Close your eyes and imagine walking into your home – what do you smell? As we often focus on how our homes look and feel, it is easy to forget about the power of scent in creating a comfortable and inviting space. The right fragrance can instantly transport you to a different time or place, evoke positive emotions, and even boost your mood. In fact, the scent is such a powerful tool that it is often used in marketing and branding to create a specific atmosphere and encourage positive associations with a product or space. When it comes to interior design, the scent is a subtle yet impactful element that can tie together a room’s overall aesthetic and enhance its functionality. Depending on the fragrance, different scents can be used to complement the purpose and mood of each room in your home. For example, a relaxing lavender scent can be used in the bedroom to promote restful sleep, while a refreshing citrus scent can be used in the kitchen to stimulate the senses and increase energy.
In this blog post, we will explore and provide tips for choosing the right fragrance for each room in your home. From earthy and grounding scents to bright and invigoration ones, we will cover everything you need to know to create a home that not only looks great but smells great too. So let’s get started!
Choosing the right fragrance for each room can be a fun and creative process that allows you to fully customise your home’s atmosphere. Our recommendations for each room in your home: - For the 'everyday' bedroom: Choose calming scents such as lavender, chamomile, or vanilla to promote relaxation and restful sleep. Create this relaxing ambiance in your bedrooms with our Lavender and Chamomile scented beeswax candles infused with Amethyst crystal to relieve stress and strain, irritability, fear, and anxiety. If you are wax melt obsessed, we also have Lavender and Chamomile scented long-lasting wax melts for you to try! Cinnamon or sandalwood are also warm and cosy scents for a comforting and inviting vibe.
- For the 'romantic' bedroom: If you were after a romantic evening for you and your partner, jasmine, rose and vanilla are scents that are used to create a warm and intimate ambiance in the bedroom. Our Himalayan Cedar and Jasmine Soy Scented Candle is the perfect scent to promote relaxation and reduce anxiety to create a cosy and intimate atmosphere. - For the living room: Opt for a warm and inviting scent such as vanilla, amber, or musk to create a cosy and comfortable atmosphere. Our Cashmere Vanilla and Sea Salt Caramel Scented Beeswax Candle is the perfect scent to create that inviting and cosy atmosphere in your space. You can also try earthy scents such as cedar wood or patchouli for a grounding and calming effect. - For the kitchen: Choose a refreshing and energising scent such as lemon, grapefruit, or peppermint to stimulate the senses and increase focus and help to freshen the air and mask any cooking odors, whilst adding a pleasant aroma that enhances the overall ambiance. Our Pear and Freesia Scented Soy Candle and Crisp Lemongrass Persian Lime Beeswax Scented Candle and Wax Melts are the perfect recommendations for your kitchen. Allowing you to eliminate the odors and create a clean and refreshing atmosphere.
- For the bathroom: You will need to choose clean and fresh scents such as eucalyptus, peppermint, or lemongrass that can freshen up the room and can help to wake you up and provide a burst of energy, making them a good choice for a bathroom where you may want to feel refreshed and revitalised. We have the perfect powerful scent for you, our Crisp Lemongrass and Persian Lime Scented Beeswax Candle eliminates any odors with its fresh citrus notes of lemongrass combined with zesty lime, lemon peel, and a soft floral undertone.
To create that spa-like atmosphere, you can also add floral scents to your space, such as jasmine or rose. Create that relaxing and luxurious feel by adding our Palo Santo and Rose Scented Beeswax Candle or Palo Santo and Rose Scented Long-lasting Wax Melts.
- For the hallway: You don't want the scent in the hallway to clash with the scents in nearby rooms, so it is a good idea to choose fragrances that are complementary or neutral. Citrus scents like lemon and lime and pine are bright, fresh, and invigorating and help to energise a space and create a clean and welcoming atmosphere in a hallway. Pine can also evoke a feeling of being in nature as again it is fresh and invigorating. This can be a good choice for a hallway that leads to an outdoor space like a garden or patio.
For a hallway, we recommend our Spring Clean Scented Soy Candle which is inspired by the well known cleaning scent. This scent has a fresh green herbal fragrance with top notes of Basil, Lemon, and Thyme with middle notes of Lily, Rose, and Pine and a hint of musk and dry flowers.
- For the office: When it comes to choosing a scent for an office, it is important to choose fragrances that are not overpowering and distracting, yet can still enhance focus, productivity, and creativity. Peppermint, rosemary, and lemon increase focus, memory, and alertness, while eucalyptus and bergamot boost moods, reduce stress, and helps improve mental clarity. Try our Neroli and the Orange Tree Long-lasting Wax Melts with top notes of orange, bergamot, and, mandarin. This scent gives way to softer middle notes of neroli, galbanum, and cardamon with a base of cedarwood, musk, and ylang-ylang. When choosing a scent for a room, consider not only the fragrance itself but also the way it is presented. Scented candles, wax melts, reed diffusers, and, room sprays all have their own unique benefits and can be used to create different effects. For example, candles can provide a warm and cosy ambiance, while reed diffusers offer a subtle and consistent scent throughout the day.
In conclusion, the scent is an often overlooked but powerful element of Interior Design that can greatly enhance the overall atmosphere and mood of your home. By understanding the science of scent and choosing the right fragrances for each room, you can create a personalised and inviting space that fully engages all of your senses. So next time you are decorating your home, don’t forget to include a few carefully chosen scents to truly elevate your space. Want to know how and why scents play on our emotions? Keep a look out for our next blog post! Until next time, happy decorating, styling, and scenting! Love Katie Astle x
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