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Onion in the basement and other surprising home de-odorizers

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For the love of all things holy, the smell is everywhere. It catches me by surprise: when I open the freezer, the top drawer of my dresser, Nolan's play basket. The lingering remnants of skunk have sunk into every pore in my house, no matter how hard I scrub, or bathe, or furiously add vinegar to various rinse cycles. The rains have come again today, which makes it even worse: the moment Jordi gets wet, the entire neighbourhood is socked in the middle of the face with the smell of a thousand dead walruses. Awesome! More reasons to be loved.

So finding this article on 8 surprising home deodorizers has come in very handy. I tried Lysol and whole coffee beans scattered strangely throughout each hard-hit room to no avail. But according to Real Simple, the truly effective de-stinkers are a little unconventional.

For example, did you know that half an onion will make your basement smell fresh? (And non-oniony!) And vanilla extract will de-funkify your freezer. Vodka works on funky-smelling clothes. Weird!

Anyway, the list doesn't say anything about de-skunking several days after the fact, but if I combine vodka, vanilla, and onion and smear them all around the house, I'll finally get rid of this appalling scent.

If you have any raunchy smells of your own lingering around the house, check this out. The cure for the stinky dog-bed awaits.

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