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When rooms in the house, whether it’s the kitchen, living room, or even the bedroom, which used to smell fresh, start to feel uninviting because the room smells musty and has unpleasant odors that change the happy atmosphere of the house.
Whether it’s the musty smell of a room that’s rarely used, the smell of food, cigarette smoke, sweat, or the smell of used clothes, all of these can cause a room to smell musty and uninviting. Try these 5 ways to turn a musty room into something fresh here.
1. Use nature to help.
The basics of refreshing your room or house without investment, but may require some effort, by letting the natural wind and sunlight help to eliminate musty smells in the room and make it fresh by making good use of your vacation time.
This method simply opens the doors and windows to ventilate the room, allowing the air to circulate and allowing sunlight to help eliminate musty smells in the room. However, we should not leave the windows open if we are not at home, because not only will the smell disappear, but it may also cause our valuables or belongings to be lost.
2. Clean the room thoroughly.
Clutter can be the cause of a musty smell in a room, such as unwashed plates, bowls, spoons and forks, snack bags, and expired food. We should clean them up properly, especially wet clothes, which should not be left in the room because they are the main cause of a musty smell in a room.
This includes taking care of the carpet so that it does not get wet with water or snacks, as these are places where dirt can collect and cause odors that are difficult to eliminate.
Además, también debemos prestar atención a la limpieza del colchón, ya sean almohadas, sábanas, mantas, camas, colchas, etc., para eliminar una de las principales causas del olor a humedad en la habitación. También ayuda con la higiene. y puede prevenir los ácaros del polvo
Debes exponer la ropa de cama al sol para matar los gérmenes y limpiarla regularmente cada 2 semanas para mantener la habitación fresca.
Después de limpiar las pertenencias de la habitación. También podemos utilizar desinfectante para limpiar el suelo de la habitación. Para añadir un aroma fresco y ayudar a eliminar muy bien los gérmenes de la habitación. O puedes optar por utilizar un spray ambientador para añadir frescura a la habitación según lo desees.
Además de limpiar el piso, las paredes y otras cosas de la habitación, hay otros 9 puntos principales dentro de la casa que son focos de gérmenes. y también es la fuente del olor a humedad en la habitación.
| Germ collection point | How to clean |
|---|---|
| Light switch | Spray alcohol on a cloth and wipe the light switch thoroughly before wiping it again with a dry cloth. This will help to keep the light switch free from bacteria and dirt. |
| Tap | Wipe with hot water or soapy water and rinse. Or if you want to add shine to the faucet, scrub it with baking soda mixed with lemon juice to make the faucet clean and shiny again. |
| Bathroom curtain | You can remove them and wash them with other clothes. Then, dry them in strong sunlight to eliminate mold. Or, if they are plastic curtains, use baking soda to rub the moldy areas first. Then, spin them in the washing machine with an old towel without adding detergent. Instead, add 1 cup of vinegar. When the washing machine is finished, quickly take them out and dry them in the sun without spinning them. This will remove the mold stains. |
| Door knob | Wipe the doorknob or handle frequently with a disinfectant at least 2-3 times a week to keep it germ-free. |
| Stair handrail | Mix hot water and vinegar, then soak a cloth and wring it out until it is damp. Wipe the handrails with it, then wipe again with a dry cloth. |
| Indoor plants | Lift it and spray it with water to wash away dirt. However, if the plant is too large, use a microfiber cloth to wipe it clean one leaf at a time. As for fake plants, they can be easily cleaned by using a hair dryer to blow away the dust. Most importantly, don’t forget to wear a mask to protect your mouth from dust. |
| Rubbish bin | Don’t forget to clean the trash can with disinfectant and scrub off the dirt. This will ensure that all germs and odors in the trash can are gone. |
| Mosquito nets and blinds | Wash with soapy water and scrub with a brush before letting it dry. In the meantime, use a damp cloth to wipe the screen rails clean. Dust on the blinds can be removed by using a damp microfiber cloth and wiping each rail. Then use a dry cloth to wipe again to avoid water stains. |
| Furniture | Can be easily cleaned by wiping with a cloth dampened with warm water. |
You can study more information and recommendations on cleaning and reducing the accumulation and spread of germs for the good health of people in your home at the Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health.
3. Find the root cause and deal with it.
If you want to solve the problem of a musty room smell in the long term, we should consider finding the cause of the smell and getting rid of it properly, such as the smell in the kitchen where food is cooked, caused by the trash can. Even if the lid is closed tightly, it still cannot escape the bad smell.
We can solve this by throwing the lemon slices in the trash or using newspaper to line the bottom of the trash can and closing the lid tightly to prevent the smell from spreading.
As for the smell in the kitchen from burnt food, we can use lemon slices to boil water in a pan so that the aroma of the lemon can help eliminate the burnt smell. It can also help eliminate the smell of food stuck in the microwave by putting thinly sliced lemons in boiling water and leaving it with the lid closed to let the steam evaporate, which will improve the smell in the kitchen.
For the smell that occurs in the refrigerator, we should use charcoal placed on the top shelf inside the refrigerator. First, unplug the refrigerator and leave the door slightly open to let the air circulate. Also, pour coffee powder into a cup as an aid. Leave it to absorb the musty smell in the refrigerator until the coffee smell disappears.
4. Multipurpose kitchen tools
Try examining your kitchen to see if you have used or purchased vinegar but haven’t used it yet. Because kitchen vinegar has properties that can help eliminate musty smells in rooms. Just put vinegar in a container, such as a glass or dish, and leave it in the room. The musty smell in the room will gradually decrease and disappear.
In addition, we can also use baking powder, which is an ingredient that helps the bread to rise into a lump, put it on a plate and place it in the room so that the baking powder can absorb the smell and make the room free from musty smells.
This includes pouring white bread into a bowl and adding vinegar to leave in a smelly closet for about 24 hours to help eliminate the smell in the closet.
As for the problem of shoe odor that makes the atmosphere of the house not aesthetically pleasing, we can use baking soda to sprinkle inside the shoes and put the shoes in a plastic bag, tie it tightly, and put it in the freezer in the refrigerator for about 1-2 nights.
Before leaving the shoes at room temperature and pouring out the baking soda powder, use newspaper to stuff them into the shoes so that the ink can absorb the odor in the shoes more confidently.
5. Handmade deodorizer
If you don’t want to use common air fresheners or irritating air fresheners, you can make your deodorizing blocks by cutting fresh lemongrass, fresh ginger, and fresh galangal into small pieces, or by using a mortar and pestle to pound these herbs, but not too finely, and wrapping them in a thin white cloth in a compress-like shape.
After that, we can hang the handmade deodorizer in the musty room to help absorb the smell naturally.
If you don’t want to go through the hassle of preparing Thai herbs, you can easily turn a musty-smelling room into a pandan-scented room using the same principle as using pandan leaves to deodorize a car. Simply cut fresh pandan leaves into pieces about 1 knuckle long and place them on a plate in the middle of the room.
You can leave it in the morning before leaving the house and collect the pandan leaves in the evening after returning home to help give the room a light pandan scent without having to put in any effort.
