The smoke smell gets hard to eliminate since it gets stuck on everything from furniture to the ceiling and clothes. If you have inherited something from your parents and it came to your house smelling cigarette smoke, have a party. You can’t seem to smell it, or you are a smoker yourself, but you would like to have a fresh-smelling house; here are a few tips you can follow to ensure a fresh-smelling house.
Aerate your house
The first step towards getting your house to be rid of the smoke smell is to open all your windows and place a portable fan in the corner of the room to ensure a constant flow of air. You might want to put some of your smoke-soaked furniture, books, and items outside in the sun as you get the rest of the house to have some fresh air from the outside.
Use baking soda
Baking soda is one of the most effective do-it-yourself smoke odor eliminator. Baking soda eliminates any smell and does not mask them, unlike any deodorant and air freshener. To get rid of the smoke smell, you can put the baking soda in small containers and place them in various corners of the house. Dust your couches and carpets with baking soda and leave them for a few hours, then vacuum them. For books and other items that cannot be cleaned or vacuumed, please put them in a clean trash bag and pour in a half cup of baking soda, then cover it up and leave it for a few hours before you take them out and wipe them.
Vinegar wash
White vinegar neutralizes bad odors, including smoke odors, since it alters the PH of the smoke molecules. The smell of vinegar does go away after a while and when it is all dried up. Just like baking soda, fill up small containers with white vinegar, you might want to cover it up and make small holes on the lid, or you can leave it open. You can speed up the process of your room smelling all fresh by putting the vinegar on a stove and letting it simmer for about two hours. For clothing, any other fabric put in a washing machine put a half cup of vinegar in the washing machine with your clothes.
Activated charcoal
The carbon molecules in charcoal trap the smoke molecules hence clearing them from the air. You can get activated charcoal packaged in small fabric bags labeled as smoke odor eliminators. You can hang the small bags around your house or the specific room that you might want to get rid of the smoke smell. The activated charcoal also works best for cars. It is important to note that you should not set the activated charcoal on or near any fabric since it might stain it.
Steam the smoke smell away
Steam cleaning is mostly used for smoke particles held on walls and the ceiling. The heat melts the hard tar and the oils making it easy to wipe off the smoke particles. Keep the steam moving around so that not just one place is saturated with the steam, which might be damaging to delicate material and the wall.
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