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As the title says, how do you make your house smell nice? I hate our house's smell, it has smelt the same since we moved in 7 1/2 years ago and it reminds me of old people LOL! I have used those plug in things before, but don't know if they're a good idea with kids? I have also used one of those infusion thingys in my kitchen that worked OK. I'd like something that smells soft and makes the whole house smell nice.
So, what do you use?
i often burn oils but the smell doent last long :dunno: sorry im not much help! i dont like those plug ins
I use the partylite tri colour reed diffusers. I only put in a few reeds not the whole lot that it comes with and they last forever. You can get different scents in them as well. I just go for the tri colour cause it looks good lol
Oooh, that sounds nice Astrolady! Can you buy them online?
Olive - I like the idea of burning oils, but I worry about my kids knocking it over!
I make a mix of bi-carb & essential oils. One of them large shakers for herbs, fillit with bi-carb and 6drops of EO's. Sprinkle all over the house about 1/2 hour before vacuuming.
Appart from that I burn oils.
Burn incense mostly. We've also got those diffuser things with the thin sticks in them (I have no idea what they're called!) bought a few from Myer to stick around the house....they have some really nice scents to choose from.
I'm an incense girl & we loooove dragon's blood, it's the standard one we use :) Otherwise the reed diffusers are good too :)
trish mine is up on the bench... not reachable!
Nothings unreachable with my boys Olive :rofl::
Thanks for sharing everyone! I think I might go and check out some oils or a reed diffuser. I love the bicarb and EO idea too!
ETA - Sarah - Dragon's blood sounds interesting! Where do you buy that from?
vanilla carpet powder when i vaccum and vanilla partylight melts, works a treat, its all about layering the scent
I'm usually a windows open for at least part of the day girl and only oils in the mix when cleaning, but we just lived in Darwin for a bit where everything is musty and damp, and like Astolady, I loved my aromatic reeds. YOu can get them in lots of places.
I have climbers too and can't have candles or oils burning. Another way I sometimes do it is put a couple of drops of oil on a cloth and wipe over cold light bulbs. That way when they're turned on they heat the oil and emit the fragrance.
Great idea about the lightbulbs Kim! I'd love to have the windows open, but it's FREEZING here in Melbourne atm LOL!
I'm definitely leaning towards the reeds :)
it's freezing in the desert too Trish lol...my poor kids, I only do it in the middle of the day if the sun's out ATM....guess we do have more sun than Vic though.
coconut candles, they don't last long, but they smell divine xo
It's an incense flavour (flavour? scent?), you can get it from most new age sort of shops.:
Ohh I used to use the Vanillan Fridge spray at work it was DIVINE! You give a light spray on the northern facing curtains, and when the sun hit mmmm smelt gorgeous!:
You're the only other person other than me I have ever known to do that! Works well hey :):
Partylite candles or essential oils in. a burner.
The other option is to put a tray of lemon and/or orange peel on the oven to cook for a while the nice smell when you take it out is divine.
Also a bowl of lemons in a room can help
A friend of mine has those reed difuser things. They are so nice & work so well! i haven't seen any to buy yet, but haven't really gone looking either.
I just bought one of those Airwick Freshmatic things, but it only does the front 2 rooms. It lets off a spray every 36 minutes or something.
I usually burn incense, love rose type scents, but we usually do that when people come over, coz the just don't last as long as I like!
When I get time....I like to bake! Nothing like the smell of something baking.
open doors when sunny...i just love the 'smell' of sunshine :)
baking...mmmm or cooking in general, especially when it's winter and you wanna feel warm and cosy
if i need to create more ambient smell i go for the oil burner and put in a combo of lavender, geranium and mandarin. sooo soothing.
depends on the day really!
i love fresh roast smell, so will roast for the smell lol
on a normal day though, we have the partylite oil diffusers (mulberry and vanilla in the same room), and, if the house hasn't been open in a while, we'll burn some candles. most nights we burn a pillar in the kitchen after dinner (tonight it's iced snowberries), and i change our "display" candles regularly (wiping over the outside of them to "activate" the smells again)
i am somewhat distressed cos my partylity candles (all 8 tubs of them!) had to go in storage at mum's, so i had to choose the smells i want to keep (only enough to restock the holders twice) in advance - i can't do that lol!
I get candles from the US by Sunrise Creek. They come in quite a few flavours, but ones i have are Cinnamon Toast, Choc Chip Cookie, Blueberry Muffin, Sugar Cookie, Birthday Cake, Apple Pie. They are devine!!!!!!!! They make your house smell like youve been baking! I love them. I burn them every day im home.
Dragons Blood is made from the resin of the Dragons Blood palm.
I currently have scented melts that I found when away with Divvy and her boys for a wedding (was looking for a toothbrush actually and found these), they're like the melts from dusk but in little chips.
I either have incense, oils or melts burning. I usually use a few drops of essential oil in bicarb before vaccing, put the same EO onto the filter of the vac cleaner, use the same EO to put a drop or so on each pillow in the loungeroom/bedroom/dining, also use it in the water when I mop the floors. Except right now all I can smell is the smells of the renovations going on next door, behind me etc.
I am looking forward to having partylite candles all around shortly.
I don't use anything unless I'm vacuuming - then I use the shake and vac stuff - It usually makes the house smell pretty nice
Spring time!!! :):
I burn incense constantly... I like Sai Baba Sandalwood. I'm a Sandalwood girl. I also like white sage. I also use melts that are made from essential oils. I burn oils, I bath in oils & I also use them to spray around the house. I make up a spray of lavender water when I iron.
I love love love scents - I can't imagine life without my smellies!!!
I have an oil burner from dusk and I buy the melts that go in them. People are always commenting on how nice my house smells :)
I got DH to put up a sehlf above our bin so no little hands would be able to reach it (when we get some little hands) and it stops any bad bin smells.
I'm an incense burner too. I used to burn it every day before I met dh. Since then we have built a house which is very open plan and the door/windows are open every day so we are getting plenty of 'sunshine scent' (nice one Cas) ;) I still burn incense but usually will walk around the house with it and then stick it in a pot plant just outside one of the doors so it's more suttle as dh doesn't like it as much as me. I like to do that if people are coming over too.