of drawers with a huge mirror in brown-beige. She took out a light brown blanket, which she threw on the sofa. My bedroom has become a tender room, soft and very comfortable. I felt very calm and easy to be in it.

So think about what in your room does not suit you. Check the windows carefully. Do you have flowers on your windowsills? What tulle or curtains? Do you have blinds? What would you like to feel when you go inside?

Pastel colors - beige, coffee, copper, shades of brown soothe. Green, blue, orange, yellow tone up. If you are going to sleep or relax in this room, it will be quite difficult for you. Dark blue and purple escalate the atmosphere. They should be correctly combined with the interior and not cause aggression. Often, being in rooms with similar colors, begins irritation and despondency. Although everything is very individual here, perhaps these colors will help you feel comfortable. Keep in mind that the craving for blue intensifies when it is important for a woman to make a decision, calm down or relax. After a while, it can get annoying.
Black color and dark - gray categorically do not recommend. Such colors can only dilute the interior, but do not attract attention. A woman should rest and enjoy life, and not strain.


The same applies to pink, scarlet and burgundy. By the way, if the prints on curtains or blankets are with shades of burgundy or rich red, this will add appearance color rooms.

Put on small pillows (if you don’t have them, then buy them) pillowcases. For example, the room is beige. Choose pillowcases in burgundy, raspberry, coffee, golden colors. Or anyone to whom you are internally drawn.
There should be several accents, maximum three.


If for this purpose you have chosen curtains or curtains, then you do not need to dilute the room with saturated color more. Accents can be a flower, a bouquet, bright lace napkins, paintings, watches, toys.

Tidying up the room

Wipe off the dust wherever your hand can reach. Sort through all unnecessary pens, things, rags, cosmetics, figurines. Throw away the excess. If it's a pity - put it in boxes and send it to the mezzanine or attic. What seemed to you the most significant, arrange in a different way. For example, I did a family corner. Nailed a small wooden shelf, on which I put frames with photos from a wedding or vacation. Since I love stones, my husband and I neatly laid out the tumbling near the frames. Malachite, ziosite, amethyst, garnet beads mean a lot to us. And when I look at my corner, I immediately remember the pleasant moments of life.

Scoop all the pens and pencils into a glass, carefully lay out cosmetics and jewelry. If the room has old furniture, which you cannot change or recolor now, there are also two options here. Take tulle or unnecessary curtains. Sew bows or fabric flowers on them. You can tie the curtains with satin ribbon. Cover unsympathetic places with original curtains. Or buy decoupage napkins. Stick them on the furniture, carefully smearing the glue (be sure to check out this technique, it will help to rehabilitate even old clocks).


And now your room began to resemble the vintage apartments of fashionistas of the 70s.
Remember, I asked you to prepare old blankets, pillowcases or pieces of fabric? Sew yourself a colorful blanket or rug! Cut off the pieces and sew them on in the order you like. You can attach buttons or ribbon bows on top.

Pendants and hairpins

Do you have old unwanted beads? Attach them to curtains. The remaining fabric - make thin ribbons out of it and attach it to the curtain in the shower. It will be very original and fresh.
Old hairpins can come in handy in decor. You can tint them with varnish and fix them in the kitchen on tulle. Or pierce curtains with them.

Cover and modify

If your refrigerator is old and ugly, buy adhesive tape and seal it. Bright colours will give the impression that you have acquired a new technique. Arrange flowers on windowsills. You can cover the surface itself with decoupage napkins, cloth or colored oilcloth. Arrange figurines and / or small toys near the flowers. Decorate everything you see. Let your imagination run wild.

Place household chemicals or shampoos on a dessert stand. Nail carnations in the kitchen by decorating them with fabric, ribbons, or gift bows. On carnations you can hang whatever you need. Aprons, potholders, bags, boards, saucepans. You can paint the glass with paint and glue it to the wall. Put spatulas, ladles, knives in it. These tricks will save you a lot of space.

Take curtain rods or tubes and hang them above the bed. Curtains and curtains, even if they different color, you can hang on the cornices and make a canopy. Romance and chic will immediately come into your life.

Touch up acrylic paints thin pipes in the kitchen or bathroom. Fasten the wiring that has always bothered you with bows. You can make frames for switches out of cardboard or fabric. Or buy inexpensive wooden frames in the store.

Draw pictures or make them yourself from improvised means. Decorate the walls with products made by you. So the room will be filled with comfort.

Changing our reality

If there is a desire to change something in the house, be sure to embody it. This indicates your willingness to let change and new emotions into your life. Or get rid of something that brings you discomfort for a long time.

After you have modified your home, pay attention to yourself. After all, no matter how much you improve the interior, only you are the real decoration of your home. Go ahead, experiment and love yourself!

We, the inhabitants of Tomsk, usually wait normal summer almost 10 months a year. And then we languish from the heat, dreaming how we could freshen the air in the apartment, at least with folk remedies.

