| The sense of smell is often overlooked in home | | | | Eucalyptus |
| decorating, but scented candles and use of | | | | To Ease: Physical Fatigue |
| aromas can be very powerful tools in creating the | | | | Try: Basil, Lemon, Lavender, Orange, Peppermint |
| right effect for a room. Aromatherapy is defined | | | | To Ease: Nervousness |
| at as: the use of fragrances to affect or alter a | | | | Try: Chamomile, Coriander, Orange |
| person's mood or behavior. Below you'll discover | | | | To Ease: Sadness |
| some specific scents and fragrances that you can | | | | Try: Jasmine, Rose |
| use while decorating your home that can | | | | To Ease: Stress |
| potentially impact your own and your visitors' | | | | Try: Cedar, Geranium, Lavender, Patchouli, Rose |
| moods. Don't think this is just a strange "new | | | | To Ease: Tension |
| age" thing that's not relevant or important for | | | | Try: Chamomile, Jasmine, Lavender, Lemon, |
| you. It might be more important and powerful | | | | Orange, Rose |
| than you think. People can remember smells for | | | | Once you have found a few scents that you like |
| years- indeed, when a whiff of a old perfume | | | | and that work out for you, you have several |
| wafts by, memories and emotions (hopefully good | | | | choices as to how you'll get the aroma into the |
| ones) may come crashing back! The aroma of | | | | air. A very important factor in this regard is that |
| fresh bread baking, apple pie, even that of a rose, | | | | you need to control the aroma level - too much, |
| can interrupt the most harried person, and give | | | | too fast can be overpowering and ruin the effect. |
| them a momentary break in their hectic day. | | | | On the other hand, if the scent is too weak, |
| One of the most compelling aspects of smell is | | | | because, for example, there is too much breeze, |
| that it almost can't be ignored. It entices you at | | | | the scent can be un-noticeable. |
| an almost subconscious level. People can get | | | | Commercial air fresheners are available with |
| accustomed to various sights and sounds, but it is | | | | various scent combinations, and are inexpensive |
| almost impossible to ignore or tune out a scent. It | | | | and readily available. However, they generally don't |
| has also been demonstrated that the pleasure we | | | | add much to a room's appearance, and they are |
| get from eating is in large part due to the aroma | | | | also not as potent typically. |
| of the food. Food aroma and taste are very | | | | Scented candles are convenient and can provide |
| intertwined. | | | | soothing lighting effects as well. These are |
| Marketers use scents in promoting all kinds of | | | | available in a wide range of sizes, shapes, colors, |
| everyday items. Perfumes and other additives are | | | | and scents to fit in with the visual decor of your |
| added to many products to help encourage you | | | | room. These work on the idea of evaporating the |
| to buy one product rather than another. Home | | | | essential oils (where the scent is located) into the |
| sellers are encouraged to have the aroma of | | | | air as each scented candle burns. |
| fresh bread or cinnamon rolls lingering about or to | | | | Incense is generally burned and incense can |
| use scented candles with orange or lavender to | | | | change the scent in a room quite quickly. Incense |
| help prospective buyers feel calmer and more | | | | is also fairly inexpensive. However, because it is |
| relaxed. Scent lets you try out or enjoy | | | | burned, the selection of aromas is different. Since |
| something without diminishing it for the next | | | | the incense is often glued onto a wooden stick, |
| customer too. For example, smelling the bottle of | | | | you will need some sort of incense holder that |
| shampoo does not make it any less effective for | | | | not only will hold the incense, but also catch the |
| the next person, and smelling the fresh cinnamon | | | | ashes. |
| rolls does not break your diet. | | | | Another option for dispersing scent is using oil |
| You can create the right atmosphere in your | | | | burners or diffusers. These work by letting the |
| home decor projects by carefully selecting the | | | | essential oils evaporate. Some work just by |
| scents and choosing specific aromas that tend to | | | | letting the oil evaporate, or by placing the oil in a |
| evoke desired effects on emotions. One | | | | clay ring around a light bulb. The light bulb then |
| tremendous advantage of using scent as a home | | | | provides a small amount of heat that evaporates |
| decorating strategy- it's much easier to change | | | | the oil. Other oils can be heated in an oil burner. As |
| out scented candles than to repaint the room, and | | | | a general rule, the hotter the oil, the faster it will |
| much more economical too! | | | | evaporate, and the stronger the scent will be. |
| Over the thousands of years that incense and oils | | | | However, remember the idea is to evaporate the |
| have been used, certain scents have been used | | | | oil, not to burn it. |
| to help with our emotions. The following is a small | | | | Hopefully you now have some ideas on how you |
| sample of these and may help provide you with | | | | can get started on including the sense of smell |
| some ideas to try when experimenting with us of | | | | with scents and aromatherapy in your home |
| scents in your home decorating plans. | | | | decor projects. Choosing the right scented candles |
| To Ease: Anger and Aggression | | | | or incense aromas will give your home decorating |
| Try: Lemon, Bergamot, Chamomile, Jasmine | | | | project that extra element of surprise that you |
| To Ease: Anxiety | | | | might really benefit from, resulting in greater |
| Try: Vanilla, Lavender, Orange, Patchouli, | | | | comfort for you and your guests. So, did you |
| Sandalwood | | | | figure out if orange or jasmine scented candles |
| To Ease: Fear | | | | will be the best fit for you yet? Well, refer to the |
| Try: Cedar, Ginger, Patchouli | | | | above list, or just try them out on your |
| To Ease: Hysteria | | | | unsuspecting friends to try to figure it out. |
| Try: Chamomile, Lavender, Jasmine | | | | Anyway, it's easy, it's inexpensive, and you can |
| To Ease: Emotional Fatigue | | | | have fun experimenting! |
| Try: Cinnamon, Jasmine, Orange, Peppermint, | | | | |