Has a musty smell developed in your closets? Discover how to get rid of it here

Any closet should be ventilated periodically to prevent moisture from accumulating inside, mold from growing or developing an annoying "closed up for ages" smell. And when it comes to small pieces of furniture, the chances of unwanted odors hanging around for longer increase quite a bit.

Apart from ventilating these closed spaces, however, you can help provide a pleasant smell to their insides, which will then also make the clothes - or household linen - that they store much more fragrant. Here are some home remedies to obtain this pleasant result.

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To absorb odors and prevent moisture from accumulating in a closet, you can use:

• Charcoal: put some pieces of activated carbon in a cloth bag or in a perforated box. This is a substance capable of absorbing bad smells very effectively, so it is useful to keep it at the ready in the cupboards or drawers. After a few months, take the charcoal out, leave it in the sun for a few hours, and it will be ready to be used again!
• Baking soda: This also effectively absorbs odors. Just put some in a bowl or a fabric bag and place it on the shelves or in the drawers. It is recommended to change the baking soda once a month.

If you also want to add a pleasant smell:

• Essential oils: a couple of drops of oil (tea tree and lavender are the ones recommended most often) to be added to baking soda, or to pieces of cloth (or even cotton wool balls). As soon as you no longer smell the pleasant smell when you open the wardrobe, it is time to replace / refresh them.
• A bar of soap: Solid hand soap often smells very pleasant. And it will also release this perfume onto towels and sheets as long as you place the soap bars on top of them inside the furniture - even if only for a few hours every now and then.
• Wood: some woods have an essence which is a very intense smell, such as that of cedar. These woods are used in the wardrobes precisely because of how their very pleasant scent works as a natural mothproofing. Two benefits with just one remedy! It is found in cuts of various shapes, including rings to hang around the neck of hangers.
• Citrus peels: the next time you eat a citrus fruit (oranges, limes, lemons), take the peels and, instead of throwing them away, remove as much of the white part (pith) as possible and then leave them out to dry in the sun. Or dry them in the oven or with a hair dryer. When the are properly dehydrated and dry, cut them into small pieces and put them in a bag. You can also add a couple of drops of an orange or lemon essential oil to intensify the smell, and they will work to perfume the closets naturally.

These are simple remedies and are often very cheap to implement: they are certainly worth trying!