I usually mostly go Tibetan/Indian incenses all the way, but these are some cool tips, I'll try them out for sure! Also just a personal curiosity: where are you from?
FIRE HAZARD!!! The tip with putting essential oils on light bulbs can cause FIRES as the bulbs can get too hot and/ or the oil can get down in the contacts and cause a short! This was from several fire depts so please double check this before doing!! "Nearly all essential oils are flammable. There are a few such as wintergreen, sandalwood, and clove bud that have flashpoints above the required 199.4 degrees Fahrenheit specified by OSHA to be classified as flammable. However, they can all catch fire fairly easily. The flashpoint for essential oils can range from 100 to 215 degrees Fahrenheit (37 to 102 Celsius). The average flashpoint is around 140 degrees Fahrenheit, which classifies as a Class 3 flammable liquid by OSHA."
Yeah but that is for halogens, led light aren't hot at all. It's kinda of outdated I don't think ppl who comes for renovations and decorating advice still have old high electricity consumption lights. But I guess it's good to knox
Opening windows every morning for like 10 to 15 minutes (aka Lüften) is actually like citiziens duty here in germany😁 A really nice tip i got from my mom is to store little bags of dried lavender in between your clothes, its actually to keep moths away, but also leaves a sublte lavender smell on your clothes and in your closet😍 (plus they can look really cute, made out of patterned fabric or with embroidery)
I live in a high rise in mid-Atlantic region on the east coast of the US. I love to open my windows as you’ve suggested in the Spring and later in the Fall. Unfortunately, we have serious heat and humidity all summer and early Fall. The high rise I live in insist we NOT open windows once they turn on the air conditioning as it is very difficult to remove the humidity in the building if you open windows. My home is basically air tight for at least 4 months a year, where we need something to freshen the air because the windows are shut tight!
I literally cannot open my apartment windows without some kind of smoke, vapor, burning drug fumes .... not for 15 whole minutes!!! What kind of luxury is fresh air now? Fuck I can't wait for pandemic 2.0
Europeans always air the house in the morning, before making beds, and in the evening - before sleep, even on winter evenings. European windows open towards inside, so you can often wash the outside, and they have an option to open angled, top in, so you don't have to remove anything from the window sill. Love your channel! Thank you for sharing so many useful ideas!
There are a very wide variety of windows in Europe. none of my homes have had "tilt and turn windows", and all have opened out or are sash windows so open up!
@@sgist7824 - I am not talking about so called "European windows' available in North America. I was talking about modern windows in Europe. In most countries, they open inwards. Old, buildings (18th -19th century ) would be/could be different. People here, especially women, love to jump on and criticize, just for the sake of it.
@@GraceCanadaful I live in a modern house, in Europe, and have not seen any windows opening inwards. Not in France or Italy either. Maybe you're talking about somewhere more remote and generalising it to 'All Europe' why people are replying. I don't see how gender comes into windows 😂
A pro tip for getting rid of smells without covering/mixing them with other scents: Spray vodka on it (and air it out)! My sister taught me this. She is a Costume Designer and often works with garments, wigs or puppets that are pretty much impossible to wash. The alcohol gets rid of odors without harming most materials and (depending on the percentage of alcohol) may even act as a desinfectant. One thing I learned from my mom: Dried lavender in a little linen bag works wonders in any closet or sock drawer! ;) And in case you have a mint or sage plant in your home: Just pluck a leave every other day, even if you don't use it right away (just freeze it in an ice cube or something). The plant will release it's natural scent in response. Also, I just wanted to add: I hate the Febreze smell, too. My other no-nos are artificial vanilla and the NIVEA scent. I don't know how well known NIVEA skincare is outside of Germany, but it's so common round here that it can be a challenge to avoid.
You'll ruin silk with any amount of alcohol spray! Every high end fashion house always instructs keeping silk away from even perfumes for this reason because they contain alcohol
H. E, Bonjour, pourriez-vous svp me conseiller une astuce pour enlever l'odeur d'un parfum vieilli sur une veste en daim? Cela m"aiderait énOrmément 😧😉🙏🏽 Merci et heureuse année à vous 😉
Nivea in the USA doesn't have a scent. What I had in Switzerland is unscented, too. So, no idea about Nivea in Germany. They do make a body lotion for diabetics (just released in 2022) that smells like roses, but I doubt you are using that. Anyway, it's a scent that hispanic populations love and I think smells great. I am not hispanic, but when I was a teacher a lot of the parents wore a rose scent, which was lovely.
I have a shallow dish on my kitchen countertop filled with white vinegar. It eliminates all the cooking odors that do no go the fan over the stove. Really good when I have cooked fish...
Ha! I love this! Got some good tips. BUT! Open the windows where I live (in the Deep South country) and you’ll get a nice aroma of cow manure, along with some added flies accompanied by a wonderful wave of 90% humidity and a 95 degree heat wave all 4 seasons of the year. ❤️❤️❤️ we do NOT open windows in the southern country.
You are so right! I live in New Orleans, and if you open your windows in the summer time, you will have a hot house that will take all day to cool down again!
I take cotton and a few drops of essential oils and attach it to my ceiling fan (on the blade side facing the ceiling to hide it) when you turn on your fan you'll spread a very nice smell instantly
My great-grandmother taught me to use a pot of water simmering on the stove with mulling spices in it to sent my home. I add orange peels when I have them at the time. I've also done orange peels and rosemary simmering. If the water gets low you just add more and it works fabulously. I usually save the extra to be used another time until it wears out.
I've recently started making candied orange peels - so easy and delicious as is or in a sweet treat or added to recipes - including savory - but thanks for this tip too!! Making the most of things just feels SOOOO good!! I've got a huge rosemary plant and love the scent so this will be a double thumbs up from me! Cheers.
