First impressions a second time ROFL
 

Ok lets try this again...

When you enter a house for the first time, wht's the first thing you notice?

Id have to say how clean or dirty it is...But if it smells then that would be my first notice. :rolleyes:

I had a hard time choosing between those two. I picked the smell thinking of either bad smells or a very good smell...I love candles :D

First thing i look at is if its clean, but im also guilty for putting my nose out there for any strange smells :o

That was hard. I usually take in all of these things at once for an overall impression, but I chose whether it is clean or dirty. Smells and lightness were close seconds.

I will never forget, when i was a little girl, an elderly lady told me that, if you want to know if the peson is clean in her house, just pull your finger over the top of the doors, if thats clean, shes a good cleaner.
LOL.. i make a point of cleaning the tops of my doors once a week with a wet cloth.

That's funny. I don't think I would've ever thought to clean there...

My pet peeve is that my carpets always look nice. I definitely get my money's worth out of my vacuum cleaner!

Ok, since we on the cleaning trip, ill cough up a secret LOL

My vacuum cleaners need replacing ever 6 months, i dont know what i do to them, but somehow they just dont last longer than that.
My husband used to think i bash to them, but i soon learnt to make him use it over the weekends, and he now sees for himself LOL
Im forever hoovering around LOL

lol I thought I was the only person who "blew" through vacuum cleaners that quickly.

Wow! That's interesting. I've had mine for 2.5 years and I haven't had to replace it yet. We've had to buy tons of new bags and a few belts, but that's it.

Haha...that was "punny" (as my husband would say)

Ask my husband, he doesnt find it very interesting LMAO!! :D

I think the reason its smells for me is because I walked into a hose once that smelled of dog urine so badly that it made me sick. I use tons of scented cleaners (my fave is Mr. Clean citrus scent), lots of candles, air fresheners, carpet deodorizers. Even though we don't have pets I'm afriad of my house smelling bad.

Aww! Tell him if he has a problem with it, he should do the vacuuming!!!! :D

lol & my hubby & our brother :D

I like to use this thick liquid called "brown soap" to clean the floors, its a very old product, but has like a soft/clean scent to it.
Once a week i "dettol" the place.
I have those scented candles all over the place, and the 3 in 1 plug in freshners.

My favorites are candles (I LOVE THEM) and the glade scent machine with the scent stories discs. Traci got it for me for Christmas or Anniversary one year and it makes your whole house smell GREAT! I also love burning oil in simmer pots. *sighs* It's the simple things in life that make me happy. :)

Oh i definatly agree with you Angie, its the simple things in life!! I once made a thread on here about home made scent with recipes.

Ohhh, I'll have to look that up! :)

Okay girls, I see a lot of houses on a daily base, being that I am a realtor. I must say cleaniness is first, and then smell.<actually they tie> I love candles but I have to tell you girls, that if a house smells really bad because of lack of cleaning, all the candles will do is cover it ,sometimes clashing with the scent.. Trust me I have sat many of open houses with this happening.. and my allergies kick in...lol

YUK!!!! The smell of an unclean house, mixed with candle scent has to smell nasty :eek: I can imagine thats got to clash ewwwwww

oh I didn't me candles could cover it up. I was saying candles are an example of on of the really good smells I would notice.

ditto.... I am the same way...

I usually notice smells first....sometimes you can smell it before you even walk in. I usually don't look at their housekeeping unless it's really a horrible site, I'm looking more at the decorating style...always want new ideas.

I need a new sweeper, this one is three years old. I'm thinking of a Dyson.

My mum would laugh, but I've become a little bit of a neat freak, so cleanliness is a big deal for me. I remember the first time I went to my boyfriend's house (he's 19, and lives with his family cause it's better than paying rent, I'm only 20, there's only a 10 month age gap) I just about fell over. They're not very tidy people, it's not like they leave plates of food everywhere, the place smells fine, there just isn't much of a clear surface anywhere, and their dog likes to play with laundry so his sister's underwear is sometimes in the middle of the living room. My boyfriend's room was a total wreck, but he's started to clean it up, maybe I'm being a good influence on him :rolleyes: I know I can't change him, I've accepted the fact that if I marry him I'm gonna be the one doing most, if not all, of the cleaning...

And it's always nice to walk into a house that just plain smells good, so if it smells bad that's a terrible first impression!!

Exactly what I meant ....the smells you get before ever getting inside... hopefully the good ones but sometimes the bad :eek:

The first thing that I notice is the furniture, and the style of the home, whether it is coordinated or shabby chic (nice way of saying hodge podge ;) ). Also, does it feel homey? Then I notice the cleanliness. Smell used to be a big deal with me. When I was a small child, I noticed that each families home had a unique, very identifiable, smell. However, as I've gotten older, I'm losing my sense of smell, so this is not so great a factor now.

I would say the cleanliness (is that a word?) and the smell are right there together for me.

Speaking of which, I need to start cleaning this place. But the door tops, they can stay dusty!!!

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Do we have any beer drinker/vacuumers out there? Just mixes it up a bit.:rolleyes: :D what can I say, I'm living on the edge!;)