People Are Sharing Their Secrets to Making Their Homes Smell Like a Luxury Hotel
There are few things as humbling as returning home after spending some time away and getting a good, strong whiff of what your home actually smells like. Not the smell of the garbage cans or pet odors (unless these weren’t well managed before leaving), but rather the mix of scents that make up the smell that is distinct to your home.
Now, one person on Threads asked for advice on how to change the smell of her home, looking for suggestions on what she can do to up her home’s olfactory game. “Y’all know houses that you walk into and it smells like heaven? I want that for me … but how do you,” @v.yourself asked in an Oct. 2 post.
There Are a Few Different Ways to Change Your Home’s Scentscape
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A lot of posters knew exactly what @v.yourself could do to make her home smell better. “Doctor Aromas. They have A/C scenting systems,” one person wrote. “You put it near your A/C unit and the scent travels through your vents and when I tell you it’s like you walked into a luxury hotel lobby. My family loves it!”
“Open windows every morning to allow fresh air into the home and Hotel Collection Waterless Diffuser,” another person wrote. “My house literally smells like you’re walking into a 5-star resort lobby.”
Other People Made Jokes About the Post
While a lot of people offered actual ideas to help @v.yourself, there were those who couldn’t help but laugh about the idea.
“‘Drywall No. 5’ is really not the signature scent we had in mind,” one person joked.
“I like the rich white people smell lol so I cook garlic bread and let it sit on top of the stove for a while,” another person added. “Only a few people will understand the rich white people smell.”
All kidding aside, when it comes to some of the different ways to make your home smell nice, it seems like one expert says there are a few things you can do to get rid of bad odors, even before you add nicer-smelling scents in. According to the Lisa Bronner blog, there are a few different steps you can take, including the suggestion one Threads user made about opening your windows to change the air out. Bronner even warns against plug-ins, which could be why the Threads user was having so much trouble with them in the first place.
Other options include eliminating those bad odor sources (like your trash and laundry) and deodorizing your carpets. Once you have a clean slate, it will be a lot easier to add the prettier smells that @v.yourself was likely talking about.