This. I make my own every year. I throw some apple slices, cinnamon sticks, sometimes cloves, or whatever I have I. The house. Maybe a dash of vanilla but vanilla extract is expensive so I use it sparingly.
I'm walking around implementing these ideas. Re palo santo, I love briefly burning the sticks in my home. Great smell, lots of positive energy, and a single stick lasts months.
@@KatCherryRealtor Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, or biting midges, generally 1-3 mm in length. they hurt when they bite and if you are allergic they’ll leave scars. They are annoying! Lol
You are adorable, a great presenter and - as a single dude living solo - your knowledge and experience are golden. I now will think much more about how my pad smells and how to make it smell delicious.
Love this! In the winter, I use dried pine cones that I saturate with a christmas blend scent and leave them as decoration in strategic places. Wow the dryer sheet is a great tip.
Wow thank you! As someone sensitive to synthetic fragrances, I really appreciate the wide variety of tips you shared, especially how to make your own essential oil products.
palo santo is my favorite!! it's not too fufu but it's also not too simple, it's more than just a clean smell but it's not all the way to being a perfume. i love it.
I've been doing the perfume and body spray as room sprays for years, but not in the bathmats. Great idea. The dryer sheet thing has been in my repertoire for a long time too.
I use bar soaps in my linen cabinet. Keeps towels and sheets smelling nice. I leave their packaging intact. The soap scent is strong when they are fresh. They last a long time and then you can still use them when you rotate them out.
I love your channel! Definitely among my favorites for interior design! On top of some of the tips you mentioned, for my home, I have an essential oil diffuser in just about every room, and they are almost always running. I also add a couple of drops of essential oils to the vacuum filters, and to the AC filter every time I switch them out. I also add a few drops of EO’s to a cotton ball and place them at the back of drawers and cabinets. Whether at home, or as a guest in a friend’s home, or in a hotel, I always get the vote for having the best smelling place. 😍
After I zest, juice, and/or straight up consume citrus fruit, I throw the rinds in the freezer and refrigerator for a pleasant, natural deodorizer. Once they harden, usually after 7-10 days, I'll discard them because they take on the odors from wherever I place them.
Just came across your video. Loved that you added a few natural ways to make the home smell good. I have autoimmune issues & am basically allergic to +90% of things w/fragrances- essential oils, candles, any type of plugins like bath & body works or glade and even some perfumes. Even when I walk into stores that use fragrances, I immediately start coughing & choking. I’m highly allergic to Balsam of Peru which can be in anything with a fragrance like cleaning products, laundry detergent, candles, sprays, even some food including beer wine & citrus flavored things…. It’s honestly so hard trying to make my home have any appealing smells in it. I so miss using all the fun & wonderful smelling things out there. But there are a couple of things you mentioned I can definitely try. Thank you for including tips for those of us that can’t use typical or conventional methods. 💙We are often left out in these types of videos.
Thank you for the idea to spray my damp towel with a perfume I’m no longer wearing. I did that this morning and then this evening when I got home from work my bedroom and bath smelled wonderful.
I use scented soaps in my drawers so that my clothes smell nice. I also dilute zoflora and pour it into a little jar with cotton wool in it, super cheap and always get compliments. Good shout about using the radiators as diffusers, I’m away to do that now. ☺️
@@Mar-iy8il I just googled it and it’s a UK brand and not really available in Canada unless you get a seller on Amazon or somewhere. It’s a concentrated disinfectant that’s highly fragranced and smells amazing.
@@Mar-iy8il i would send you some if it is easy enough to post to Canada, I’m in Scotland, but I’m not sure what customs would say about it. Have a great weekend too.
Thanks for sharing all your tips and suggestions! I’ve fallen in love with P. F. Candle Co., and I‘ve bought nearly everything they make. I have their candles, air spray, reed diffusers, but my favorites are their incense. My husband and I love all the scents in the cone or stick style. We mix them, and they really come together beautifully. Our favorite right now is Dune.
I make my own bathroom spray for when someone number 2s...same as your febreeze spray...but it's a tablespoon of vodka, essential oil, and water. Give it a shake before you spray and there you go!
@@kirbyd0g I have one of those amber small glass spray bottles - maybe it's a 4 oz bottle? Anyway I put in the tbsp of vodka or even rubbing alcohol, 30-40ish drops of essential oil, and then fill the rest of the bottle with water.
I don't know a thing about interior design but you are me teaching several beautiful things. One day when my family has our own home, I am taking these ideas along. Thank you so much 😘
I use a Palo Santo oil in a tiny faux plant sitting in the console of my car. Everyone comments how my car always smells soooooo goooood... Just make sure the bottom of the small pot has a barrier between it and the car's plastic, so the oil doesn't leak through the clay pot on the bottom. I've also purchased a ceramic defuser from Walmart/ fill it w/ oil and it comes with a soild bottom so the oil doesn't leak 🤗
I clean my floors with steam and have a hand held steam cleaner for other areas. This sanitizes the surface and leaves the house with no smells which is great since I have pets and fragrance is bad for them. Trust me steam cleaning is amazing for keeping your house smelling clean and fresh without fragrance.
Just drop 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil and place on the bottom of the steam mops cloth. :) Much safer for pets than artificial fragrances because animals lick their paws and fur frequently and over time it can cause cancer, tumors and such. I hope this is helpful. :)
I can open the windows at my house but it depends on the wind direction. I have a major highway and a couple of gas stations very close by. Also remember, if you have a pet bird be very careful of what you spray in the air, they have very sensitive lungs & some things can kill them or make them sick.
The ‘essential oils on light bulbs’ trick, is a goodie … but just incase you didn’t know, its now a dangerous oldie. It can create an electrical surge which is a little dangerous… and LED bulbs which are super-dooper ‘in’ right now, do not produce enough heat. Xxx
In my country is pretty common to use kerosene heaters in winter as chimneys are forbidden in several cities due pollution. My grandma used to put orange peels on top and the whole house smelled delicious
I've lived in many countries. it is only in america that I see people dont open their windows. Everywhere else, it's the first thing you do in the morning to air out your bedroom and your bed and blankets. it's normal to open the windows in the kitchen and all other windows to let in fresh air. It is only in America that I see people need to be told to open the window.
