21 Hacks That Will Make Your Home Smell Great! These Ideas Are Fantastic!

8. Flip a switch for scent

Steal this old realtors’ trick: Turn off your lights until the bulbs are cool. Now place a couple drops of vanilla extract on your light bulbs. When you flip the lights on, the heat will gently spread the scent and make your home smell like fresh-baked cookies. This works better with incandescent bulbs, which get hotter than CFL bulbs. Now bust out one of these hilarious light bulb jokes.

9. Catch fridge drips

Drips from bottles and containers can leave funky-smelling residue on the shelves of your fridge. To keep it contained, leave a plastic lid under each container to act like a coaster and catch the drips. Once they start getting dirty, you can easily toss them in the dishwasher to clean the mess without scrubbing.

10. Get the stench out of Tupperware

Tomato juice is a surprising solution when soap and water won’t get the smell last week’s dinner off plastic containers. You can also use it to wipe down a foul-smelling fridge.

11. Make it lemony fresh

Cut a couple lemons in half, then place them cut-side-up in a dish. Leave the dish near a litter box or in a bathroom to give the room a lemon-fresh scent. Learn the best scent for every room in your house.

12. Freshen a freezer failure

When a power outage makes your freezer stop working, you could be left with the smell of spoiled food. Get rid of the scent by pouring fresh coffee grounds—even used ones will do the trick—in the freezer overnight. Check out these other ways to neutralize smells with pantry items.

13. De-stink your garbage

To keep nasty garbage odors at bay, sprinkle a bit of baking soda or borax in the bottom of your trash can. The crystals will help neutralize the smell of those kitchen scraps. Replace the powder every time you take out the trash. You can also use baking soda as a beauty treatment.

14. Don’t light every candle

No need to light the wick to get the yummy-smelling benefits of a candle. Leaving a few in unexpected spots will give you a pleasant greeting. “Try the linen closet, or anywhere fabrics might live and be able to absorb the scent,” interior designer Dee Murphy told Good Housekeeping. “Not only do you get a nice surprise every time you open the door, but your linens will carry the aroma with them wherever you use them.” Find out how to remove candle wax from almost any surface.