
Believe it or not, making the interior of your home look good is the easy part. Making each room smell good as well is a whole other story. Your home is constantly taking a lot of wear and tear from kids, pets, dirty laundry, food, dirt, and more — so cultivating a fresh-smelling environment can feel like an insurmountable mission, one that you’re constantly grappling with.
Over the years, we’ve experimented with every possible solution under the sun — from painstakingly making our own potpourri to filling every corner of our homes with sweet-scented candles to mask bad odors. However, according to professional cleaner Alessandro Gazzo of Emily’s Maids, the best way to make your home smell amazing is actually by stripping it back to the basics.