In search of ways to get rid of old-home smell

[Jean118]

My Airbnb is a 55 year old property which in and of itself packs a lot of charm / personality.  The thing is, it also comes with a slight old-home smell, which I'd like to get rid of (that's been mentioned, in fact in more than one review). . I use an ozone machine, & open the windows but I still need something to bring in a layer of freshness. Anyone with older / historic Airbnb's have any ideas?  I don't love the artificial smelling plug ins and/or incense . Luckily the holidays allows for the pleasant scents from the Carolina Cypress Christmas tree and wreaths to float throughout the property, but other times of the year, I'm stuck . .

Thanks

Jean

[Helen427]

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The Lemon Cleaner Recipe should read, The Skin/ Peel from 4 Lemons...

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[Mary996]

@Jean118

Old carpets. Just not worth it. Terrible lingering smell thats so difficult to locate and not seeming to come from those carpets and the dusty debris they leave that also has to go.... from all the crevices and surrounds. 

[Mary996]

@Jean118 your place is stunning!

Re: Carpets. May I suggest you close  the place up when you have a period of days to do so then observe if the mustiness emerges. Thereafter wrap up in plastic wrapping all the carpets and put into a space at some distance such as a garage. Air your property again and after hoovering see if you obtain relief.

If you then return each carpet one by one you might be able to detect the worst offender... if not all of them ....although regrettably it is most likely to be all if them. But prove it to yourself if any can be tolerated by re-introducing one at a time.

These look like valuable heirlooms. Could you sell to someone with the specialist cleaning and renovation knowledge??? possibly worth more than the carpets currently.???

I do hope the above suggestion is of help and that it doesn't in any way cause  offence or disappointment. As you might gather I've had personal  experience of heirloom carpets xxxxxxxxxx