Air the Home Daily

A truly fresh home smells of nothing in particular — not of air freshener, and certainly not of cleaning product. The most effective way to achieve this is also the most natural: open the windows briefly each day to let stale air out and fresh air in. This clears cooking, damp and closed-up odours far better than masking them, and it helps control the humidity that encourages mould. A few minutes of proper ventilation is worth more than any scented spray. Working with the seasons makes this even more effective, as covered in seasonal cleaning for London homes.