How do I change the way my apartment smells? I'm in a long-term sublet. The place has a kind of dankness to it that I find less than ideal. It's not a bad smell, it's just kind of stifling.
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posted by kensington314
on Mar 10, 2013 -
19 answers
Need the archetypal examples of various fragrance families, as well as a place to sample 'em on the cheap.
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posted by julthumbscrew
on Sep 13, 2012 -
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I need advice on cleaning a seasoned cast iron skillet: how to remove lingering odor without damaging the pan.
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posted by maryrussell
on Aug 28, 2012 -
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We're having a dinner party tomorrow night, and now it seems there's a dead mouse in one of our walls. What can we do to mitigate the smell? We can't go into the walls.
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posted by (The Rt Hon.) MP
on Jul 25, 2012 -
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Bad smells filter through the heating system in my building, meaning that my apartment - and by extension, me - smell like these bad smells (cigarette smoke + other). Help us both to smell like something more pleasant?
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posted by AthenaPolias
on Nov 6, 2011 -
12 answers
I have a traditional chinese thermos
like this one with a wooden stopper. How do I get the smell out? My water tastes like wood.
posted by joshwa
on Oct 6, 2011 -
4 answers
My bedroom smells like pee. Ew! Gross! But also: we don't have a pet, we don't have kids, we're scrupulously clean, and we can't seem to find the smell's origin despite much aggressive searching. What on earth can this be?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 20, 2011 -
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This morning my husband and I woke up to discover that seemingly overnight our house has begun to reek of what I can only describe as a strong burning hair smell. We haven't started using our heater or anything like that yet, and nothing has changed in our daily routine. Any suggestions on what might produce such an aroma?
posted by corn_bread
on Sep 16, 2011 -
22 answers
Bad house smell has come on strong and suddenly. What is it? It's giving me a headache but my dogs don't even seem to notice it.
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posted by Buffaload
on Feb 23, 2011 -
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The salon next door is leaking fumes into my projection booth. Am I going to die?
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posted by bjork24
on May 6, 2009 -
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The server room at work has two air-conditioner units for controlling the atmosphere in the place. There's a key on the door, and only five of us can enter. About an hour ago, while changing backup tapes, I got a whiff of the smell of baked potatoes. Now the smell of baked (or boiled?) potatoes is really strong. What the hell's going on?
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posted by Mozai
on Oct 3, 2008 -
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How do I remove awful, greasy restaurant smells from my clothing? I work eight hours a day at a small, enclosed cafe. I come home smelling of this particular mixture of grease and cafe food (not in a delicious way). It comes off of me in the shower--but after eight months of this the smell seems to be inexorably attached to my clothing. How do I get rid of it?
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posted by schroedinger
on Sep 3, 2008 -
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I smell dead people. No one else can smell them. It happens at random and lasts for a day a two and then goes away. Am I crazy are have some of you experienced this too?
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posted by trixare4kids
on Jun 7, 2008 -
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There's this odor. I don't know what it is or how to describe it except as dry, organic, and searing. Noisome and musty. But not organic like shit nor like mildew. Not searing like acid. Astringent but not like alcohol. A staleness, certainly, that tickles the throat and makes the eyes water. A malodorous fustiness, raw but not putrid.
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posted by Grod
on Oct 24, 2007 -
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So I got this beautiful antique chest of drawers which is perfect except that it stinks, really badly...please help.
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posted by beckish
on Oct 18, 2007 -
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I spilled a bunch of gas in my car. The smell--apparently--does not dissipate even with the windows rolled down. Any ideas?
posted by mwachs
on Jan 29, 2007 -
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How do I get rid of an unpleasant leather smell on a bag bought in Morocco? I think the leather is either poorly tanned or newly made so it has a really strong animal smell.
posted by sachabright
on Sep 14, 2006 -
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I want my life to be more "sensor-y" exciting. I could get a bunch of great art works (paintings and sculptures, say) but seeing them day in and day out my brain would filter them out. In a sense, I'm trying to make my apartment as much like being outdoors as possible, using technology.
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posted by Furious Fitness
on Jun 2, 2006 -
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AsSeenOnTVFilter: I have a lot of pee stains/smells that I need to remove from carpet and mattresses. I've looked up other threads, but what I specifically want to know is: Is Urine-Gone (or it's apparent twin, Urine-Off) worth buying?
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posted by Shoeburyness
on Jan 6, 2006 -
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I am nine weeks pregnant. As a result, I now have a frightenly acute sense of smell which is wreaking havoc with my life - a bad scent will trigger nausea and even vomiting. Walking down a city street has become excruciating as I am very sensitive to the smells of cigarette smoke and perfume in particular. Suggestions?
posted by echolalia67
on Dec 17, 2005 -
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How can I keep my Handi Wipe and my scrotch bite sponge from getting smelly? These usually only last for a couple of days before the *stench* I personally call *the funk* settles in. What strategies are ther for combating the funk?
posted by thimk
on Aug 22, 2005 -
20 answers
I have an antique photo album that stinks and I am looking for tips to neutralise the smell...
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posted by fire&wings
on Aug 12, 2005 -
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HomeDeodorantFilter: My friend recently moved into a new place where the prior tenants had left a rather strong scent. She's tried airing the place out, air fresheners, a few candles here and there, but nothing really gets the smell out for good. Any tips?
posted by drpynchon
on Feb 10, 2005 -
25 answers
Skunk attack! My friend's house had a large family of skunks living underneath it. Dog went after the skunks, and a nuclear cloud of skunk-stink enveloped their whole house, permeating every single plastic, wood, cloth, or food item. Other than burning the whole thing down and starting over, what can she do?
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posted by pomegranate
on Feb 5, 2004 -
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I have a nice black leather jacket that has absorbed a bit of smoke smell each time I've gone out downtown, and it doesn't seem to let any of it go. It's gotten pretty stanky. The only advice I'm finding online is to rub baking soda into it, but I'd wonder if it would ever look black again after that. Febreze is not recommended for leather. The jacket is that very soft, pliable glove-leather -- not heavy-duty Harley gear. Anyone have experience with this?
posted by Tubes
on Dec 22, 2003 -
13 answers
