You can perfume your whole home with scented candles a number of ways. While most people just light scented candles in their homes, hoping that that will be enough, there are many ways to maximize the pleasant scents in your home. Consider the following tips to keep your home smelling fabulous year-round:

*Place unlit candles in drawers, dressers, baskets, closets, and linen closets. Good-quality scented candles exude a gentle scent, even unlit. Consider placing a group of scented candles in a pretty basket on top of a table or tuck unlit candles among your clothes or linens. Just remember where your candles are so that you know where to look when you need them!

*Dine by candlelight, especially if you dine in the kitchen. This will help you get rid of some of the food-cooking odors that can accumulate while you prepare your meals. Cinnamon scented candles and citrus scented candles are especially good for dining, because they can actually pique your taste buds.

*Place scented candles in the kitchen, where food odors can linger. While you clean the kitchen or tidy up after a meal, try to light the candles. This will help eliminate odors.

*Coordinate scents in your rooms using candles. If you notice, for example, that you use brightly-scented flowers, citrus potpourri and citrus-scented cleaning products in a specific room, opt for citrusy candles or for candle scents – such as vanilla or earthy scents – that would complement the scent. This would create a lovely layering of scents that can actually last quite a lot longer than just one candle in a room.

*Choose good quality scented candles for your home. They will produce more scent and will last longer than less expensive candles. The better quality scents also often have more noticeable and richer scents than inexpensive candles. Inexpensive scented candles often contain only a layer of scent. Some are just lightly scented from the outside! This means that their fragrance fades fast and that little fragrance is released while the candles burn. Good quality scented candles, on the other hand, use lasting perfumes and are made so that the fragrance is released slowly and for a long time. It truly pays to buy the best.

*Try floating some scented votive or tea light candles in water mixed with a few drops of a scented oil. For example, if you are burning candles with a lavender scent, float them in a bowl filled with water that has been scented with a few drops of lavender essential oil. As the candles burn and gently heat the water, the fragrance of the water will also be released, adding to the scent in a room.

*Place candles at different heights around a room, including floor level (if you don’t have pets and children) and higher levels. This will ensure that the fragrance reaches your nose no matter where in the room you are.

*Don’t be stingy with candles. Candles are quite inexpensive, so don’t just leave them in a drawer for years. Use your scented candles fairly promptly, while their fragrance is at a peak. Also, consider lighting a few candles of the same scent in a room. In a larger room, especially, a few candles will better fragrance the air.

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