America is as big as Europe and very air conditioned. In parts of the country where weather is mostly not extreme, people open windows. But, we do need to improve on this. I'm 72 and grew up i an older home with open windows at night and a few Window air conditioned rooms like the huge kitchen, and den. Our homes are a lot bigger in general, so opening my bedroom and kitchen windows are a must. We have a lot of windows, I have 2 large fixed glass ones to see the woods. Often they're on both sides of a fireplace in modern styles with very high ceilings. Every place is different. When I lived in cold New Hampshire, -30 F In the Winter, many open their windows a few inches to air out the wood stove pollution for a few hrs. At times. The joys of modern living🙄
Never use dryer sheets where pets are as it is very harmful to them, and be wary of fragrances around pets. Think of their noses. They have extremely sensitive noses. Stick with basics like cutting a lemon, placing in saucer around house, vinegar and baking soda. Look up all natural to make your home fresh without perfumes. Your pets will thank you.
My cats HATE the lemon smell. I HATE the lavender smell. So, yes, beware of fragrances around pets, AND humans. I am allergic to some perfumes. Also my cats were allergic to the additives and fragrance in their new litter. Because of Covid I could not find the plain litter. I FINALLY found some just clay litter, after a big vet bill. Just Saying,---FYI.
@@debracole3699 if they hate the smell, then don’t use it. Essential oils & dryer sheets are very harmful to your pets, always keep those away. If you go to a tractor supply store, pick up some horse pellet bedding, there is equine brand that bakes out the pine several times, it’s like 20 to 40 lbs for only 5 to 6 bucks, just saying fyi. With this, 1 bag lasts months! I buy 3 a year!
So many great tips! 😍I am not a big fragrance lover so I go for more natural options like opening the windows every day or essential oils! I am definitely going to try baking soda and essential oil for the carpet! Loved the stovetop ideas 😜🥰💖
Just found your channel! There’s this perfumier based here in San Antonio that makes “home colognes” for high end boutique hotels. They’re called Soular Therapy. And the scents are incredible. The owner is so sweet Ana knowledgeable. Worth a look!
We clearly have similar fragrance preferences. NO to Febreez, cinnamon apple and pumpkin spice so I look forward to checking out some of your suggestions.
I agree, Febreeze has a signature scent, even if it has different formulas, I can detect it now when going thru the cleaning section or if someone is using it in laundry, spray, detergent, etc.
Great video! I only use natural essential oils.. They are the best., and do loads of your suggestions. In Germany we open all our window for 5-10mins twice a day... Reduces humidity and reduces risk of mold building up. I use natural essential oils.. Lavender, lemon grass, peppermint, orange etc.. On dried herbs in a natural bag on my radiators. In summer I boiled water, put some in a bowl with essential oils on the shelf which works the same as a warm radiator. I have body shop bars of soap I put in Natural fiber soap bags and hang them in my wardrobe.
I was kind of avoiding this video because I thought that you will talk about the same things as everyone else, BUT I was so wrong! So many amazing tips, I LOVE IT! 😍I'm so glad I watched it! Great job!!!
Hello, my olfactory twin sister!! I was reaching for the pause button on this one because I was 🤯 mind blown by the identical taste preference. Great video.
Wow, I’m impressed ❣️Tons of valuable info & straight to the point! WELL DONE! I just subscribed & now sharing❣️PS you’re adorable and I love how you value our time by packing in so much, Just brilliant, God bless you sweetie🙏🏼🌻
Leave fabric softener refill packs in your draws and wardrobes. It makes your clothes smell amazing!!. I always get compliments on how nice my 2 year old smells. 🧡👼
Love your videos. Less keen on the toxic scented ideas. Perfumes, body sprays, spray freshners and candles (unless beeswax) are full of toxic chemicals, with many being carcinogenic. Love the natural soap ideas and the pot simmer. 🙏
I’m in south Florida and can relate BUT opening your windows is a game changer. Around dusk or dawn is a good idea for warm/hot climates... for like 2 hours
Might have said it before ☺️ but I really enjoy your content. Straight to the point, helpful, doable, so easy as well to understand by someone with no interior design knowledge. My kind of humour as well 😁 Just ❤️
Frasier Fir is the best scent I’ve ever smelled!! Pine is also! Love it and my house smells like my friends actual Montana mountain lodge. Love it. 😂 to each their own!
I buy little organza sachet bags from Amazon, fill them with in-laundry scent boosters (Downy Infusions "Calm" is my fave), and throw them in strategic places around the house (sock drawers, etc). I was trying to figure out where to put the one in the bathroom until I watched this video. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
I like to put liquid downy add water put in spray bottle and spray it on furniture. Bed. Rugs. Etc. I also put a bounce dryer sheet in the back pocket of jeans or jacket which I am wearing. 🌻
I do like your natural foods idea's and vanilla essence. Things like Febreze causes allergic reactions in people who react badly to perfumes, so do incense sticks, which can irritate asthma and the same for old perfumes/dryer sheets/reed diffusers Plus opening windows in some seasons when allergens get is also is not good for asthma sufferers and those allergic to grass, tree blossom etc. It's really difficult to make a home scented when there are allergies but one thing I found very good is ground coffee, put some into some small containers or or dishes and hide under furniture, the room begins to smell fresh within a few hours.
