[QUOTE=hopetoquilt;6174080]I have been told of the possible fire hazard of the plug ins.

I heard this too, but according to the websites that debunk stuff, it isn't true. I've used them for a long time and the manufacturer says they are safe.

However, I don't have an extra plug for one in my sewing room (in my basement) but my room smells clean. We run a dehumidifier so the air is fresher.

I have a plug-in Glade lavender/vanilla scent and I love it. When that isn't in place, DH told me that my room smells like an LQS. (I think it indicates that I have too much stash).

Balsam Pine.

"We wish you a Merry Christmas" every day, all year long! Nice.

Pat

Scented products trigger migraines for me, none in our house. I cannot spend much time in a home where they are used.

I have an old rose bush outside the window and the window is open year round (only a crack in the winter).

In the summer it smells like laundry that was hung on the clothes line. I love my clothes line.

I do have cats and a dog that visit the room and the dog sleeps there every night. The dog's quilt gets washed regularly.

Mine smells like new and old fabric, starch from a hot iron on the board, and usually a little like Fritos, as that is my favorite snack

Actually, I have a ceramic bowl of dried potpourri. Large chunks of a mixture that has the scent of lilac. I shake up the contents to release a light fragrance in the room. No headaches because it is a light scent.

Sandy

I used a candle once and set one of my quilts I was working on, on fire lol. I usually have fresh air from the outside. The only smell in here is the Fabulouso that I wash the floor with and the spray starch. I keep it dusted as my long arm is in here and my computers. I only sew and cut in here.

Now if you asked me how my quilt and doll room smells.....I have all the quilts rolled on tubes in one corner and the dolls on long ceiling shelves. I put those large soaps that come from Spain, France etc placed all over the place. That room smells divine lol. Some of my fabric is in this room in a huge cupboard and in the dresser drawer. All my fabrics are washed before they are stored.

If you are having a musty smell, it would be a good idea to check for dampness.

So are you supposed to drink the vodka and iron with the lavender water? LOL

Fresh Linen. Love the smell.

Mine smells like whatever flavor of MBP I am using at the time. Right now, I am using home made and it has a light rose essential oil smell.

I use a cup/ candle warmer with a votive. Lemonade this week.

Mine too! That is just what I thought when I read the question. I don't use any fragrances in my sewing room.

I don't do open windows, too much dust. I use these: http://www.febreze.com/en-US/product...-linen-and-sky fantastic scent, no mess, no electrical. I keep one in my stash closet and one in my sewing room. The linen scent is my favorite. It smells clean.

I use linen/lavender wallflowers from Bath & Body Works. BF doesn't tolerate heavy scents and this one is very clean and light. His computer is in my sewing room (quality time together) and likes to 'snack' so this is a perfect scent for us.

I found a lemon cookie candle that I love to burn when I'm sewing. Smells wonderful!

And.....your iron will be happy, too!

I hang bags made of bridal veil, filled with dried lavender flowers and sage in my closet. I just give those bags a squeeze when I need more scent. I stay away from chemical scents, but in the winter I use my scentsy burner with beeswax and naturally scented oils, messy but natural. I also but bags of lavender in my cabinet drawers with my fabric. With my wools I put cedar balls that you buy. Keeps the bugs away.

My sewing studio is right next to the kitchen, and we do have a dog. Does that mean it smells like food and dog?

I guess mine smells like the rest of the house. I've never noticed it. Here in southern Arkansas where the humidity is high, open windows in the summer lets in the moisture and everything gets damp and smells musty. So we don't open the windows. We don't smoke or have pets. Now you've made me think about it, I guess I better go in there and sniff around.:)

This is a little off topic but a friend told me yesterday that she went to a lecture/open house by the costume department at the local opera house. They were told that, because they don't have time to dry clean the costumes every day, they spray them with a mixture of water and vodka. She said that the vodka kills the bacteria that cause body odor!

Another off topic comment: I bumped into a fellow quilter at work and she smelled so nice that I asked her what perfume she was wearing. She wasn't wearing any but she remembered that she had been working on a quilt before she came to work so the lovely scent was Best Press!

I guess I need to buy some vodka, it seems to be good for a lot of things. I like to get all these water/vinegar/soda and now vodka cleaning tips.

I have no idea! I can't smell anything in here, but I don't have a very good nose. It probably smells faintly of dog, since it's carpeted and there's usually one or two of my little buddies lurking at my feet whenever I'm in there, LOL. (Though they get bathed every weekend so I don't think they're very smelly.) Maybe smells a little like fabric softener since I pre-wash everything?

I keep the windows open most of the year but there's nothing particularly fragrant growing nearby and it's a 2nd story room. When the wind comes from the wrong direction it smells like cow manure, but I close the windows quick when that happens! One of the drawbacks in living outside the city limits!

