All You Need To Know About Scent-scaping!

by BR Amelia

Is there anything lovelier than stepping into a beautifully fragranced space? It has the power to relax, to invigorate, to calm, to soothe. No wonder, then, that scent-scaping has become increasingly popular over the past few years, with designing your home's fragrance becoming as important as the colours and textures you choose for your home's decor. So what is scent-scaping, and how can we do it successfully? Read on...

What is scent-scaping?

Quite simply, scent-scaping is when you use different fragrances to create specific ambiences in spaces throughout your home.

How does one scent-scape?

The very first thing you need to do when scent-scaping is to consider what feeling you want to evoke. When you walk into a room do you want it to feel warm and comforting, sensual, lively, or fresh and calm?

You also need to take into consideration the size of the room and the level of scent you're wanting to create. Obviously, a large space will need a scent with good throw, or you'll end up scent-scaping a small corner of your room and no further. However, a small room could easily be overwhelmed, depending on the fragrance.

Which fragrance you choose is entirely up to you, but it helps if you think about what you're using that space for. For example, I love walking into a home that smells warm and inviting, so I tend to have a caramel vanilla-scented candle or diffuser perched on a bookshelf near the entrance to my door. My room is for sleeping, so I spritz lavender or eucalyptus spray on my pillow, and will have a lavender-scented diffuser going before bedtime. My lounge area is where I catch up with family and friends, so in there I like a zesty, citrus scent. As for my kitchen? A coffee or chocolate-scented candle is a must. 

What can I use to scent-scape?

Candles, diffusers, oil burners, oil diffusers, room sprays and flowers are all items you can use to scent-scape. Which you choose might depend on the size of the room, the level of scent that the product throws out, and also how safe it is. As much as I love a candle, there's no way I'd scent-scape with one in my open-plan lounge/dining area. There's too much of a chance that the family cat could knock it over and set the house on fire, or burn its fluffy tail. So, for me, an oil diffuser is the way to go in high-traffic areas, but a candle burning in the bathroom while I relax in the bath - no cat in sight - is a must.

Want to level up your scent-scaping?

Another way to scent-scape is to layer fragrances within a room. That might mean combining a spicy scent with a zesty perfume, or a floral scent with a cool, fresh fragrance. 

The best thing about scent-scaping is that there aren't really any hard and fast rules. You can change things up as you'd like. Choose different scents depending on your mood. Move fragrances from room to room. In fact, if there was one rule, it's simply to follow your nose.

So, are you a fan of scent-scaping? Is scent-scaping new to you, but something you'd like to try? And, if you were to scent-scape - or if you do scent-scape - what ambiences would you like to achieve?

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