I love all your videos. Thanks for posting your knowledge and sharing. Opening your windows is such a great suggestion. It’s interesting that when you’re outside, air smells of nothing much but if, for example, you open your bedroom window all night, then you go out of your bedroom in the morning, have your coffee, read the paper and then go back into your bedroom, it’s almost as though the room smells of a beautiful perfume just because the air is fresh. Super suggestions and I agree on all the things that do not smell great. Febreeze always reminds me of a “recently used bathroom”. Ugh. My favorite perfume is Anyway from Juliette Has a Gun and I didn’t even know they have a room spray! Thanks SO much for that info.
Pine drives me nuts as well, BUT...I found a really cheap brand at Wal-Mart that I totally fell in love with. IT was a mainstay one, that you can't get anymore, but you can make it. Mix pine room spray with any ocean scent spray. It is an awesome cozy scent. I figured if I sprayed both scents in a spray bottle, I could add water, just as with oils. I love that scent, as it is like men's fresh cologne. I prefer men's cologne. It is beachy. Essential oils don't have a wide enough variety, and spicy is not usually my thing. BUT, there is an oil that repels bugs, especially mosquitoes. It is Patchioli. I wore a cologne one time, at a bonfire, where the mosquitoes were huge, and biting everyone, except me. I couldn't figure it out, and then it hit me...It had to be my cologne. I researched it, and found that it contained the Patchioli. I researched that, and it stated that it repelled bugs. The Patchioli alone can repel people, so it has to be blended with something else. The cologne I wore was Estee Lauder's, Cinnabar, and I buy it every summer, even though it leans more toward a winter scent, if I'm going to be at a cookout etc., I go prepared!
opening the windows every day helps. even if just for a few minutes. I get tired seeing complaints about mold issues when it's purely halfwits who don't ventilate a room.
Karen here. In the hot humid Southern US, it's not enough. Dehumidifiers are key to smaller homes. I empty out 2 gallons of water every day from my basement area That is a walk out.
I find a cheap perfume I like and spray my silk plants in the house. Also a nice room spray disinfected and use it in the basement and the filter then put my thermostat fan on. House smells wonderful.
Finally! Thank you for this video. Scent is the most underrated interior design advice. You could live at Buckingham Palace but if it stinks then.....ewwww! So many great ideas and suggestions! 😀
I hate Fabreeze too! My step mother smoked in the house in the winter and she would spray FEBREEZE everywhere when people came over. It smelled like and ashtray at a laundry mat in hell!
Dryer sheets on intake vents can increase energy consumption, and force the machine's compressor into overdrive. Great way to blow your expensive machine!
I’m a frequent Sephora shopper and have at 25 perfume samples that I never used so I’ll definitely try your tips with all those samples And of course one fragrance at a time😁
Hey everyone! I would love to know if you have any of your own scent tips! Would you share below? 😍
I usually mostly go Tibetan/Indian incenses all the way, but these are some cool tips, I'll try them out for sure!
Also just a personal curiosity: where are you from?
I actually use the old timey sachet packets (not sure what they are called)!! Lol
I always used the perfume advertisements that came in magazines to put in my underwear drawers, but I haven’t really seen any of those lately.
I spray my cologne on light bulbs and when the lights go on it difuses
Just a tip, since you're sharing yours, you shouldn't use the term 'ghetto' as a description.
FIRE HAZARD!!! The tip with putting essential oils on light bulbs can cause FIRES as the bulbs can get too hot and/ or the oil can get down in the contacts and cause a short! This was from several fire depts so please double check this before doing!! "Nearly all essential oils are flammable. There are a few such as wintergreen, sandalwood, and clove bud that have flashpoints above the required 199.4 degrees Fahrenheit specified by OSHA to be classified as flammable. However, they can all catch fire fairly easily. The flashpoint for essential oils can range from 100 to 215 degrees Fahrenheit (37 to 102 Celsius). The average flashpoint is around 140 degrees Fahrenheit, which classifies as a Class 3 flammable liquid by OSHA."
Thank you! Also, never put oil on halogens (even just touching them) because they can pop!
Yeah but that is for halogens, led light aren't hot at all.
It's kinda of outdated I don't think ppl who comes for renovations and decorating advice still have old high electricity consumption lights.
But I guess it's good to knox
good tip
They use to sell a product that you put on the light bulb and put the oil inside. It was a kool product😊
@@TluVVV2026 hobby lobby still carries those lamp rings you are talking about
Opening windows every morning for like 10 to 15 minutes (aka Lüften) is actually like citiziens duty here in germany😁 A really nice tip i got from my mom is to store little bags of dried lavender in between your clothes, its actually to keep moths away, but also leaves a sublte lavender smell on your clothes and in your closet😍 (plus they can look really cute, made out of patterned fabric or with embroidery)
I live in a high rise in mid-Atlantic region on the east coast of the US. I love to open my windows as you’ve suggested in the Spring and later in the Fall. Unfortunately, we have serious heat and humidity all summer and early Fall. The high rise I live in insist we NOT open windows once they turn on the air conditioning as it is very difficult to remove the humidity in the building if you open windows. My home is basically air tight for at least 4 months a year, where we need something to freshen the air because the windows are shut tight!
I literally cannot open my apartment windows without some kind of smoke, vapor, burning drug fumes .... not for 15 whole minutes!!! What kind of luxury is fresh air now?
Fuck I can't wait for pandemic 2.0
@@cherylmcnutt9905 just add dehumidifiers in the rooms.
Internal house pollution is cause for many health problems
Europeans always air the house in the morning, before making beds, and in the evening - before sleep, even on winter evenings. European windows open towards inside, so you can often wash the outside, and they have an option to open angled, top in, so you don't have to remove anything from the window sill.
Love your channel! Thank you for sharing so many useful ideas!
There are a very wide variety of windows in Europe. none of my homes have had "tilt and turn windows", and all have opened out or are sash windows so open up!
My 'European window' opens outward, like most. Such generalisations in this post.
@@sgist7824 - I am not talking about so called "European windows' available in North America. I was talking about modern windows in Europe. In most countries, they open inwards. Old, buildings (18th -19th century ) would be/could be different.
