Making great first impressions with home fragrance
Written by Lily & Faith
Lily and Faith are a family run home fragrance company, hand pouring wax melts, candles and diffusers. Their scents make an impact on you straight away and fill your home with fantastic smells. Here they give their top tips on how to use candles and diffusers to make that all important first impression in your home.
As we get ready to welcome friends and family back into our homes following a year of lockdowns and restrictions, let’s look at how to make a great first impression. Entrance halls can sometimes be a forgotten space, somewhere you just pass through, but when used to their full potential they can set the scene for your home.
Whether you have a porch, are opening the door to a grand staircase or just have enough room to turn around and hang a coat there are many ways you can amp up your style and make a great first impression, especially with the help of home fragrance.
Estate agents often say the first thing people notice about your home is the smell - to make it feel welcoming and homely with the smell of baking bread and fresh coffee. I’m sure many of us have tried to recreate this when selling our homes.
Like choosing the right paint colour or accessories, choosing the right scent for your home can create an atmosphere. As you step over the threshold your guests could feel a sense of calm and relaxation or invigoration. What atmosphere do you want to create for your guests?
Fresh & Clean
If you want people to notice how clean your home is straight away go for Fresh Linen, a classic clean scent that’s strong and bold. There’ll be no mistaking whether you look after your home with this long lasting powdery musk fragrance with orange blossom and refreshing green hints on a base of jasmine and lily. This is what clean smells like and could even help with those unexpected guests - just pop some melts in your burner and your home is fresh, clean and ready to go.
Warm & Welcoming
A warm scent that will have your guests feeling like they’re ready to get comfy by an open fire is our Dark Honey & Tobacco. This is one of our darker more masculine fragrances with the scent of tobacco leaf softened by an accent of honey. Always a popular choice and would be great in a diffuser by the stairs so the fragrance can drift through the air and fill your space.
Understated & Sophisticated
For those of you that love a sense of calm in your home with clean lines and muted tones you’ll want a fragrance to compliment. Our Himalayan Cedar & Jasmine candle can do just that with its relaxing ambient notes. It starts with sparkling citrus top notes that lead into a heart of exotic jasmine with white florals, all of which sit on a base of cedarwood, patchouli and vanilla. Light your candle an hour or two before guests arrive to enable the sophisticated aroma to fill the air and tickle their senses as they enter.
Try our scents in your home today - order on our website www.lilyandfaith.com
If you would like help to create a great first impression in your home, we’d love to hear from you! At The Living House we can advise you on home fragrances and so much more. If you need help designing a home you love to come back to, we can help you no matter how big or small your project. We have three affordable design packages suitable for your needs. Get in touch with us today to find out more!
