Scented Candles and Reed Diffusers - Making Interior Design Easy
Do-it-yourself interior design has never been more popular.
It often seems that every time you turn on the television there is a show featuring experts telling you how to make the most of your living space.
Browse through the magazines at your local supermarket and you are bound to come across several magazines or periodicals entirely devoted to home improvement or interior design.
And it's the same with the colour supplements which accompany the weekend newspapers.
Everywhere you turn there seems to be someone out there with advice on how to make your home look better.
Unfortunately, what a lot of these so-called experts don't seem to appreciate is that we are not all blessed with unlimited funds when it comes to freshening up our home furnishings or sprucing up the decor in our homes.
However there is one simple straightforward way you can improve the look and feel of your home for a modest outlay - home fragrances! Think about homes you've admired and in particular those little subtle finishing touches which set them apart from the humdrum, that certain something that perfectly captures the style and personality of the homeowner.
These elusive finishing touches really help make a house a home and allow you to put your personal imprint on your home's decor.
Home fragrances can do the same for you.
So what exactly do we mean by home fragrances? Generally speaking when we consider home fragrances we are thinking principally of scented candles in all their forms, along with scented reed diffusers or fragrance diffusers - the terms are often used interchangeably.
While candles and diffusers are undoubtedly the most popular choices when it comes to home fragrances, there are also oil burners, room sprays, electric diffusers and, of course, good old-fashioned incense sticks if you prefer.
Scented candles and fragrant reed diffusers are available in a host of different colours, designs and - of course - fragrances - so with a little time and patience you will always be able to find something to match the decorative theme or colour scheme you are looking to create or the mood you are endeavouring to capture in your home.
When selecting home fragrances to give your decor a lift, you may find that certain products work better with a particular style.
If you are looking to create a contemporary, modern look for your home then you may find that reed diffusers are a better choice than scented candles.
They will both add a final decorative flourish to any room with their attractive looks and great scents.
However, diffusers are available in many different types of containers, from simple recycled glass jars, to ornately decorated bottles, and with their coloured or black reeds artistically deployed, they have a cutting-edge, almost oriental look to them, which may sit better in a more modern environment.
Scented candles look good in any space, modern or traditional, but if the style you are looking for veers towards the more traditional - perhaps the country-house look, then candles may well serve you best, with their simple lines, lovely fragrances and of course the allure of the flickering flame.
Another great benefit of candles and diffusers when it comes to adding a certain something to your home is their versatility.
You can choose to use either candles or diffusers or perhaps even combine the two.
That way your diffuser can be working when you are not at home, when it would not be prudent to light a candle.
On your return from work you can light a candle to give the fragrance from your diffuser a boost.
You can also place scented candles and diffusers with different fragrances in different rooms.
Perhaps you could have a zesty citrus fragranced diffuser in your hallway to give visitors a welcoming aroma, then as you go through to your living room you could change the fragrance to something more homely and comfortable such as rose or perhaps vanilla.
The choices are endless.
By combining both the type of home fragrances you use with different aromas you help stamp your own personality on your home, so that the fragrance you choose becomes part of the decorative theme or mood of your living space.
And the best thing about it is that when you want to ring the changes, it could not be simpler - just choose a new fragrance!
It often seems that every time you turn on the television there is a show featuring experts telling you how to make the most of your living space.
Browse through the magazines at your local supermarket and you are bound to come across several magazines or periodicals entirely devoted to home improvement or interior design.
And it's the same with the colour supplements which accompany the weekend newspapers.
Everywhere you turn there seems to be someone out there with advice on how to make your home look better.
Unfortunately, what a lot of these so-called experts don't seem to appreciate is that we are not all blessed with unlimited funds when it comes to freshening up our home furnishings or sprucing up the decor in our homes.
However there is one simple straightforward way you can improve the look and feel of your home for a modest outlay - home fragrances! Think about homes you've admired and in particular those little subtle finishing touches which set them apart from the humdrum, that certain something that perfectly captures the style and personality of the homeowner.
These elusive finishing touches really help make a house a home and allow you to put your personal imprint on your home's decor.
Home fragrances can do the same for you.
So what exactly do we mean by home fragrances? Generally speaking when we consider home fragrances we are thinking principally of scented candles in all their forms, along with scented reed diffusers or fragrance diffusers - the terms are often used interchangeably.
While candles and diffusers are undoubtedly the most popular choices when it comes to home fragrances, there are also oil burners, room sprays, electric diffusers and, of course, good old-fashioned incense sticks if you prefer.
Scented candles and fragrant reed diffusers are available in a host of different colours, designs and - of course - fragrances - so with a little time and patience you will always be able to find something to match the decorative theme or colour scheme you are looking to create or the mood you are endeavouring to capture in your home.
When selecting home fragrances to give your decor a lift, you may find that certain products work better with a particular style.
If you are looking to create a contemporary, modern look for your home then you may find that reed diffusers are a better choice than scented candles.
They will both add a final decorative flourish to any room with their attractive looks and great scents.
However, diffusers are available in many different types of containers, from simple recycled glass jars, to ornately decorated bottles, and with their coloured or black reeds artistically deployed, they have a cutting-edge, almost oriental look to them, which may sit better in a more modern environment.
Scented candles look good in any space, modern or traditional, but if the style you are looking for veers towards the more traditional - perhaps the country-house look, then candles may well serve you best, with their simple lines, lovely fragrances and of course the allure of the flickering flame.
Another great benefit of candles and diffusers when it comes to adding a certain something to your home is their versatility.
You can choose to use either candles or diffusers or perhaps even combine the two.
That way your diffuser can be working when you are not at home, when it would not be prudent to light a candle.
On your return from work you can light a candle to give the fragrance from your diffuser a boost.
You can also place scented candles and diffusers with different fragrances in different rooms.
Perhaps you could have a zesty citrus fragranced diffuser in your hallway to give visitors a welcoming aroma, then as you go through to your living room you could change the fragrance to something more homely and comfortable such as rose or perhaps vanilla.
The choices are endless.
By combining both the type of home fragrances you use with different aromas you help stamp your own personality on your home, so that the fragrance you choose becomes part of the decorative theme or mood of your living space.
And the best thing about it is that when you want to ring the changes, it could not be simpler - just choose a new fragrance!