We live in a lovely cabin in the woods. It was built in 1958, so as you can imagine, it has tons of charm... (I have come to find the word "charm" often is a euphemism which means "older"). I love having a home that is full of charm, however, the trade-off is that there are often more challenges when it comes to caring and updating the home.
Sometimes we come home in the evening and are surprised that our house smells like an old cabin. You know what I mean-remember when you were a kid and you went to summer camp, and the dining hall either smelled like food, or like "old cabin"...its that slightly dusty, warm smell. Well, needless to say, I really didn't want my home smelling this way. So I began with scented candles. Then Febreze. Then more candles. Then some insence (which I will say works the best in covering up smells... but that may just be my inner hippie talking). But it still wasn't solving the problem.
When we first moved in, I cleaned the walls with a damp rag since I didn't know what else to use on the knotty pine wood walls. I am pleased to say that I have found the solution to "old cabin" smell! I cleaned the walls with Murphy Oil Soap Clean and Shine Spray- and viola- the smell has gone away and not come back! Not to mention, my walls look fantastic. I didn't even notice any dirt on them before, but once I cleaned them, I could really tell the difference.
Hizzah to beating old cabin smell!!