[QUOTE=tessagin;6175045] If I have any material that smells musty, I throw it into the wash with ... vinegar and laundry soap ....

I have recently found the vinegar and liquid laundry soap to be fabulous on anything that smells a little "old" or "stale" linens - and on my husband's "work/play clothes" - in retirement he many times wears them far longer than I would like before committing them to the wash. I find the vinegar and laundry soap to bring everything to a nice neutral and then I add a fragrance sheet to the dryer.

Marysewfun

I prewash all my fabric and that makes a difference. I know this because a couple of my quilting friends don't prewash and their rooms have a slight smell. We were just taking about this the other day. I always have my widow open as well. I prefer the smell of fresh air.

Mine smells like a sewing room. I am so sensitive to all artificial scents-severe headache, sinus inflammation even with brief exposure. I can't handle fabric from a room where artificial scents or fabric softners were used. I can't go to Joann's, Michaels, our local grocery store for 6 months of the year because of the scented pine cones.
And I would give a friendly suggestion to those using those scents to google the dangers of chemically produced perfumes, many of the chemicals are carcinogenic and there is no regulation of chemicals used to produce scents. They can be very harmful to the very young or very old (me), pregnant women, pets, etc.

Yikes !! Candles in a sewing room full of fabrics, books and patterns ?? too risky for me ... I worked with someone whose home burned down, when a curtain blew against a candle left burning upstairs ...

My sewing room just smells like linen, fresh cotton ... I don't use an artificial fragrance or anything. Always leave the closet doors open a bit so air can circulate through to fabrics.

I wish I could open the windows, but too much dust and allergens come in. I see a lot of mention of lavender, and I have it planted all along the side of my house, I guess I should actually use some.

My sewing room can smell musty if I use the steam iron a lot. I spray the ironing board with vinegar at the end of each day, and leave the ceiling fan on.

I occasionally use leftover candles in the cup-warmer thingee. I can't tolerate strong smells anymore -- I had tried putting votive cups with Downy Unstoppables in closets and behind desk in sewing room, but it made my throat sore. Love the smell of those though!

My sewing room smells like old sewing machines. That's because there are 2 treadle machines in there. :D

my room smells like the sweet pea flower

Like whatever is going on in the house. We have a totally open plan. If someone burns food in the kitchen, it's all over the house. Smoke got in from the major fires. By the same token, I can't and won't use some kind of scent. I don't like them and a family member is allergic to them. I'm using what should be the dining room. We don't have AC. I like open windows.

Oh what a great question ...I hope this goes on and on! I love to hear all the things you do to keep your rooms smelling sweet!

Of course, my creative sanctuary smells divine. I planted roses outside the window, which I keep open without letting in the dust and dirt and bugs (just call me Martha Stewart!)


Seriously, the quilting lab in my house - right this minute - smells like
1. fabric purchased but unwashed which has a slightly odd scent
2. whatever was stuck in the fireplace and died but I don't want to move the piano in front of the fireplace and then unscrew the board over the opening to find out.
3. The old books I can't bear to throw out which are crammed into the upper shelves of the closet, right above the boxes of photos and negatives from 30 years of family life which probably also have a chemical odor
3. Old wood furniture and polish
Possible residuals from that nasty spray starch and 505
4. Overheating metal lighting and warm plastice sewing machine
5. Windows closed tight not to let in dust and dirt and damp and bugs. Dying for room a/c but too cheap!

Good thing I am not scentisitive!

I have an air purifier running 24-7 due to my allergies so no real sent here. Though I wouldn't mind the smell of fresh rain ... it's currently storming at my office, the air is charged with energy and it smells really nice.

I have my window open the whole time from as early in the year as the weather permits. So...like fresh air.

Let's see.... my quilting room is in the basement with a dehumidifier running constantly this time of the year, so no damp smells. I usually have a plug in going with whatever scent happens to be handy, usually something light. Like some of the other quilters here, I also share my space with my hubby. Alas, it's not the office space. He is an avid outdoorsman, so the other half of the basement frequently has muskrat or beaver hides drying in the spring or fall.....hence the plug-in! I'm always happy when the day comes to take the hides to the buyer. And it is nice to be working at my sewing table while he is nearby so we can chat.

I use Mr. Clean with fabreeze to mop and wipe down each week. I use a melter everyonce in a while with lemon grass cubes, but don't leave it on to long, just until I can smell the scent, then off it goes. No dogs, cats or animals no smoking in the house. I'm a smoker but since moving into the new house I no longer smoke in the house, its so nice. Only time I miss it is when I'm reading a good book, used to love to relax with a pop, cigarette and a good book.

In mine, it depends which end you're in. On my side it smells fine, no fragrance of any kind. On the other side is our son's reloading area and it usually smells like oil.