I wouldn't just because you never know what non-food smell might make a guest's nose wrinkle.

Is there a plain Niagara spray starch sachet with a hint of cigarette smoke? That reminds me of formal dinners growing up. Kidding about the sachet, not kidding about the smell memory.

@deegw LOL that was why I was thinking citrus, or *maybe* mint if subtle enough or *maybe* "laundry."

Not scented sachets, but I put silica gel packs in the drawers to absorb moisture and keep mustiness at bay. I change out the packs twice a year.

No! I am extremely sensitive to scent and cannot stand any scent of any kind.

I make it a rule not to have anything scented in the dining room. I even choose flowers that have no scent. Years ago I had dinner at a work acquaintence's home and she had probably 15 "vanilla" scented candles on the dining table. It got to be almost gag-inucing for me. One person's subtle can be another's unbearable!

I used to have a spray called Linen that our housekeeper sprayed on sheets and tablecloths and napkins after she finished ironing them. It had a very light, fresh smell like clothes on the line outdoors. IDK where she got it, but certainly no place exotic.

Now I wash the stuff and take it to a Korean laundry for ironing, no scent. I also keep silica packs in all the drawers and closets where our extras are stored.

No, but I have used pieces cut from my dryer sheets because I love that fresh, just washed scent. Small pieces don’t give them an overwhelming scent, just fresh IMO.

Thanks, KSWL, I might want to look at "linen spray."

I'm very sensitive to smell. I tend to use unscented detergents. As for perfume. I can only wear Jo Malone and not much of it. The scents of makeup and hair products can drive me a little crazy. So I get it.

At the risk of getting pilloried, the scents that literally turn my stomach are usually cheap ones. I can't go in one of those awful candle stores or Bath and Body Works, but can OD on Nest and DIptyque. I am not sure why that is.

I think I became more aware of scents when i realized that my houses tend to smell either like paint or, when it is hot and humid, like soot (WBF fireplaces, even though they are clean and not often used). Not much you can do about either really.

No, not for table linens. i have used a spray for sheets but i dont think i want my tablecloths, etc to have a scent.

Sometimes I’ll just run them through the dryer on ”air fluff” with a dryer sheet.

That's a great idea @Sueb20. I like Mrs Meyers verbena dryer sheets. I might just cut a little square of the dryer sheet.

No scents other than from the food here. No scented candles, no scented linens.

Do you find they work for more than a short time? Maybe we get nose blind? Huge waste of time really. What's helpful is something that wards off moths I suppose. Dryer sheets were all the rage a few years back.

Mtn, wrt cheap scents….I remember when Lush products were showing up everywhere… to me they all smelled exactly like vomit. And I wasn’t the only person who thought so; there was a small, vocal minority of Lush haters on the internet, lol. Ditto anything by Thierry Mugler, not so cheap, especially Angel perfume. I could not stay in a room with anyone wearing it.

Do you find they work for more than a short time? No, they do not

Huge waste of time really. Meh, "wasting time" on minutiae is my thing.

What's helpful is something that wards off moths I suppose. Only if you actually have moths?

Dryer sheets were all the rage a few years back. ? I think for many they are a staple. I use them occasionally.

I could not stay in a room with anyone wearing it. I still maintain that humans should endeavor to emit no scents at all of any kind, unless and until you lean in close enough for a hug and a kiss. Then and only then is it ok to have a discernible (hopefully pleasant) scent.

FWIW, we have a large oak chest of drawers and because it can get as humid as Florida at times, when I open one of the doors or drawers it puts out that stinky musty smell & our clothes reek. I suppose I could remove everything from the chest and wash it down but I have better things to do, so I bought little bags of sachet for each drawer. Because the wood mostly absorbs the scent the clothes retain a very slight scent if I put my nose to them. don't reek at all.

Lemon would be good. I don't care for those gourmand scents.

Mtn, get several different scents of sachets and experiment.

I remember looking at purses at Dillards back in the 90's and the perfume counter was close by. A scent had me at hello so I asked what it was, and came home with Angel. Loved it but eventually got tired of the scent.

Jo Malone doesn't seem to last long. An hour before I leave the house knowing I'll be around people I know, I spray a small mist of scent on my chest and back before I put clothes on.