If It Smells It Doesn't Sell

The Importance of Your Home Scent
What are the first things you notice when you walk into someone's home? Your eye examines their décor, layout, and organization. And your nose is struck with their home scent. Maybe it's the smell of cookies baking in the oven, fried chicken from dinner, garbage that needs to be taken out, or the cat's dirty litter box. Scents can make or break an atmosphere. They influence our comfort level and affect our mood. What do people smell when they come in your home? What does that say about you? What environment do you wish to create?

Products that help you keep your home smelling nice flood the market. Choosing air fresheners is a matter of personal choice. They come in solids, sprays, toilet paper roller holders, oils, incense, small bags, potpourri forms, candles, or even plug-ins. Scents are even more numerous. They come in pine, stress relieving, blueberry, pumpkin, grass, fields of flowers, apple pie, vanilla, etc.

Different forms of air fresheners provide different benefits. Sprays are used on an "as needed" basis. Potpourri burners use dry potpourri's potential by placing it in water and then over heat, whether the stove, a tea candle, or some form of electricity. Oils can be heated in containers that come with a sliding control to determine how much scent is released. Candles will fill your home with an aroma; so, make sure you and your family like that smell. Candles also help create a pleasant environment by their radiant glow.

When trying to decide which freshener to use, determine your need. Do you need to eliminate a smell, cover one up, or simply add a nice scent? Covering up smells rarely solve the problem. Always try to eliminate unpleasant odors before introducing the desired replacement. Hiding a trash can behind a door, more regularly cleaning a pets litter box, cleaning the carpets, washing draperies, or keeping an opened box of baking soda around may be the simple solution to your odor problem.

Now you can decide which aroma to fill your home with. Always remember that different aromas encourage different activities and levels of alertness.

Decide what kind of mood you desire to create.

• Active, Clean, and cheerful?
  • Try a citrus, mint, or pine.
• Content, Romantic, and relaxing?
  • Choose jasmine, gardenia, sandalwood, or rose.
• Cuddling, cozy, and wintry?
  • Use a cinnamon, apple, berry, or pine.

If you're only looking for a cozy smell for a specific occasion, perhaps these ideas could help. Simmer a small pot of apples, cloves, and cinnamon sticks on the stove. Bake a batch of cookies, cinnamon rolls, bread, or chocolate cake. These suggests work especially well when trying to sell your home. Simply make the food about an hour before the guests arrive.

Always take safety precautions. Check freshener's labels because some contain harmful chemicals that you do not want to bring into your home. Keep sprays away from food, beverages, and children. Do not place candles near drapes or let them burn to low. Candlewicks may contain toxins. So, either make sure that there is constant airflow or look for candles that advertise non-toxic wicks. Be aware that just like candles, potpourri burners have potential to light things on fire. Never leave your burning candles, oils, or potpourri's unattended.

Freshening your home does not have to be complicated or expensive. Maybe all you need to do is eliminate one odor to let the natural pleasant ones fill the air again. Or perhaps you simply need to change your cleaning products. And if you just want to add a scent, determine the mood you wish to create and grab a freshener to please your senses. For More Information go to our website www.DaveAndCarla.com