How do you get rid of odors in your house/apartment or just a room?

Candles and sprays will mask odors but won't actually remove them. The smoke is leaving residue on your walls, furniture and everything else in your apartment. Fresh air will help temporarily but what you really need to do is a thorough cleaning. Washing down the walls and steam cleaning the upholstery and curtains may help. An air purifier may help keep the odors from coming back once everything is cleaned. Or you could stop smoking!

Opening windows when you can to get some fresh air will help, but being a smoker means the smell of the smoke has attached itself to everything you own. Washing down the walls, and using a baking soda sprinkle on the carpet and vacuuming it up will help remove that odor. You could also sprinkle some of the furniture if it is made of fabric and vacuum it off. And, don't forget, smoking outside is better than having a smelly house.

try cleaning EVERYTHING and using carpet deordorant and anti tabbacco room sprays or you could always smoke near the window, lol

I dont really use candles much because i'm scared i will light something on fire! lol i'm really paranoid of candles and we only have one exit in our apartment! I personally dont smoke, but my hubby does, one way to combat the stink of smoke in your apartment would be to either QUIT, :), Or only smoke outside, i make hubby smoke outside, mostly cause we have a small child and i dont think she should be exposed to that, and i'm pregnant too and i dont wanna be exposed to that either. I smoked for 10 years, and quit instantly when if ound out i was pregnant. It was fairly easy :) I DO however use one of those glade oil sented things that you plug into the outlet in the bathroom, because we are in the basement apartment it gets damp and weird smellig in there, and i hate it. even bleach wont get rid of the smell so i have no choice but to cover it up!

i do tend to open the window alot just to get fresh air (my hubby does all our cooking and we have a cat) but a spray such as fabreeze is good and works way better than a candle does!

I'm not a smoker, but I know what you mean about the smell carrying everywhere you go. I'm sure when you're at your apartment, you don't notice the scent as much because you're used to it. After a while, the nerves in your nose won't recognize the smell anymore. It's annoying how it carries on your clothes and everything too. To get rid of odors, I use candles and sprays as well because they always smell so good! Another idea would be to spray Febreze on your cloth items including furniture. This is the best stuff out there that I've found. Spray it all over your clothes until they are pretty damp with the stuff. Once the Febreze on your clothes and other fabrics dries (if you've sprayed them down enough), they will smell fresh and clean. Febreze comes in many different scents too. (I hope this doesn't sound like a commercial!) When I'm done wearing an item of clothing for the day, if it's not dirty I won't feel like washing it all over again. I will usually just spray some Febreze on it to freshen it up for the next time I wear it. I know it sounds weird, but I'll spray it on my bed comforter blanket after changing my bed sheets. It gives the room a fresh smell, and it seems so much cleaner. You could even try spraying this stuff on your carpets. Another idea would be to get the carpet "powder" (or whatever it's called because I'm not exactly sure). You dump this powder on your carpets and let it sit for however long the label instructs. A while later, you're supposed to vacuum it up while you vacuum your floors. Your carpets will be fresh and clean smelling. Another idea would be to get some dryer sheets (your favorite brand and/or scent) and put them over your air registers. A friend of mine did that, and it made such a difference in her house! You could also try getting some scented liquid or powder stuff, kind of like aromatherapy, and it scents the house when you heat it up. I'm sorry that I don't know exactly what it's called, but I'm sure you've heard of something like that. I hope you have good results and are able to get rid of those odors!

Yes I use Candles I do not use Sprays as they affect me bad with my Illness but I do use Plug in Air fresheners and always have

I agree that the fresheners and stuff just cover up the smell more than anything. I like Simple Green as a cleaner, if we go commercial. Vinegar is great as well to wipe things down with, or even to leave a dish of it open in a room. That fresh air is really good for you, as well as letting the smells out. It kills germs and fights viruses. I like potpouri crock pots, but I prefer plain water with a drop or two of essential oils rather than the bottle water based fragrances available in the stores. Those are almost too sweet smelling. I hear that activated charcoal, like for an aquarium is helpful as well.

I would suggest openning all the doors and windows for a good airing out, and washing all the walls and ceilings with a vinegar solution - to remove not only the nicotine stainings but also the odor that clings to them - shampoo the carpets and if you can wash the furniture / couch covers do that - again with a vinegar solution (neutralizes the odors) then the big one smoke outside instead - it will be healthier for you and those who visit or live with you - and it will keep the odors to a minimum. Best of luck!

I use all of the methods you mentioned, ctry, because I am also a smoker. Since it was pointed out to me a couple of years ago, I try to always let in a bit of fresh air. My daughter uses a potpourri burner sometimes, but I have never tried that. Incense is also great, but I cannot take too much of it at one time, LOL.

As I can remember my mom usually used wood charcoals to absorb odors. She even put it in fridge sometimes. I have seen it worked though. She usually have it in a plastic pot. It is replaced every month too or when it ceases to work. Try it ..it might work

In the summer months I agree that opening the window is a great way to get rid of odors in the home. But in winter it gets too cold and my heating gets costly. I have a friend who cooks with a lot of curry and she always boils cinnamon after and it kills all the odors. It really works for most home odors.

I don't like when people smoke in my apartment and most of them knows that so they don't do it but if they do then I open all the windows. My boyfriend used to smoke but he would always go on the balcony and I was really grateful for that. It is also very difficult to get rid off the smell of the fried onions. I use so much spray that at the end we have to open all the windows because the smell (of the spray) is just killing us. But after a while both (onion and spray smell) are gone.

use those sprays that gets rid of odors, like the one's from glade (don't know what they're called. You can find it in the household cleaning aisle in the store. It works!

Others have already mentioned the best things to do. Do a thorough cleaning and then take your smoking outside... or quit. My daughter went to a friend's house for a sleepover. Though the parents did not smoke in the house while the children were there, the house reeked of smoke - and so did everything my daughter brought home with her: clothes, sleeping bag, pillow. Everything had to be washed. I am reluctant to send my children into that kind of a situation again as she is also inhaling that stale smoke. As for odours in my home, they usually result in someone passing gas so we have a can or bottle of spray in every room. We have Febreeze and Glade Ultra. We also have candles but don't use them very often. We probably should. I would like to get an air purifier, but that's a little pricey.

i just open the door and the window in the morning and afternoon but when its night i just open the window and spray some glade odor spray orange flavor and i told to my husband to smoke outside the house in the garage or in the bathroom:-)