Sweet Shoppe Designs

  #1  
Old 05-16-2014, 09:03 AM
mariewilcox's Avatar
mariewilcox mariewilcox is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,931
Default Scents for the home...

Okay, this is a weird question I know, but I'm wondering what does everyone use to make their home smell awesome? I want my new place to have that awesome scent that some homes have when you first walk in. I've never been able to achieve that

So please tell me, what do you do/use to keep your home smelling nice? Any products you love?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-16-2014, 09:12 AM
breakingbrie's Avatar
breakingbrie breakingbrie is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: FLW, Missouri
Posts: 3,669
Default

I'm not very original I just have those glade thingies that spray when you walk by, with the Hawaiian Breeze scent in them. I have them all over the house, and I also have a warmer with the same scent in it. In the winter I change to an apple pie/apple cinnamon scent. And that's it. -Except I buy the same scent candles now and then for the bathroom.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-16-2014, 09:45 AM
maryinaz's Avatar
maryinaz maryinaz is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 2,657
Default

I diffuse my essential oils.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-16-2014, 10:01 AM
NeverendingJen's Avatar
NeverendingJen NeverendingJen is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Utah
Posts: 4,247
Default

I have pretty neutral but light smelling candles and diffusers in most rooms. Orange in the bathrooms, lavendar in our bedroom, vanilla in the common rooms.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-16-2014, 10:08 AM
lauren grier's Avatar
lauren grier lauren grier is offline
you're like stars
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: mars.
Posts: 16,111
Default

I regularly simmer cinnamon on the stove top.
__________________
~~La~~
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-16-2014, 10:17 AM
carrie1977's Avatar
carrie1977 carrie1977 is offline
SugarBabe
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Central California
Posts: 9,821
Default

I use my Scentsy thingy in the kitchen and it pretty much covers the whole house. I buy the cheap Better Homes wax from WalMart. I think right now I have Clean Sheets burning. I also have a pineapple scent and a pomegranate scent.
__________________


Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-16-2014, 10:31 AM
mariewilcox's Avatar
mariewilcox mariewilcox is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,931
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by lauren grier View Post
I regularly simmer cinnamon on the stove top.
I do this often actually and add an orange or apple sliced up. It just doesn't seem to last very long and I loathe the electricity it uses to do it all the time - I'm tight with a buck! LOL
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 05-16-2014, 10:40 AM
Julie Billingsley's Avatar
Julie Billingsley Julie Billingsley is offline
The Ghost of Awesome Past
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 11,953
Default

I use a tart warmer from Yankee Candle like this one and melt their tarts in it. I normally change the tart out every 2-3 days and only melt it for about 4 hours or so in the evening. I always wait for a great sale and then stock up on the tarts.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 05-16-2014, 10:45 AM
mariewilcox's Avatar
mariewilcox mariewilcox is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,931
Default

Thanks for all the ideas! I'll be checking them out
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 05-16-2014, 12:06 PM
kristijoy's Avatar
kristijoy kristijoy is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northern California
Posts: 2,784
Default

I grew up in a family that hated scents. But my son loves scents. He likes incense and scented candles. I need to look into an essential oil diffuser (prefer that to artificial scents). My favorite though is cooking. Love fresh cookies or bread in the oven!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 05-16-2014, 01:29 PM
marlathrall's Avatar
marlathrall marlathrall is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 2,627
Default

I'm a Scentsy girl. I always have a warmer going.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 05-16-2014, 02:05 PM
YepBrook's Avatar
YepBrook YepBrook is offline
Sweet Shoppe Designer
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: South Florida, USA
Posts: 11,744
Default

Another Scentsy fan here. Just running a my medium warmer in the living room for an hour is enough to make the house smell amazing ALL DAY. I have little plug-in ones in each bathroom that we turn on occasionally, but they don't scent the whole house. My favorite scent is My Dear Watson... just ran out of that, so now I'm burning Honey Pear Cider. I also like Shades of Green and Route 66.
__________________


Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 05-16-2014, 02:25 PM
KristinCB's Avatar
KristinCB KristinCB is offline
Sweet Shoppe Designer
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 16,175
Default

I use scentsy warmers too but prefer the gold canyon scents intstead of the scentsy ones
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 05-16-2014, 05:19 PM
pewtertm's Avatar
pewtertm pewtertm is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: OK, USA
Posts: 3,262
Send a message via Yahoo to pewtertm
Default

Scentsy here too. Honey Pear Cider is a favorite, as is Cinnamon Clove.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 05-16-2014, 06:03 PM
AmberK's Avatar
AmberK AmberK is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 2,754
Default

Another Scentsy fan here! I have them all over my house. Right now Im warming Polynesian Dreams and Sunny & Share. I used to sell Scentsy but stopped when I started back to school last summer. I will be a devoted fan for life though!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 05-16-2014, 06:23 PM
abm234's Avatar
abm234 abm234 is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 1,545
Default

Our house is almost 6 years old but still smells like new construction. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing. I can't smell it on a day to day basis but if we leave for the week and then come home I can smell it. We either A. have termites or B. my husband is constantly running his saw in the garage and adding crown molding or trim work, etc to the house. People are always commenting on it and I hope it's not a bad smell. Better than smelling old I guess.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 05-16-2014, 06:27 PM
mariewilcox's Avatar
mariewilcox mariewilcox is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,931
Default

