I love natural scents. You wont find a scented wall plug- in or funky smelling melting wax in my home-unless you walk in my daughters room, she loves that stuff!
All of that stuff makes my nose stuff up and my eyes itch. I sound like my mom right now.
I do like things to smell clean and nice so I use natural fresh scents whenever I can; like cutting fresh herbs all summer long and drying them inside or leaving them in a vase on the counter in the kitchen. You would be surprised just how much scent they give off.
I have done that with Dill, basil, sage and cilantro. Granted it does not smell the entire house up but it also doesn’t make my nose stuff up! Above is a small bouquet of cilantro I let bloom in the garden
Below is some globe basil in a cute little vintage vase.
Above-Lilac and thyme I threw in a mason jar.
For a household air freshner spray I make my own by mixing distilled water and rubbing alcohol and add an essential oil. Smells so good!
2 parts distilled water
1 part rubbing alcohol
Essential Oil -I like mixing Lavender and Rosemary
And of course let common sense prevail and dont spray this on your silk items etc…
In the fall I take a small sauce pan and let it simmer with cinnamon sticks, some nutmeg and cloves- Now, that makes the house smell so yummy!
Thanks for sharing this. I think scents are so important to enjoying our day, feeling calm energy, and simply being surrounded by another form of beauty. Glad I found your blog, it seems like our philosophies/interests have a lot in common. You’re always welcome to visit me at my little corner of the Internet (www.mariewetmore.com) to add your thoughts or just say hi.