Easy Ways To Make Houses Smell Better

We've all had times when our kitchens, basements or other rooms haven't smelled, well, funky.

But there are some terrific and quick things anyone can do to make those rooms pleasing to the nose.

Kris Connell, of Real Simple magazine suggested remedies on The Early Show Tuesday.

The best part is, most are probably in your home already.

Among her tips:

To rid your sink of a bad odor, run hot water and drop orange or grapefruit peels, or lemon or lime rinds into the garbage disposal. If you don't have a disposal, drop the peels or rinds onto the top of your garbage.

To lose an unidentifiable smell in your freezer, wipe it down with a cotton pad dampened with pure vanilla extract. For your fridge, wipe down the shelves with a 50-50 mix of white vinegar and water.

If your clothes smell stale, spritz them with a small amount of vodka. Hang them to dry in a well-ventilated area. Vodka doesn't leave a scent.

Fabric softener sheets can be placed inside shoes to get them smelling fresh, or at the bottom of your hamper, so you don't have that stale clothes smell.

For dank basement smells, cut an onion in half and leave it there overnight. Once the initial onion-y smell dissipates, the air will smell fresh.

Experts say scents can have subliminal effects on us, so if you want a room to seem bigger, use green apple or cucumber.

And fresh flowers can increase learning speed, so put them in your office space.

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