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Simple Tips for a Fresh-Smelling Home

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Simple Tips for a Fresh-Smelling Home

Take out the trash regularly

Keeping your home smelling fresh and clean can be difficult with kids and pets (and messy ones at that). With constant cooking, activities, and running to and from events, odors can build up and cleaning may not be the easiest source of a refreshing smell. Here are some quick tips to keep your home smelling fresh and clean throughout the weeks. 

You may have a great trash can, but emptying your trash regularly will greatly eliminate even the slightest of odors. Having a smaller trash can with bags that you take out more often will help a lot without wasting space in the trash bag. This will vary depending on your waste production, the size of your family, and the convenience of bringing your trash to the trash bin.

I love that this one is pet proof! Big problem in our house!

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You can’t beat those ratings!

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Love an under-the-cabinet pull out trash. I bought something similar from The Container Store (needed a shallow depth) and bought a second as a dog food holder!

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Fresh Air

Allow fresh air in whenever you have the opportunity. Some crisp cool air can eliminate any lingering odors in your home and help you feel refreshed as well. In the fall and spring, it helps set the tone for a beautiful candle.

Candles

Clean, fresh scented candles set a mood any time of day. Finding scents that you love can make a huge impact on a space. Check out my seasonal favorites in this post. Manly Indulgence candles are a year-long favorite of mine. Fresh Shave and Oak Barrel are my current go-to’s.

This jar is beyond stunning, and the scent is a beautiful floral springtime experience.

You can sometimes find these at HomeGoods for cheaper too! I always check when I’m in there.

Threshold Candles are great. I love the wood wick. It creates such an amazing experience with the crackling sounds.

Stovetop Potpourri

There are so many beautiful stovetop potpourri recipes on Pinterest. A personal favorite is the Williams Sonoma scent, however changing them out for the seasons is a great way to get into holiday spirits.

Fabric Spray

Spritzing a little odor eliminator or scent spray on some of your furniture can help lift pet odors and leave behind a fresh scent. Focusing on the main pieces in your house that have the most traffic will help maintain a fresh smell. Freshening up your bed in between sheet changes can also leave your bedroom feeling refreshed and clean. 

Air Fresheners

Air fresheners are an easy way to keep a scent lingering throughout your space all day and night. With the ability to adjust the power of the device to distribute the smell, these can last weeks before the scent pod needs to be replaced. 

Diffuser

Having a diffuser is great because you can concoct your own scents using various essential oils. On top of that, if you live in a drier climate, they also act as a small humidifier. There are so many kinds and sizes to choose from depending on the size of the room or the style you are looking for. 

Having a fresh smelling home can make your home feel cleaner, even if it’s a mess!

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Powder Room Remodel

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We are planning to do our first bathroom DIY project. We need to update most of the bathrooms in our house, and being the penny pinchers that we are, we are planning to do most, if not all of the work ourselves. We decided to start with the powder room on our main level since it will be a smaller undertaking and less of a disruption than our master bath or our kid’s bathroom.

Before we begin, I put together a mood board. We will wait until the Lowe’s and Home Depot Memorial Day sale weekends to order materials so we can hopefully get a good discount! To all of my military friends out there, don’t forget that Home Depot and Lowe’s provide a 10% discount with a valid military ID.

Lowe’s is much better about military discounts since you can get it with purchases online, whereas Home Depot will not give you the discount online, only in-store and there are a lot of items/departments where the discount doesn’t work. Lumber being one of them. Look into this more, but all-in-all, Lowe’s is more military friendly although we shop at both!

Stay tuned as we start demo! Follow along on instagram @_gillianpaige

Updated: May 9 – We have changed direction on the design slightly. I ordered a different vanity, hardware, and we decided to go with a different flooring. We are going with a Lifeproof luxury vinyl plank wood look flooring that we used in our basement. We went with this decision as well foresee carrying this flooring throughout our main level in the near future and feel this will be less labor intensive with a seamless look. Demo starts this week!

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