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Fragrance for YOUR HOME

Spritzing air freshener on the pile of trainers in the hallway, turning up the intensity on the plug-in or rotating the dried-up reeds in a diffuser. We’re all guilty of using these quick fixes to try to make our homes smell better, especially when guests are about to walk through the door. But none of these tricks will elevate your home out of the ordinary. That’s where scentscaping comes in.

The idea behind fragrance feng shui is to pay close attention to the purpose of each room in your home and how you want to feel when you’re using it, changing up the scents according to those different needs. ‘Scentscaping elevates the notion of simply lighting a candle, or placing a diffuser, encouraging us to think more deeply about the atmosphere, mood and tone we are creating,’ says

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