What is the first thing that catches your attention when you go inside someone's house? Often times you feel,pay attention to its smell before you see the decor. Actually, the smell of a place is more important than it might seem. Make sure your home smells good - it will certainly help make a great first impression.
When guests come into your home, you certainly want them to feel comfortable. No one is going to feel completely fine in a malodourous home. Of course, they most likely wouldn't tell you that they don't find your house the nicest place to be, but chances are you wouldn't have many guests, no matter how stylish or cool,trendy your home is. Simply put, in case you want your friends to enjoy hanging out at your place, you have to make it smell good.
The way a house smells is extremely important when you're trying to sell it, too. I have a personal experience with this - a client of mine did not buy a wonderful house just because they felt cigarettes very intensively. No matter how fabulous a place looks or how great its price is, it may be tough to sell if its smell is not really nice.
Here's a few ideas that might make your place nicely scented. Most importantly, your windows ought to be open as much as possible. It's great to get some fresh air and even more so if the weather is nice, you can feel flowers everywhere and the sun is shining.
You can also make use of what you probably already have at home; try using cinnamon, orange peels, flowers, or pine cones for instance. Candles, scented ones, of course, might be helpful, too. When done with a bit of an artistic flair, they can both fabulously decorate and freshen up your home.
Many times only one thing smells really bad . It's the carpet, quite often. Often it is necessary to just throw it out, if it's very old. It may be for the best to simply replace wall-to-wall carpeting with wood or vinyl flooring and get a few tiny throw rugs for decoration.
Most problematic, in my opinion, is the smell of cigarettes. The easiest solution would be to smoke outside if you don't want to quit, but not everyone is willing to. I have heard a number of helpful tips for alleviating cigarette odour from your house. The most common is to leave a bowl of vinegar in the affected room for some time - this ought to eliminate the smell very effectively, apparently.
Do you have any other ideas that might help? Tell me please in case you do. We all should live in a home that smells good.