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Vinegar is not going to get cat pee smell out. Unfortunately, I have too much experience in that department. Try Nature's Miracle or Urine Off. I prefer Urine Off - it smells better and it's fun to say.

I'm going to give this a go in the cat litter closet as well.

For things like curry - try boiling vinegar (or vinegar+water) for a few minutes. Yes, your place will smell like vinegar for about a half hour, but then all smells will be gone! Works well if you happen to burn something too.

*Sometimes* it's best to ask forgiveness than permission.
Use this advice at your own peril. Thankfully, I'm an excellent painter, so I've never been burned.

@KittyAtlanta - More power to you and your green self. It's only the beginning of May! I hope you have a lot of shade trees to go with your ceiling fans.

So true!!! I rented a place with a super wobbly throne. Drove me crazy. Luckily I had a friend help me take it apart and put in a new seal and shims for less than $10. I'm of the opinion that it's in a renter's best interest to be industrious and their own go-to handy-person (within financial reason of course). That said, I'm an engineer and I've never been burned by my "updates".

My mother, who lives by herself, downsized into a small three bed/1 bath home with a small eating area off the kitchen and a living room. She enjoys entertaining and only needed one guest room, so she took the door off one of the bedrooms and made it into a formal dining room. She added some architectural details - crown molding, chair rail - and changed the closet into a little butler's pantry. It's perfect.

I LOVE that periodic table. Love it!