People here, especially women, love to jump on and criticize, just for the sake of it.
@@GraceCanadaful I live in a modern house, in Europe, and have not seen any windows opening inwards. Not in France or Italy either. Maybe you're talking about somewhere more remote and generalising it to 'All Europe' why people are replying. I don't see how gender comes into windows 😂
@@sgist7824 - it will never end if I respond. So, it ends here. Enjoy your modern European house with windows opening outwards.
I love the smell of pine. It's smells so clean and fresh. One of my favorite candle scent is "Frasier Fur". Omg ☺️
Omg i know this smell and it’s the best!!! It’s my brothers absolute fav
A pro tip for getting rid of smells without covering/mixing them with other scents: Spray vodka on it (and air it out)! My sister taught me this. She is a Costume Designer and often works with garments, wigs or puppets that are pretty much impossible to wash. The alcohol gets rid of odors without harming most materials and (depending on the percentage of alcohol) may even act as a desinfectant.
One thing I learned from my mom: Dried lavender in a little linen bag works wonders in any closet or sock drawer! ;)
And in case you have a mint or sage plant in your home: Just pluck a leave every other day, even if you don't use it right away (just freeze it in an ice cube or something). The plant will release it's natural scent in response.
Also, I just wanted to add: I hate the Febreze smell, too. My other no-nos are artificial vanilla and the NIVEA scent. I don't know how well known NIVEA skincare is outside of Germany, but it's so common round here that it can be a challenge to avoid.
You'll ruin silk with any amount of alcohol spray! Every high end fashion house always instructs keeping silk away from even perfumes for this reason because they contain alcohol
H. E,
Bonjour, pourriez-vous svp me conseiller une astuce pour enlever l'odeur d'un parfum vieilli sur une veste en daim? Cela m"aiderait énOrmément 😧😉🙏🏽
Merci et heureuse année à vous 😉
Thank you so much 👍🏾💋💋💋😉
Nivea in the USA doesn't have a scent. What I had in Switzerland is unscented, too. So, no idea about Nivea in Germany. They do make a body lotion for diabetics (just released in 2022) that smells like roses, but I doubt you are using that. Anyway, it's a scent that hispanic populations love and I think smells great. I am not hispanic, but when I was a teacher a lot of the parents wore a rose scent, which was lovely.
I have a shallow dish on my kitchen countertop filled with white vinegar. It eliminates all the cooking odors that do no go the fan over the stove. Really good when I have cooked fish...
Ha! I love this! Got some good tips. BUT! Open the windows where I live (in the Deep South country) and you’ll get a nice aroma of cow manure, along with some added flies accompanied by a wonderful wave of 90% humidity and a 95 degree heat wave all 4 seasons of the year. ❤️❤️❤️ we do NOT open windows in the southern country.
You are so right! I live in New Orleans, and if you open your windows in the summer time, you will have a hot house that will take all day to cool down again!
I take cotton and a few drops of essential oils and attach it to my ceiling fan (on the blade side facing the ceiling to hide it) when you turn on your fan you'll spread a very nice smell instantly
My great-grandmother taught me to use a pot of water simmering on the stove with mulling spices in it to sent my home. I add orange peels when I have them at the time. I've also done orange peels and rosemary simmering. If the water gets low you just add more and it works fabulously. I usually save the extra to be used another time until it wears out.
I have orange peels on countertop now. Going drop them in a pot when I get home 😁
I've recently started making candied orange peels - so easy and delicious as is or in a sweet treat or added to recipes - including savory - but thanks for this tip too!! Making the most of things just feels SOOOO good!! I've got a huge rosemary plant and love the scent so this will be a double thumbs up from me! Cheers.
This. I make my own every year. I throw some apple slices, cinnamon sticks, sometimes cloves, or whatever I have I. The house. Maybe a dash of vanilla but vanilla extract is expensive so I use it sparingly.
@@EnergycocktailHow long does the smell last? Thank you.
I'm walking around implementing these ideas. Re palo santo, I love briefly burning the sticks in my home. Great smell, lots of positive energy, and a single stick lasts months.
Mee toooooo such a great smell
vanilla keeps those "no see em" biting little bugs away! Learned it from a farmer, even the cheapo bodyspray ones totally work!
Wow! Seriously? The more you know😊 - Thanks.
That’s so cool ! My dad was a farmer and we never knew this lol thanks!
Wow, thanks for that info!!
Sorry... whats a "no see em" biting bug?
@@KatCherryRealtor
Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, or biting midges, generally 1-3 mm in length.
they hurt when they bite and if you are allergic they’ll leave scars. They are annoying! Lol
You are adorable, a great presenter and - as a single dude living solo - your knowledge and experience are golden. I now will think much more about how my pad smells and how to make it smell delicious.
Just wow! I actually never make my home smell, just try to keep it tidy. You are inspiring me to start. :) Thank you !
I didn't think about flipping the sticks in the Defuser. Thank you for that tip.
Love this! In the winter, I use dried pine cones that I saturate with a christmas blend scent and leave them as decoration in strategic places. Wow the dryer sheet is a great tip.
Dryer sheets are definitely- toxic pls investigate prior to purchase
I dust all furniture and wipe door levers and light switches Murphy Oil Soap in water. It makes the whole house smell clean.
Wow thank you! As someone sensitive to synthetic fragrances, I really appreciate the wide variety of tips you shared, especially how to make your own essential oil products.
palo santo is my favorite!! it's not too fufu but it's also not too simple, it's more than just a clean smell but it's not all the way to being a perfume. i love it.
I've been doing the perfume and body spray as room sprays for years, but not in the bathmats. Great idea. The dryer sheet thing has been in my repertoire for a long time too.
I use bar soaps in my linen cabinet. Keeps towels and sheets smelling nice. I leave their packaging intact. The soap scent is strong when they are fresh. They last a long time and then you can still use them when you rotate them out.