I know a couple people who sell Scentsy... might have to check out those warmers
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 05-16-2014, 06:52 PM
MamaBee's Avatar
MamaBee MamaBee is offline
SugarBabe
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,465
Default

I'm an odd ball... I love the smell of Murphy Oil Soup after I wipe down the wood work... I've gotten away from candles and other scents because couldn't have burning candles or wax when J was little... and then DH is very sensitive to scents and trigger his asthma. I wish I could use those cute warmers!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 05-16-2014, 06:55 PM
lovely1m's Avatar
lovely1m lovely1m is offline
Sweetsaholic
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 10,219
Default

I have Scentsy.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 05-16-2014, 10:02 PM
luckyme's Avatar
luckyme luckyme is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,550
Default

I had no idea how popular scentsy is! I don't use anything. As in - even my laundry detergent is scent free (and I don't use fabric softener). The only scented stuff we use regularly is some Mrs. Meyers spray - it's lavender but the smell only lasts a few minutes after using it. Most artificial scents bother my allergies so I aim for a house that smells, well, like nothing at all, if that makes sense. Just neutral and clean. Or freshly baked cookies but that scent can get fattening, haha!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Pinterest | Goodreads |Instagram
Reply With Quote
  #21  
Old 05-17-2014, 12:15 AM
Nettio's Avatar
Nettio Nettio is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 7,196
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by iciclelady View Post
I had no idea how popular scentsy is! I don't use anything. As in - even my laundry detergent is scent free (and I don't use fabric softener). The only scented stuff we use regularly is some Mrs. Meyers spray - it's lavender but the smell only lasts a few minutes after using it. Most artificial scents bother my allergies so I aim for a house that smells, well, like nothing at all, if that makes sense. Just neutral and clean. Or freshly baked cookies but that scent can get fattening, haha!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This is me too, although I'm not even sure I could handle the lavender scent - we use the lemon right now. I used to have some of the Yankee Candle tarts/warmer but I sold it all at our last garage sale since I couldn't handle the smell.
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 05-17-2014, 12:18 AM
DawnMarch's Avatar
DawnMarch DawnMarch is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: sunny southwest
Posts: 4,339
Default

Orange or apple with cinnamon, simmered on the stove smell great! I do use candles from time to time but I don't like the air pollution involved with a lot of candles and artificial perfumes.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 05-17-2014, 01:42 AM
GraceLee GraceLee is offline
Sweet Shoppe Designer
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,905
Default

I diffuse essential oils. It's natural and often has other properties (some are calming, some help focus, etc...) that I like.
__________________

Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 05-18-2014, 07:44 PM
alinalove's Avatar
alinalove alinalove is offline
Sweet Tart
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 437
Default

we are very much scentsy here and have too many perfumes, that make a lot of scent (;-))
we have a room spray by aqua di parma called colonia. it's really not cheap but it lasts long (we had the first one for 2 years) and has an awesome summery feel. we also have the perfume colonia assoluta, which is just wow.
__________________
alina, wildly creating for Studio Basic Designs, Simple Pleasure Designs, Rachel Jefferies, Little Butterfly Wings, Lynn Grieveson, On A Whimsical Adventure and Kim B.
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 05-18-2014, 07:45 PM
alinalove's Avatar
alinalove alinalove is offline
Sweet Tart
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 437
Default

oh, and it's made up of natural oils. we love the scents that are natural. there are quite a lot of them out there. but not in the supermarket ;-)
__________________
alina, wildly creating for Studio Basic Designs, Simple Pleasure Designs, Rachel Jefferies, Little Butterfly Wings, Lynn Grieveson, On A Whimsical Adventure and Kim B.
Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 05-19-2014, 10:35 PM
Sherri Tierney's Avatar
Sherri Tierney Sherri Tierney is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,802
Default

These days no one is home long enough to use anything that keeps the house smelling fresh. Back when my youngest was in preschool his speech therapist came to the house twice a week and she never failed to comment on how great our house smelled. I had a couple of candles I kept burning. Now I tend to use a wax warmer (the kind you use with a tea light candle) when we are going to be home for a while. I have to stick with very light scents as my family has severe allergies. We love the Glade vanilla wax melts.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 05-20-2014, 07:12 AM
MissKim's Avatar
MissKim MissKim is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,690
Default

I used to use Wallflowers from Bath and Body Works but then I started reading how they were related to fire danger so I unplugged them all. Near the litter boxes I have a clean scented gel thing that absorbs odors. I keep a mint and eucalyptus scented candle in our living room and burn it after I've had a stressful day because I find the scent relaxing. That's about it.

I just bought a "new car smell" clip on scent for the car, though, and I'm loving it. Our Equinox is only 2 years old but it tends to smell a bit on the funky side. I almost always have something in there. Before this one it was a peppermint scented clip on from B&BW.
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:50 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
All Creative Content © 2007 SweetShoppeDesigns

Making your memories sweeter

Copyright © 2016 Sweet Shoppe Designs – The Sweetest Digital Scrapbooking Site on the Web | Site by Lilac Creative