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Eliminating Common Household Odors Learn how to eliminate common odors in your home. From "Home Made Easy" episode DHME-133

Host Stephanie Lydecker shares tips on how to eliminate common household odors quickly.

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Stephanie Lydecker shares a few ideas on how to eliminate household odors.

Materials:

fan
vinegar in small dish
perfume
light bulbs
house plants
pot
cinnamon sticks, orange peels, lemons

Eliminating Common Household Odors

• Open the window because fresh air does wonders.

• Put a fan in the window to dray out air. This will help speed thing up.

• Place saucers of vinegar around the room because vinegar helps neutralize most odors.

• Boil a combination of herbs or cinnamon sticks, orange peels and lemons in water. They release a refreshing scent.

• Keep a household plant in each room. They combat airborne pollutants and they release oxygen into your house.

• Spray perfume on light bulbs. You will be surprised at how effective this is when the bulb heats up and releases the fragrance.