YESSSS I got a two pack for a trip recently and all before my flight, my closet where I put them smelled so fresh and clean!
I love your channel! Definitely among my favorites for interior design!
On top of some of the tips you mentioned, for my home, I have an essential oil diffuser in just about every room, and they are almost always running. I also add a couple of drops of essential oils to the vacuum filters, and to the AC filter every time I switch them out. I also add a few drops of EO’s to a cotton ball and place them at the back of drawers and cabinets.
Whether at home, or as a guest in a friend’s home, or in a hotel, I always get the vote for having the best smelling place. 😍
After I zest, juice, and/or straight up consume citrus fruit, I throw the rinds in the freezer and refrigerator for a pleasant, natural deodorizer. Once they harden, usually after 7-10 days, I'll discard them because they take on the odors from wherever I place them.
Just came across your video. Loved that you added a few natural ways to make the home smell good. I have autoimmune issues & am basically allergic to +90% of things w/fragrances- essential oils, candles, any type of plugins like bath & body works or glade and even some perfumes. Even when I walk into stores that use fragrances, I immediately start coughing & choking. I’m highly allergic to Balsam of Peru which can be in anything with a fragrance like cleaning products, laundry detergent, candles, sprays, even some food including beer wine & citrus flavored things…. It’s honestly so hard trying to make my home have any appealing smells in it.
I so miss using all the fun & wonderful smelling things out there. But there are a couple of things you mentioned I can definitely try.
Thank you for including tips for those of us that can’t use typical or conventional methods. 💙We are often left out in these types of videos.
Thank you for the idea to spray my damp towel with a perfume I’m no longer wearing. I did that this morning and then this evening when I got home from work my bedroom and bath smelled wonderful.
Oh my gosh, that puppy , made me smile 😊
I use scented soaps in my drawers so that my clothes smell nice.
I also dilute zoflora and pour it into a little jar with cotton wool in it, super cheap and always get compliments.
Good shout about using the radiators as diffusers, I’m away to do that now. ☺️
Is Zoflora a liquid cleaner? Is it available in Canada? Ive seen some you tubers from England speak of it
@@Mar-iy8il I just googled it and it’s a UK brand and not really available in Canada unless you get a seller on Amazon or somewhere. It’s a concentrated disinfectant that’s highly fragranced and smells amazing.
@@EllieGrant1 Thank you so much. I will check amazon. Have a good weekend.
@@Mar-iy8il i would send you some if it is easy enough to post to Canada, I’m in Scotland, but I’m not sure what customs would say about it. Have a great weekend too.
Thanks for sharing all your tips and suggestions! I’ve fallen in love with P. F. Candle Co., and I‘ve bought nearly everything they make. I have their candles, air spray, reed diffusers, but my favorites are their incense. My husband and I love all the scents in the cone or stick style. We mix them, and they really come together beautifully. Our favorite right now is Dune.
I have dryer sheets in with my towels and sheets. I also have one or two dryer sheets in all my drawers and one in every shoe I own.
I make my own bathroom spray for when someone number 2s...same as your febreeze spray...but it's a tablespoon of vodka, essential oil, and water. Give it a shake before you spray and there you go!
Thank you for sharing!
Exactly what I use!❤
This sounds so good! What amounts of vodka (1 TBS), essisntial oil and water ? Thanks, can't wait to try this!
@@kirbyd0g I have one of those amber small glass spray bottles - maybe it's a 4 oz bottle? Anyway I put in the tbsp of vodka or even rubbing alcohol, 30-40ish drops of essential oil, and then fill the rest of the bottle with water.
What an adorable fur baby.
Le Labo Petit Grain candles are my standard home scent for the living room. Just euphoric.
I don't know a thing about interior design but you are me teaching several beautiful things. One day when my family has our own home, I am taking these ideas along. Thank you so much 😘
I use a Palo Santo oil in a tiny faux plant sitting in the console of my car.
Everyone comments how my car always smells soooooo goooood...
Just make sure the bottom of the small pot has a barrier between it and the car's plastic, so the oil doesn't leak through the clay pot on the bottom.
I've also purchased a ceramic defuser from Walmart/ fill it w/ oil and it comes with a soild bottom so the oil doesn't leak 🤗
I love the scented pinecones, 2 bags, one behind each couch.
We can't open windows in Florida most of the year.....heat and humidity 😫
I clean my floors with steam and have a hand held steam cleaner for other areas. This sanitizes the surface and leaves the house with no smells which is great since I have pets and fragrance is bad for them. Trust me steam cleaning is amazing for keeping your house smelling clean and fresh without fragrance.
I couldn't function without my steam cleaner! It was well worth the investment to buy one with an attachment to do furniture and appliances
Which steam cleaner do you use?
@@heddaszczepanski9210 here for steamer recommendations... 😍
nope I would prefer something with a BIT of fragrance, ur pets would be fine.
Just drop 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil and place on the bottom of the steam mops cloth. :) Much safer for pets than artificial fragrances because animals lick their paws and fur frequently and over time it can cause cancer, tumors and such.
I hope this is helpful. :)
Love the radiators trick !
I can open the windows at my house but it depends on the wind direction. I have a major highway and a couple of gas stations very close by. Also remember, if you have a pet bird be very careful of what you spray in the air, they have very sensitive lungs & some things can kill them or make them sick.
The ‘essential oils on light bulbs’ trick, is a goodie … but just incase you didn’t know, its now a dangerous oldie. It can create an electrical surge which is a little dangerous… and LED bulbs which are super-dooper ‘in’ right now, do not produce enough heat. Xxx
Apple and cinnamon are the only scents I feel can never go wrong! 😩
My mom has an Apple and Cinnamon air freshener that smells awful lol
I love the smell of apple cinnamon . I felt the same way you did lol . That and vanilla .
the way you share your tips is entertaining and such a breath of fresh air!
looking forward to your next video ♥
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In my country is pretty common to use kerosene heaters in winter as chimneys are forbidden in several cities due pollution. My grandma used to put orange peels on top and the whole house smelled delicious
This was VERY HELPFUL. Thanks!
