The sweet smell of success- Nice smelling houses

As a house stager working in lots of properties up for sale or preparing them for the market, I am often asked if the aroma of freshly brewing coffee or baking bread really works to entice the views to buy the property?

Well in my opinion, these are just a little too obvious sometimes and, will come across as you are trying too hard. However, it is true that the sense of smell does play a huge part in making a viewer feel they this could be their home, so this is my advice on this question;

My Top Five Tips for giving your home the Sweet Smell of Success:

1. Natural things -A vanilla pod in the oven on a low heat is far subtler and smells delicious. Also put a plate of freshly baked scones with a pot of jam or even muffins on the kitchen work surface with a pot of coffee pot and a bowl of fruit and a vase of flowers is my top tip.

3. Scented candles (used sparingly) smell much nicer than spray fresheners. However, I recommend only using natural oil-based ones and not the cheap artificial fragrances (Airwick and electric plug ins) as these go stale becoming very pleasant with time.

4. Place tumble drier conditioning sheets at the base of all of your bins for a lovely fresh laundry smell.

5. Pop some potpourri in your vacuum cleaner before you clean the house for a subtle but appealing scent.

EXTRA TIP adding fresh flowers and plants is a wonderful way of creating a lovely look adding to the décor and smell nice too.

You might also like to read previous month’s blog, for more tips and hints

https://sassy.lightbulbwebdesign.co.uk/blog/idea-to-help-you-plan-a-design-change-in-your-own-home

If you would like any advice or support for your interior projects, then call Anne today on 07725246434 / 01673 20762.