Decorative touches - For gatherings and festivities, why not add mouth-watering accessories to your tablescape? This citric centrepiece brings colour and fragrance to the dining setting, while also providing snacking alternatives in case you turn out to be a terrible cook. Hurrah! Dining settings to impress guests.
Invest in some new candles. When the light begins to fade earlier in the evening, create a homey, welcoming mood by lighting a few extra candles around the house. Try pure beeswax candles for a subtly warm and sweet fragrance, or choose your favorite scent. Tell us: What’s on your home maintenance list this September?
SMELL - Add fragrance with scented candles Scented candles engage the sense of smell on several different levels – they infuse your space with a pleasing aroma, evoke memories from the past (I don’t know about you, but apple cinnamon candles always remind me of Christmas) and can instantly change the mood of a room, depending on the fragrance.
Stock up on handy essentials - You’ll also need some luxurious toiletries, sweet-smelling fragrances and ambient candles. A few indulgent supplies will help to achieve the feeling of a luxurious spa, so hunt around for fragrances and toiletries you love. If you don’t want to waste your favourite products on everyday washing, you can save them for occasional use, but make sure they’re easy to grab when you want them.
For the fragrance junkie - Paperwhite narcissus are one of my favourite bulbs. Their intoxicating scent fills a room and they make a wonderfully simple display for a dining table. Enhance the purity of their look by adding moss around the base of the stems, while small silver birch or hazel twigs would add a pleasing rustic feel to the arrangement.
Scented candles are a big source of indoor air pollution, emitting carcinogenic substances such as toluene and benzene. Avoid candles made with paraffin wax and those containing artificial fragrances, both of which can cause headaches and nausea. Beeswax and soy candles are both great options – look for natural cotton wicks and pure essential oil fragrances. How to make your own scented candles.
Breathe easily A blast of fresh air every day will boost your mood, but it’s not generally practical to open the windows for too long during the winter – you simply let the cold air in and all the centrally heated air out. However, you can improve the feel of your home’s atmosphere and freshen it up by lighting scented candles or dotting a few essential oil diffusers around the place.
Wonderful candle container.
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