How to Use the Power of Scentscaping to Transform Your Everyday Space

By Design Pataki

Who doesn't like a room-filling fragrance experience? A beautiful blend of amber, citrus, and aquatic notes is sure to transform any space into an idyllic island setting. Scents are proven to stimulate subconscious triggers in our brains to evoke different feelings. By drawing on the impact of each fragrance on emotion and experience, scents can be used to demarcate spaces within the home, let alone elevate the energy of living space. This is called scentscaping. It is the latest wellness trend (we'd also call it an art) that is turning home environments to induce desired energies. Interior stylists have appraised this trend as an offshoot of home décor in the same way one would arrange art, pick wall colours, and choose textures to add a fresh element. Here's how to scent scape your home according to experts: 

Serenade Your Senses for a Tranquil Sleep 

To ignite specific moods within the space, scent-scaping has come to our aid and how. A calming fragrance in the bedroom helps to encourage a feeling of relaxation by sending 'sleep signals' to the brain. Using comforting and soft floral notes of jasmine or neroli, mingling with a touch of citrus, vanilla, and amber helps to wash away the day's stress and prepare for a good night's sleep. Lavender and ylang-ylang essential oils are signature sleep-inducing botanical fragrances too.

Enter into an Invigorating Living & Dining

The living room is the space where we spend the maximum time lounging in; a place where we welcome friends and families. The fragrance needs to uphold an air of relaxation while exuding an ambience of opulence. According to experts, when it comes to your living room, opt for a fragrance that complements the colour scheme of your interior. Lighter, fresher florals or woody-like oud scents are ideal to match your neutral tones. Spicy rose, peony, sandalwood, and musk would be perfect too. From exotic florals to rare spices, discover the scents that redefine relaxation and sophistication in this journey of aromatic aesthetics.

Stay Focused at Your Home Office

The home office has taken over a large part of our homes and lives. A perfect home office should be a space where we can focus and double our work efficiency. Therefore, using fragrances that are overwhelming is not a good choice. A wiser choice would be to go for subtle and soft aromas that help combat brain fog; this fragrance layering technique will trigger productivity. It is advisable to opt for fragrances that bring in the freshness of nature, like minty cool peppermint, hints of sharp lemon, eucalyptus, grapefruit, rosemary, and comforting cinnamon to help to boost productivity and uplift a fatigued mind

Let the Kitchen Smell like a Herb Garden 

The kitchen is where we enjoy cooking up a storm by whipping up hearty family meals. Clean, fresh, and neutralising scents are ideal for kitchen areas and here are reasons why: the strong lingering smell travels to other spaces, particularly in cases of open kitchen layouts, we're talking both desirable and undesirable ones. To cleanse the overpowering smell of food, experts advise going for natural odour neutralizers. Balancing scents in the kitchen is best achieved by aromatics that contain herbs like sharp, aromatic rosemary or citrus scent diffusion like grapefruit, agave, thyme, orange zest, lemon peel, and sugary tangerine.

Get Started From the Entryway

Stir up a sensory experience that lifts the spirits from the minute you step over the threshold of your home. With warm and inviting aromas in your foyer or parlour, you and your guests can immediately feel something mild and sweet hugging them from the get-go. Scented candles or a fresh flower bouquet containing fruity and spicy notes like rose, cinnamon, jasmine, and clary sage are perfect for creating a soothing vibe at the entrance. Imagine hints of jasmine and rose combined with bright neroli and a hint of warming patchouli. This floral fragrance layering may give off a feel of walking in an idyllic country garden, now who doesn't adore that?

Create Your Home Spa with Luxurious Scents

Imagine a home spa with luxurious body treatments and a delightful scent ambience created by diffusers, scented candles, and potpourri. Additionally, scentscaping is employed to combat bathroom odours. This is why scents chosen for bathrooms are more potent, creating an overall ambient fragrance. Zesty citrus notes, the warmth of vanilla, sensuous sandalwood, calming lavender, and invigorating eucalyptus are some of the must-have scents that kindle spa-like calming and aromatherapy benefits.

Whether it's your diffuser essential oil, high-tech Bluetooth-controlled diffuser, luxury-scented candle, or just a fresh bouquet of flowers for everyday home décor, there are scents for all moods and rooms. Hence now you can evoke numerous desired sensory experiences by utilising the best of natural scents!

A series with Design Pataki.