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Simple, Effective Room Deodoriser - January 2018

I am the sort of person who doesn't like spending money on stuff, any stuff, but deodorisers are just a waste of my money in my mind. In our rental home there has been a sickly sweet smell in the kitchen cupboards since day one. Goodness knows what was used to wash them out with before the last tenants left. I have done everything short of pulling the cupboards off the wall, then I thought of the coffee grounds. I put one scoop in the cupboard and the problem has been solved. I have no idea if the smell is still there and don't care because all I can now smell is the coffee and to open the cupboard where the coffee cups are in the morning and smell the coffee is almost as good as the taste.  I have to say I am seriously considering putting a scoop somewhere in the bathroom as well.
Contributed by Linda Stapleton

Editor's note: This is a very old trick, used to disguise and banish very strong odours. You can use dried, used coffee grounds, they don't have to be fresh, and still get the same result. For really strong, ugly odours (think the freezer has defrosted while you were away on holidays - can you guess how I know this?) throw a handful of coffee grounds or even instant coffee, into a saucepan and heat it on the stove. The coffee will burn, but the horrible smell will disappear very quickly. Cath.
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