Making the flat or house smell pleasant does not require chemicals. With all-natural fragrances, you can mask strong odours and freshen the air.

 

Fill a simple spray bottle with water and add 10 drops of essential oils, rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender or citrus are best. Shake the bottle thoroughly before each spray so that the water and oil mix well. Just a few spritzes will make the room smell fresh and pleasant.

You can neutralise bad and musty smells in the microwave by heating a slice of lemon in a bowl of water in the microwave.

You can rub a wooden chopping board that smells of fish, onion or garlic with a piece of lemon. Then dispose of the lemon in the rubbish.

You can get a nice wintery smell in your home by boiling cloves in water for a few minutes.

For a fragrant bath, add a few drops of sandalwood oil to the bath water.

Place a bowl of vinegar right next to the source of a particularly bad smell; the vinegar absorbs the bad smell and neutralises it.

When vacuuming, drip a few drops of essential oil into the hoover bag, so that the fragrance is well distributed when vacuuming.

Warm brown sugar and cinnamon fill the kitchen with a delicious and spicy scent. Just don't let the mixture burn.

You can rid the fridge of odours by putting a bowl of cat litter in it to absorb the smells.

Place a flowerpot with fresh lavender on the windowsill. From time to time, you can cut off the fragrant lavender flowers, dry them and put them in small cotton bags that you hang in your wardrobe.

Drawers and cupboards smell pleasantly sweet when you put homemade potpourri of dried oranges, lemons and cloves in them.