There are many ways to scent a home, candles of course being a popular choice, but there are readily many other methods that can make a home smell welcoming and cozy.
Kitchen
Simmer a small amount of water on the stove and add lemon and orange slices (just a few), some cinnamon sticks, clove and ginger root and just let this simmer on low for several hours, being sure to refill the water as it evaporates. You can vary this method using many other ingredients as well, apples and cinnamon and many other combinations can be used.
Reed diffusers are small jars of scented oil base with porous sticks called reeds. The scented oil is drawn up through the reeds emitting a light fragrance. These are meant really to only scent a small room and create a subtle but nice touch. Once a week, flip the reeds in the jar so the bottom becomes the top and vice versa. It’s best to choose reed diffusers in a jar that are square and heavy bottomed so they are not so easy to topple over; you definitely don’t want top heavy jars and the mess that would occur by scented oil spilling over everything.
Sachet Bags
Sachet bags can easily be made yourself with beautiful fabrics and filled with crushed lavender flowers, rose petals, cinnamon sticks, potpourri and any combination there of. These are a beautiful touch to scent a drawer of closet. A dryer sheet can also be used in this way as well.
Light bulb rings are fun and inexpensive as well. They are basically a felt like material that you put on top of a bulb in a lamp, then you add a few drops of either essential oil or other fragrance oil and the heat of the lamp releases the scent into the air. These can be purchased at most stores in the home section or near candles.
Melts or tarts are another great way to go. There are many different kinds of tart burners, some are electric and some are used by lighting a small tea light candle in the lower portion thus making the flame the heat source that melts the tart. A tart is a small chunk of scented wax, usually poured into some type of shape. It is placed in the tart portion of the tart melter cup and as it melts, fragrance is released.
Fragrant Plants
There are some plants that can be grown indoors that carry a powerful fragrance, like hyacinth bulbs, jasmine vines, honeysuckles and the like that can be potted indoors and kept trained and pruned to an indoor sized plant. Of course a fresh cut bouquet of flowers is always a delight to the senses, both to the eyes and nose.
Fresh eucalyptus branches either in a wreath or just cut and put in a vase with some other interesting floral materials and berries is a delightful scent whenever a person walks by.
You can make your own carpet freshener by putting baking soda in a Ziploc bag, adding a few drops of essential or fragrance oil, shaking well and then lay out on a cookie sheet to dry overnight. Sprinkle over your carpets, wait 10 minutes and then vacuum.
Get creative; there are so many ways you can incorporate fragrance into a home, delighting both your senses and that of your friends and loved ones.
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