Having a bedroom that smells clean and amazing is something we all want. And we don’t have to use harsh chemicals to get that clean scent. Check out these great natural ways to make your bedroom smell clean and amazing.
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We’ve spent some time cleaning and organizing our bedrooms and now we want them to smell clean and amazing.
A bedroom that smells musty, dusty, or downright stinky isn’t going to be your tranquil space for a good night’s sleep.
So how do you get that fresh and clean bedroom scent without spraying harsh chemicals into the air?
I’ve put together a list of natural ways to make your bedroom smell clean and amazing to help you out.
Dirty socks, shoes and clothes thrown all over the bedroom are sure not a pleasant smell. If you want a clean smelling room, you can’t have dirty items laying all over the place.
Put dirty clothes and socks in a hamper and wash as soon as possible. For stinky shoes, sprinkle a little baking soda inside and let them sit overnight. Pour the baking soda out in the morning.
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The quickest and most natural way to make your bedroom smell clean is to open a window. Opening the windows lets in fresh air and allows the sunlight to come pouring in. Make it a habit to open a window every morning (weather permitting) so your bedroom will smell fresher.
The air outside is a lot cleaner than the air inside your bedroom. That is unless you live near a busy highway or an industrial area. Inside air is full of pollution from cleaning products, mold, pollen, and possible harmful gases such as carbon monoxide. So open a window and let the fresh air in!
Bedsheets absorb a lot of sweat, bodily fluids, and shed skin particles every night. And they really start to stink if you wait too long between each wash. Washing your sheets every week will help prevent the stinky smell from lingering in your bedroom.
If you have pets that sleep with you every night or your susceptible to allergies, you might want to change your sheets more often.
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Bedroom carpet has it’s positives – it’s comfortable to walk on, it muffles sounds, and it keeps the floor warm. However, it also has it’s negatives. Bedroom carpet can hold on to bacteria, pollen, mold, and whatever your feet have brought in the room.
Another natural way to make your bedroom smell clean is to freshen up your carpet. You can make your own carpet freshener using baking soda. Just sprinkle it on the carpet, let it sit for about 15 minutes, then vacuum as normal. If you want it to smell nice, add some essential oils to the baking soda and mix really well before sprinkling on the carpet. To see my homemade carpet freshener recipe, click here.
Sachets can be hung in closets or placed in drawers, or they can hang from shelves or laid on top of bedside tables. Sachets are great natural ways to make your bedroom smell clean since they do not contain any harsh chemicals. You can make your own sachet with essential oils or dried lavender.
To see my handmade drawer sachet, click here. Or for my handmade hanging sachet tutorial, click here.
I love to diffuse essential oils to make my home smell good. Mixing oils together for different scents is a great way to get the scent you’re looking for.
Some scents I recommend for the bedroom are: lavender (for its calming affect), Valerian root (known for its ability to improve the quality of sleep), clary sage (also known for enhancing sleep), and sweet marjoram (which relieves insomnia).
Sitting fresh flowers on your nightstand or on top of your dresser is another great way to add natural scent to your bedroom. Buy some flowers or bring some inside from your own flower garden. Flowers can boost your mood and reduce your stress levels.
Indoor plants are also great to have in your bedroom because they naturally filter air pollutants and improve air quality. They remove dust particles in the air as well as mold spores, bacteria and allergens.
See also: 5 Indoor Plants That are Hard to Kill
How do you freshen up your bedroom? Do you use any of these natural ways to make your bedroom smell clean?
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Now, if I could only smell the natural scents of apple blossom and lilac while wearing my facmask!
That would be so nice! I think we need to figure out how to make scented masks. :)
I keep an oil diffuser by my bed and it's the first thing I smell when I wake up on a morning, such a lovely little touch. And nothing beats the smell of fresh sheets! These are all great tips x
Sophie
Keeping the diffuser by your bed is a great idea! I love the smell of fresh sheets, too. And the way they feel when they're clean. :) Thank you so much!
I love adding plants to my bedroom! It's so cheery!
Me, too! I think it makes the whole room feel better. :)
thank you for taking so much time to research, to match. What wonderful aesthetics you have!
excellent
Thank you so much! That means a lot to me! :)
Very useful and good tips! I really liked the advice about the carpet and its freshness!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found them helpful!
Another very useful artilce, Michelle. One of the reasons we don't use an AC in our bedroom is that my husband and I can't stand the idea of everything being completely sealed. Since it's really hot in summer here, we use an air cooler instead and a ceiling fan. We wash our sheets every week, and I also burn incense sticks (we call them agarbhatti in India) every day to freshen the room.
Thank you! Being completely sealed into a room is scary, especially if there is ever a fire. Great point! I love the smell of incense. :) Thank you for sharing!
Very useful. Just opening your windows can make a whole difference. Cleaning carpets and changing sets are very important as well. I like my space airy and I think I have mild OCD so cleaning calms me down.
Thanks for the post!
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Thank you! I agree with you about opening the windows. It's so helpful. Cleaning makes me feel so much better, too! :)
Very insightful post
Thank you so much!
I absolutely love these ideas, Michelle! ♥ One of the best feelings in the world is to walk into a clean, fresh bedroom. Something about that experience just lights the mind up with happiness, doesn't it?
Clean sheets are hard to beat too! You can also spray them with some all-natural linen spray to make them even more inviting. :) I'd never really considered how not freshening the sheets weekly could cause lingering odors. Very true!
Baking soda is brilliant for so many things. I love your recipe for jazzing up the soda mix with some essential oils. The oils you mentioned under the "diffuse essential oils" heading are perfect!
Another amazing post from you! One of these days I'll get caught up on my reading, responding and sharing. ? So sorry about that!
Thank you! I agree! I love it when my bedroom is clean and smells fresh. It makes me never want to leave the room! :D
The linen spray is such a great idea for sheets. Thanks for the reminder that I need to make some of that. :)
I'm behind on blog reading, too, with everything going on right now, so I completely understand!! No worries at all. :) HUGS!!
Very helpful and a safe alternative
Yes, I agree! Thank you!
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