Of course, air conditioning is an interesting and effective thing. But not every Tomsk citizen is ready to spend so much to use a thing 20-40 days a year. Usually we don’t have more hot days (now it’s the end of June, and there was no trace of heat yet).

However, last year my family faced this problem. But the fact is that we live in a reinforced concrete panel house, which heats up terribly already at 30. It becomes simply nothing to breathe, and opening windows only worsens the situation. Therefore, we became interested in how others solve the problem, and began to experiment ourselves.

How to freshen the air in the apartment in the heat?

So, the task is to humidify and cool the air, and also, possibly, to get rid of extraneous odors. After all, a trash can, a musty rug or, God forbid, a faulty refrigerator smell particularly nasty when it's hot.

An additional difficulty is created by a smoking neighbor. Tobacco smoke sometimes gets into our rooms, either through the ventilation, or through the window.

But first of all, you need to escape from the "roasting" - it can be hazardous to health, especially when it comes to children. What ways does the experience of others offer us?

  1. Close windows - both from hot air and from sunlight;
  2. Pay more attention to your own hygiene;
  3. Reduce the air temperature in the rooms;
  4. Humidify and move the air.

Yes, these are just improvised means, because for their implementation you do not need to purchase anything. All the necessary components in most cases are available at home. And their use does not involve any excessive effort.

Refreshing the air with hand tools

Windows and hygiene

How hard it must be for “dirty people” in hot weather - you itch all over, sweat, get nervous! But no one forbids us, at least, to rinse under a cold shower. Firstly, the body temperature noticeably decreases, and secondly, the skin is moisturized and the pores open.

For those who save water: not much will escape in two or three minutes. In summer, you can afford to take a refreshing shower at least 10 times a day. And a damp towel draped over your shoulders will prolong the effect of the shower for another half an hour.

Windows are generally a problem, especially now that plastic is everywhere. Of course, at night they are open "wide open" if installed mosquito net or at least the gauze is stretched. But in the afternoon it only makes it stronger Negative influence hot weather. What can be done about windows?

  • Open the windows, creating a draft;
  • Close the windows from the rays of the sun;
  • Wet curtains.

If everything is more or less clear with windows and curtains, then how to close the windows? For some reason, many recommend using foil. Well, firstly, it is not always available at home, and secondly, fixing it can cause difficulties. In fact, there is only one way - this is adhesive tape. Only here it would not be necessary then, with the help of a solvent, to clean the frames or glass from glue.

Approximately the same difficulty with a mirror tint film. However, its use makes sense if the sun interferes with life throughout the year.

When foil is not available or you don’t want to mess with it, attach a white sheet to the curtains with a second layer. Regular clothespins will help you with this.

Moving, humidifying and cooling

To effectively move the air masses, use a conventional fan. And even better, turn on several fans, fortunately, they do not consume a lot of electricity. However, a fair question arises: "what's the point of moving hot air? The answer is simple - freeze two or three plastic bottles with water and place in front of a fan.

I usually put them in the freezer at night, and in the morning I take them out and change them for others. Thus, we always have bottled ice at home. And you can refresh the apartment with ice in the open - in saucepans, plates or on a dish. Then it will work even more efficiently, but it will also melt much faster.

Unexpected and extremely interesting way cooling - freezing sheets. I put it in a bag and send it to the freezer. After 30-40 minutes, you get a wonderful “cooler” that works for the same half an hour. What to do if the refrigerator suddenly breaks down, or it cannot cope with the heat? It remains only to moisturize, because the water, evaporating, will significantly reduce the ambient temperature.

Do a wet cleaning! All this dust adds negative feelings, be sure to get rid of it.

I already said about the shower and a towel on my shoulders, but I forgot to mention how to wet the curtains. It's simple - a regular spray will help. By the way, they would also like to “moisturize”. And you can wet the same sheet or baby diapers right under the stream cold water. This will cool the air in the apartment and cool. Stretch two or three ropes on the heating risers and hang wet “rags” on them or on the backs of chairs.

Let's summarize the convenient and simple improvised means:

  • Fan;
  • Indoor and outdoor ice;
  • Frozen sheets;
  • Wet sheets, towels, diapers;
  • Sprayer for flowers.

Spray is a handy thing that will help in solving another serious task - removing unpleasant odors.

Getting rid of odors

Fast and effective method get rid of the smell of smoke, burnt porridge or trash can - vinegar. Add two tablespoons of vinegar, such as apple cider vinegar, to a glass of water and pour the mixture into a spray. When you spray corners, a sink, a bucket, and just furniture, the nasty stink will disappear in minutes.

But how can you freshen the air without the use of chemicals? The most convenient means sachet. This is such a pouch made of loose fabric. Fill it with whatever you have in your kitchen or flower pots:

  • Mint, basil, eucalyptus;
  • Cloves and cinnamon;
  • zest of citrus fruits;
  • Coffee - ground or roasted beans;
  • Just baking soda or salt.

