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When I found my house, I just loved it at first sight. The only problem was that it smelled like old people had lived there which they did. I had a company come in and clean the ac ducts and carpet. The smell was gone and I am a very happy home owner.
The last time I was house hunting I walked into a place that had a very strong musky dog smell. I couldn't stand it, it was pretty bad. I didn't stay more than 15 minutes, maybe less.
Then you've never been in a home that makes your eyes water the smell is so strong.
LOL, during my search for a house I saw several with industrial strength food smells. After one showing, my wife and I stopped at a motel for a shower and to dispose of our clothes so we didn't bring the stink home.
LOL, during my search for a house I saw several with industrial strength food smells. After one showing, my wife and I stopped at a motel for a shower and to dispose of our clothes so we didn't bring the stink home.
I looked at a FSBO and it was obvious they did a lot of frying...then I saw the books on the kitchen shelf about cannibalism, the couple were from the south pacific or somewhere. I hurried on out of that house!
We invested in a ScentWave system. It wasn't cheap but we believe it helped in setting the right "atmosphere" when we sold our previous homes.
It isn't cheap but we still have it and it sees daily use. We've had guests come into the house and comment on how nice the house smells; some using words like "comfy", "cozy", "calming", etc.
My brother-in-law is a realtor and we asked what he used in the model homes that smelled so fantastic.
It also helps as we cook a lot of French and Italian dishes (garlic, onion, shallot and fennel can linger all too long.)
I can't stand any type artificial scent/fragrance/odors, not to mention that they are bad for your *health. All things being equal, a well ventilated clean home will have no issues with odor. I love, love my beeswax candles.
We are selling a 2nd home and it remains empty for weeks at a time so with poor ventilation during that time, sometimes the laundry room (the first point of entry) smells a little musty. Can't figure out what it is to neutralize so we plugged in a freshener at the risk of having TOO much artificial smell. We'll see how that works out.
Location: Sodo Sopa at The Villas above Kenny' s House.
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I hate the smell and taste of onions so it would probably turn me off, TBH.
I am very sensitive to smells; my husband is not. If I think it's bad, it's a no. I have to say my dad used to smoke a lot and after he quit, the smell slowly dissipated over time. The smell definitely didn't stick around. And now everyone is SO sensitive to the smell of cigarette smoke.
Going to disagree with you there. Cigarette smell lasts a long long time. It weakens but it's still there. I have furniture from a smoking house that still faintly smells over 3 years later.
I never liked viewing an open house home where the realtor had a scented candle burning. I mean, obviously they are trying to cover up something "unpleasant".
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