How to rid a smoky room of the smell of tobacco

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The unpleasant smell of tobacco can turn even the most cozy home room into something resembling a diner, rather than a cozy home. Here are a few tips on what to do to return the apartment to its former freshness.

People who managed to rent an apartment whose former residents smoked in every room may also face a real problem.

Here are some tips that will help you get rid of the unpleasant smell for a long time:

1. Open the window and turn on the fan. Ventilation is the first step in odor elimination. Of course, you are unlikely to be able to radically change the situation. This method is suitable if guests came to you and smoked.
2. Soak a towel in vinegar (1 tablespoon per liter of water) and hang it in the room where it was smoked for several hours. The procedure of such “vinegar” airing can be repeated for several days.
3. If the previous method did not help and the apartment smells of tobacco, place cups with the same vinegar solution throughout the apartment.
4. Absorb odors cat litter fillers or baking soda can also.
5. The next step in getting rid of the smell is steam cleaning the furniture upholstery using special deodorizing agents. But for this, it is better to hire specialists from cleaning services – keep in mind, the professional equipment they use is not cheap.
6. A general cleaning of the apartment will help solve the problem of an unpleasant odor. You need to clean all moisture-resistant surfaces: including ceilings, walls, window sills, floors, windows, etc. You should also add a little vinegar to the washing water – it removes the smell of tobacco smoke well. If there is washable wallpaper or paint on the walls, they also need to be washed. Don't forget about the drawers of tables and cabinets.
   Don't forget to wash the blinds. Soak the blinds in the bathroom using any detergent, wipe them thoroughly, and then hang them to dry.
7. Buy new curtains or thoroughly wash the old ones, which are soaked through with smoke.
8. Wash the windows. Dirty windows heat up faster, helping unpleasant smells to fill the whole house.
9. If a lot of books were stored in a room where you smoked, they will probably absorb the smell of tobacco smoke, and it will be almost impossible to get rid of it. In order for the unpleasant smell to dissipate, you can put the books in a closed closet or leave them on the balcony for a long time.
10. An excellent way to maintain a comfortable smell in smoky rooms is to buy an air freshener. Modern fragrances work on the basis of cold, not hot (unlike aroma lamps) evaporation. Modern air humidifiers can also solve the problem of unpleasant odors
11. If there is no time for extensive cleaning of the room, and expensive air purifiers can harm the household budget, then you can mention folk remedies. For example, you can pour freshly ground coffee into creamers and vases, place them around the house, leave for two weeks, then replace the coffee with fresh. This procedure can be repeated several times until one day it becomes clear that the smell of tobacco smoke has disappeared forever.