Vacuum Up Some Cleaner Smelling Air
Posted on August 20, 2008 by
We vacuum up a lot of dog hair in this house. As a result, our vacuum cleaner smells like dog (even with regular filter changes) and running it leaves a distinct odor in the room. Here’s my new trick for keeping the dog smell to a minimum.
We have two lavender plants in the back yard, and a few weeks ago, I cut all the flowers and hung them upside down in the garage to dry. Now, before I vacuum, I sprinkle a little dried lavender on the rug before I start. I like to leave it there for a few minutes so I can kid myself into thinking that it will make the carpet smell better. When I vacuum it up, the vacuum spreads a lavender scent through the room. So much better!
I’m thinking of mixing up a concoction of baking soda and lavender to use as carpet/room freshener.
After Christmas, I always put a new bag in the vacuum before sucking up the needles from the tree. That way the bag smells like Christmas for a very long time. Delightful.
Great idea!! I wonder if I put catnip on the floor to vaccuum up, if my cats will get wound up and vaccuum for me??
Noelle! I love that idea!
Kim – if you figure out how to get your cats to vacuum, you need to let me know.
I’ve been thinking about doing something like this! We vacuum the upholstery and a couple tiny rugs – otherwise we have hard wood floors – but the cat and dog together do create a bit of animal smell that drives me crazy! I’ll try this – thanks, Allie!
During the winter I use baking soda and cinnamon mixed together on my carpet. Now that it’s almost spring I need to mix up some with the dried lavender I have.