I put dryer sheets in my cushions and sofa cushions
I've lived in many countries. it is only in america that I see people dont open their windows. Everywhere else, it's the first thing you do in the morning to air out your bedroom and your bed and blankets. it's normal to open the windows in the kitchen and all other windows to let in fresh air. It is only in America that I see people need to be told to open the window.
America is as big as Europe and very air conditioned. In parts of the country where weather is mostly not extreme, people open windows. But, we do need to improve on this. I'm 72 and grew up i an older home with open windows at night and a few Window air conditioned rooms like the huge kitchen, and den. Our homes are a lot bigger in general, so opening my bedroom and kitchen windows are a must. We have a lot of windows, I have 2 large fixed glass ones to see the woods. Often they're on both sides of a fireplace in modern styles with very high ceilings. Every place is different. When I lived in cold New Hampshire, -30 F
In the Winter, many open their windows a few inches to air out the wood stove pollution for a few hrs. At times. The joys of modern living🙄
Since I’m not that wealthy I like to scent my home with DW HOME candles. Calming waves, Oakmoss&Sage and Iridescent Moonstone are my favorite scents.
Never use dryer sheets where pets are as it is very harmful to them, and be wary of fragrances around pets. Think of their noses. They have extremely sensitive noses. Stick with basics like cutting a lemon, placing in saucer around house, vinegar and baking soda. Look up all natural to make your home fresh without perfumes. Your pets will thank you.
Oh wow I had no idea. My dog always steals the dryer sheets and plays with them lol
My cats HATE the lemon smell. I HATE the lavender smell. So, yes, beware of fragrances around pets, AND humans. I am allergic to some perfumes. Also my cats were allergic to the additives and fragrance in their new litter. Because of Covid I could not find the plain litter. I FINALLY found some just clay litter, after a big vet bill. Just Saying,---FYI.
Yes! Some don't know that there are many essential oils that are toxic for pets
Also most dogs and cats are allergic to tea tree oil so be wary.
@@debracole3699 if they hate the smell, then don’t use it. Essential oils & dryer sheets are very harmful to your pets, always keep those away. If you go to a tractor supply store, pick up some horse pellet bedding, there is equine brand that bakes out the pine several times, it’s like 20 to 40 lbs for only 5 to 6 bucks, just saying fyi. With this, 1 bag lasts months! I buy 3 a year!
So many great tips! 😍I am not a big fragrance lover so I go for more natural options like opening the windows every day or essential oils! I am definitely going to try baking soda and essential oil for the carpet! Loved the stovetop ideas 😜🥰💖
Haha 🤩🤩 love gathering dreams!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
You are awesome. Your honesty is refreshing.
Just found your channel! There’s this perfumier based here in San Antonio that makes “home colognes” for high end boutique hotels. They’re called Soular Therapy. And the scents are incredible. The owner is so sweet Ana knowledgeable. Worth a look!
So many great ideas! I've heard some of them before, but you've reminded me to USE them!
We clearly have similar fragrance preferences. NO to Febreez, cinnamon apple and pumpkin spice so I look forward to checking out some of your suggestions.
I agree, Febreeze has a signature scent, even if it has different formulas, I can detect it now when going thru the cleaning section or if someone is using it in laundry, spray, detergent, etc.
Great video! I only use natural essential oils.. They are the best., and do loads of your suggestions.
In Germany we open all our window for 5-10mins twice a day... Reduces humidity and reduces risk of mold building up.
I use natural essential oils.. Lavender, lemon grass, peppermint, orange etc.. On dried herbs in a natural bag on my radiators. In summer I boiled water, put some in a bowl with essential oils on the shelf which works the same as a warm radiator.
I have body shop bars of soap I put in Natural fiber soap bags and hang them in my wardrobe.
I was kind of avoiding this video because I thought that you will talk about the same things as everyone else, BUT I was so wrong! So many amazing tips, I LOVE IT! 😍I'm so glad I watched it! Great job!!!
Hello, my olfactory twin sister!!
I was reaching for the pause button on this one because I was 🤯 mind blown by the identical taste preference.
Great video.
Yes, I do use perfumes as room sprays and bathroom sprays.
Wow, I’m impressed ❣️Tons of valuable info & straight to the point! WELL DONE! I just subscribed & now sharing❣️PS you’re adorable and I love how you value our time by packing in so much, Just brilliant, God bless you sweetie🙏🏼🌻
Thank you 💕
Well I love apple, cinnamon and pine!!
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel today! These tips are fantastic!!
Leave fabric softener refill packs in your draws and wardrobes. It makes your clothes smell amazing!!. I always get compliments on how nice my 2 year old smells. 🧡👼
Refill pack? Can you please clarify xx
Great straightforward tips! BTW - "Palo Santo" is actually a bark used to cleanse the home's dense energies.
Yep ☺💛
Wow! How useful .. I did not know that. Thanks!
Love your videos. Less keen on the toxic scented ideas. Perfumes, body sprays, spray freshners and candles (unless beeswax) are full of toxic chemicals, with many being carcinogenic. Love the natural soap ideas and the pot simmer. 🙏
I love to opening the windows 🪟 too
In Texas, we don't open our windows. We've got the AC going!
Same here in Louisiana! 😅
Facts❤️
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I’m in south Florida and can relate BUT opening your windows is a game changer.
Around dusk or dawn is a good idea for warm/hot climates... for like 2 hours
I live in the country. Always gotta make sure its not spreading season before we open the windows!
