{"id":3245,"date":"2016-04-14T12:10:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T12:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toritoth.com\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2016-04-14T12:10:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T12:10:17","slug":"what-smells-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toritoth.com\/new\/what-smells-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What Smells in Your Home? Having Scents and Sensibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever come\u00a0across a home that smells? Where you just want to hold your nose and run out the door screaming. Who can blame you the sense of smell is the strongest of all the senses, especially when selling a home. The scents and odors in a home can connect or disconnect buyers or even guests to a house with just one sniff.<\/span>
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\nThere is a reason why a home owner isn\u2019t aware of the woozy urine smell or last night\u2019s dinner odor haunting the air; they\u2019re immune to the odor. It’s too familiar to their nose.<\/span>
\nAs a home stager, I\u2019ve seen our share of \u201cstinky homes\u201d from pets, food, clothes or shoes, smoking, mold, appliances and air vents. When showcasing a home\u00a0we recommend clients get rid of the sources of bad odor, rather than simply mask the smell with a scent. But, what if your listing stinks?<\/a><\/span> Here are a few ways to tackle these unwanted smells:<\/span><\/p>\n

Bad Smells #1: Pets<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Simply having a pet can create allergy flare-ups for some\u00a0\u00a0 buyers. While on the housing market make sure to bath and brush your animals regularly, but one of the worst smelling offenses is pet urine and feces. Clean litter boxes every other day. If your animal has been using your floor as a toilet, make sure to steam clean carpets and\/or replace wood.<\/span>
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Bad Smells #2: Food\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cooking food can create lingering odors in a home. When cooking use stove top fans, open a window. Wipe down hard surfaces, wash drapery and other fabrics around kitchen. After cooking make sure to dispose of trash outside immediately, to avoid lingering smells.<\/span>
\nAlso leaving out ground coffee or vinegar in a bowl can absorb some of the smell. The best way to avoid food smells is avoid cooking with fish, spices like curry or ethnic foods with potent odors while on the housing market. Try going out to dinner for those foods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bad Smells # 3: Clothes or Shoes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Smelly socks, sports equipment, shirts or shoes anything that has perspiration on it, while eventually create a stink. Make sure to wash, linens and clothing on a regular basis don\u2019t let it pile up when selling. Try leaving shoes outside to air. Febreeze also works on bigger items that can\u2019t be put in the wash.<\/span>
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Bad Smells # 4: Smoke\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cigarette smoke is hard to get rid of without completely painting the room, wiping down hard surfaces, removing fabrics and carpets. Smoke sticks to everything even light bulbs, then when the light is on and heats up the scent will return. Keep the light bulb clean and it won’t be a problem. Also try leaving a bowl of vinegar out for 24 hours to remove that smells of cigarette smoke, but be prepared this won\u2019t help heavy smokers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bad Smells # 5: Mold\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Mold smells are a huge red flag for buyers. Take care of musty or mold smells immediately with a dehumidifier or kill mold spores using chlorine dioxide, if it\u2019s extremely bad hire a professional.<\/span>
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Bad Smells # 6: Appliances\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Buyers will open refrigerators, especially if it\u2019s something that comes with the house. Make sure to remove smelly or rotten food from the fridge at least once a week. Use a box of baking soda to absorb odors in the fridge and wipe down shelves when needed. Appliances throughout the house should also be cleaned on a monthly basis, including ovens, dishwashers and washers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bad Smells # 7: Air Vents<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Change the filters in any ventilation, heating, or air conditioning system. Those systems work better when the filters are regularly cleaned anyway, and if you’re trying to get rid of odors, there’s no sense having them circulate in your ventilation system. \u00a0Also, check air vents and wall outlets for odor source, like a dead mouse in the wall.<\/span>
\nOnce you address the source of the odor you want to make sure the space smells clean. A clean smell and a deodorized smell are different though. Pulling out scented candles, plug-ins or preparing baked cookies may smell nice to some, but others may think you\u2019re masking a smell or could find the scent appalling. Even worse the scent could distract the buyers ability to make a decision, according to a recent study in the Journal of Retailing, which found shoppers spent 31.8 percent more when a store was scented with a simple orange scent over a complex blend of scents.<\/span>
\nThe study recommends using simple scents, such as orange, lemon, basil, vanilla, green tea, pine and cedar. These scents are easier to sort out, less distracting and thus more conducive to spending. When deciding what scent works best for a home take a cue from location, pine and cedar would work at a house in the woods, but not at the beach.<\/span>
\nWhat’s causing a stink in your home? Let us know in the comments section below, we’d love to hear from you. Remember,\u00a0it\u2019s important to find the source of the smell, take care of it, then infuse new scents into the home.<\/span>
\nHappy Selling,<\/span>
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