Moisten a cotton ball with vanilla, put it in the dust container of the vacuum cleaner, and tidy up. You will be surprised how quickly the vanilla scent spreads throughout the apartment. Good way aromatize the air - light scented candles or sticks. But, firstly, they are far from always available, and, secondly, I would not really like to set something on fire when it is already so hot.

And, of course, the most correct approach to removing odors is tidying up. This versatile method is fast, simple, effective, and best of all, it's practically free.

Do you have ways to freshen the air in the apartment? Share them in the comments!

Refrigerator and microwave have an unbearable smell? Does the smell of burnt food permeate every room in the house? Or maybe you can't stand the smell of fresh paint on the walls, or just want to let more freshness into your home during the hot season? Find out how to freshen up the air in your apartment effortlessly with our article.

Natural products for fresh air in the apartment

Remarkably, with just a few natural ingredients that are easily found in every kitchen, you can refresh your home and make the atmosphere in it pleasant and comfortable. Coffee, lemons, oranges, spices and vanilla are essential air fresheners. We will use them in order to remove all unpleasant odors.

How to freshen the air in the apartment with ground coffee

To eliminate unpleasant odors in the kitchen, in the bathroom or elsewhere, it is enough to grind the coffee beans and leave the fresh mixture in an open container for several hours.

Ground coffee is also very effective in removing odor from coffee. Fill two small containers with fresh coffee grounds or ground coffee and leave them overnight in the refrigerator. For a stronger flavor, you can add a few drops of vanilla essence to your coffee.

Cotton balls for a fresh smell in the house

Put a few drops of your favorite perfume on a cotton ball and place in a vacuum cleaner trash bag. When it works, a gentle, pleasant smell will fill the room and freshen the air in the room where you vacuum.

Cotton balls, like coffee, can also be used to freshen up the refrigerator. Often the refrigerator does not smell very pleasant. In such cases, place a cotton swab soaked in vanilla extract on a shelf in the refrigerator.

Use fresh citrus fruits to freshen the air in your home

It is the smell of citrus that is the best way to cope with the elimination of unnecessary unpleasant "flavors" and you no longer have to think how to freshen the air in the apartment.

Lemons

In order to neutralize the unpleasant smell that comes from a cat sand box or from a bathroom, it is not necessary to use special aerosols. Put lemon slices on a plate and leave in the problem area. In just a few hours, the air will become fresh and fragrant.

To remove the smell from the refrigerator, wet a sponge with lemon juice and leave it in it for several hours.

To freshen the air in the whole house, office space or apartment, in hot water add lemon zest, cinnamon, cloves and apple peel. A pleasant smell will reach all rooms.

oranges

To freshen up the air in your kitchen after cooking, you can use fresh oranges. Boil the orange peel in a saucepan and leave the container uncovered for several hours. The air in the kitchen will be refreshed immediately very effectively.

How to freshen up an apartment - spices and herbs

Ditch the special room fragrances and make some great DIY air fresheners. Boil the cinnamon sticks and cloves in a saucepan for 30 minutes. Also, to freshen the air, you can put a few tablespoons of spices on a tray covered with parchment paper. Put the tray in a hot oven for 30 minutes. Leave the door ajar.

If you have dried mint, rub its leaves in your hands and place on a saucer. In addition, it will not be superfluous to grow such fragrant and fragrant herbs on the windowsill as mint, thyme, basil - they can grow in your area. all year round delighting with its freshness and aroma. In addition, you can use this herb for your cooking recipes.

How to freshen the air in the kitchen

Vanilla extract for freshness in the house

If you don't like the smell of freshly painted walls, add a teaspoon of vanilla after you open the paint box. The smell is intoxicating.

If the refrigerator smells bad, soak a sponge in vanilla extract and wipe the inside of the refrigerator. Also, if the microwave has a bad smell, rinse it out and put the bowl of vanilla extract inside for a minute.

Refresh the air with aromatic oils

If fresh fruits, especially citrus fruits, are not always on hand, get in the habit of always keeping a couple of jars of essential oils. Lemon, grapefruit and orange essential oils will do a great job of freshening up the air in your apartment if you add a couple of drops of any of them to a bowl of slightly warmed water. Grapefruit oil is especially effective in freshening the air.

Folk ways to refresh an apartment, time-tested

There are several more ways proven by good housewives to refresh the apartment and remove unpleasant odors, in particular, coming from the kitchen. It's vinegar and baking soda. Soda can be simply opened (several packs) and placed in a room that needs to be refreshed. And dilute vinegar with water (3: 1) and spray in the apartment with a spray bottle.

Ventilate and freshen the air in the house more often so that odors are not absorbed into, upholstered furniture, decor items and even walls. And do not forget about, which not only refresh, but also purify the air of bacteria and other impurities.

And also remember that first of all you need to find the source of the unpleasant smell in the apartment and try to get rid of it. It is necessary to do a general cleaning, especially in kitchen cabinets and in other places where food is stored, completely defrost, wash and ventilate the refrigerator. Only after that, use all of the above methods to freshen the air in the apartment, and your home will always be filled with pleasant aromas.