It's hard to open the windows in the summer with 115 degrees outside. LOL
Might have said it before ☺️ but I really enjoy your content. Straight to the point, helpful, doable, so easy as well to understand by someone with no interior design knowledge. My kind of humour as well 😁 Just ❤️
Love these tips! You’re very straightforward and concise. Great video and useful information for anyone looking to freshen up their home!!❤️
Frasier Fir is the best scent I’ve ever smelled!! Pine is also! Love it and my house smells like my friends actual Montana mountain lodge. Love it. 😂 to each their own!
I buy little organza sachet bags from Amazon, fill them with in-laundry scent boosters (Downy Infusions "Calm" is my fave), and throw them in strategic places around the house (sock drawers, etc). I was trying to figure out where to put the one in the bathroom until I watched this video. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
3:58 good idea but one has to be very careful because perfumes can be inflammable on hot bulbs if overdone!
Cinimin and cloves are my favorite.
I open my windows every single morning .Even in freezing temps , just ten minutes does the trick
I like to put liquid downy add
water put in spray bottle and
spray it on furniture. Bed. Rugs.
Etc. I also put a bounce dryer sheet in the back pocket of jeans
or jacket which I am wearing. 🌻
Your video was very entertaining 🙂! Personally I avoid anything with vanilla 😜
Yes. It makes me feel sick.
Well, yes but it was for those who imagine they have to make cookies 😀
I do like your natural foods idea's and vanilla essence.
Things like Febreze causes allergic reactions in people who react badly to perfumes, so do incense sticks, which can irritate asthma and the same for old perfumes/dryer sheets/reed diffusers Plus opening windows in some seasons when allergens get is also is not good for asthma sufferers and those allergic to grass, tree blossom etc.
It's really difficult to make a home scented when there are allergies but one thing I found very good is ground coffee, put some into some small containers or or dishes and hide under furniture, the room begins to smell fresh within a few hours.
I love all your videos. Thanks for posting your knowledge and sharing. Opening your windows is such a great suggestion. It’s interesting that when you’re outside, air smells of nothing much but if, for example, you open your bedroom window all night, then you go out of your bedroom in the morning, have your coffee, read the paper and then go back into your bedroom, it’s almost as though the room smells of a beautiful perfume just because the air is fresh. Super suggestions and I agree on all the things that do not smell great. Febreeze always reminds me of a “recently used bathroom”. Ugh. My favorite perfume is Anyway from Juliette Has a Gun and I didn’t even know they have a room spray! Thanks SO much for that info.
Home Fragrance Rocks 🌸
Great tips.. and your doggie is adorable!!
Great vid. Take care to make sure that certain essential oils are not harmful to pets.
Fantastic information that I can actually use! Thank You!
Thank you for wonderful ideas on the home scent! Loved it!
Pine drives me nuts as well, BUT...I found a really cheap brand at Wal-Mart that I totally fell in love with. IT was a mainstay one, that you can't get anymore, but you can make it. Mix pine room spray with any ocean scent spray. It is an awesome cozy scent. I figured if I sprayed both scents in a spray bottle, I could add water, just as with oils. I love that scent, as it is like men's fresh cologne. I prefer men's cologne. It is beachy. Essential oils don't have a wide enough variety, and spicy is not usually my thing. BUT, there is an oil that repels bugs, especially mosquitoes. It is Patchioli. I wore a cologne one time, at a bonfire, where the mosquitoes were huge, and biting everyone, except me. I couldn't figure it out, and then it hit me...It had to be my cologne. I researched it, and found that it contained the Patchioli. I researched that, and it stated that it repelled bugs. The Patchioli alone can repel people, so it has to be blended with something else. The cologne I wore was Estee Lauder's, Cinnabar, and I buy it every summer, even though it leans more toward a winter scent, if I'm going to be at a cookout etc., I go prepared!
Feeling called out cause all of those scents are ones I love for my home 😄
I actually paused the video to do the lightbulb trick! That was genius! Thank you so much!
I like to use the yankee candle wax melts in a tealight holder and just put them on the radiator. The heat makes it smell great
opening the windows every day helps. even if just for a few minutes. I get tired seeing complaints about mold issues when it's purely halfwits who don't ventilate a room.
Karen here. In the hot humid Southern US, it's not enough. Dehumidifiers are key to smaller homes. I empty out 2 gallons of water every day from my basement area That is a walk out.
Thanks
Thank you Susan! Your super thanks got buried, I'm so sorry I'm only thanking you now!
Is the oil on a light bulb not a fire hazard??
I find a cheap perfume I like and spray my silk plants in the house. Also a nice room spray disinfected and use it in the basement and the filter then put my thermostat fan on. House smells wonderful.
Finally! Thank you for this video. Scent is the most underrated interior design advice. You could live at Buckingham Palace but if it stinks then.....ewwww! So many great ideas and suggestions! 😀
I hate Fabreeze too! My step mother smoked in the house in the winter and she would spray FEBREEZE everywhere when people came over. It smelled like and ashtray at a laundry mat in hell!
Hysterical 😂🤪👏 Karen here. Best comment
Dryer sheets on intake vents can increase energy consumption, and force the machine's compressor into overdrive. Great way to blow your expensive machine!
I’m a frequent Sephora shopper and have at 25 perfume samples that I never used so I’ll definitely try your tips with all those samples
And of course one fragrance at a time😁
I love all the Christmas smells berries and cinnamon 😂
Love your great comments and leads to some good candles/diffusers🥰
You can also use fabuloso put into pot and let sit with low flame it makes the house smell wonderful but make sure to use a pot only for this
I love Fabuloso but it is highly flammable.
Omg! Not if you are scent sensitive! Fabulosa will kill you!
is essential oil on lightbulbs a fire hazard?
Also try Sand+Fog brand candle. The smells are very nice, but not over powering.
I bought an air purifier and that's another great way to clean the air in the home. I let in run on low 24hrs a day.