Spring cleaning tip

To eliminate the soot smell from your fireplace after you have cleared the ashes pour baking soda in a pie tin and place it in the fireplace for a couple of days. The soot smell will be absorbed.

Another fireplace tip

To clean glass fireplace doors use a wet sponge to rub on some wood ashes. Next use a clean sponge to rinse off the glass and the dirt as well.

Create a scented fire in your fireplace

Place the rinds of an orange or a lemon on a paper towel and let it dry out overnight. When the rinds are thoroughly dry you can put them on the fire to get a wonderful citrus sent. If you don't like the citrus sent, toss a few pine cones on the fire for a woodsy smell.