Its always more difficult to keep your home smelling fresh throughout the hot, summer months. As temperatures rise, so does the humidity, and stale air.
Don't let the stuffy summer atmosphere leave your home feeling less than inviting, follow our top 7 tips to transform your space this summer.
The easiest way to freshen up a space.
Opening windows and doors is one of the best, and easiest ways to freshen up your home. Letting fresh air in and ridding your home of stale air and odours. This isn't always easy when temperatures are rising, the best times to open windows and doors is early morning and late evening when the temperatures are cooler.
Using wax melts and candles.
A popular way to add fragrance to your home is with wax melts and scented candles.
You can create a fresh and clean atmosphere by using fragrances with citrus, herbal or light floral scents. Swap and change your wax melt and candle fragrances regularly to get the full benefit of the aromas and to avoid becoming nose blind to one particular scent.
Fresh flowers to bring the outdoors, in.
A natural way to add scent to your home is with fresh flowers. Not only do they add to your home decor but the fresh flowers and cut stems bring a green freshness to any space.
Adding plants to your home can improve the air quality and some can reduce humidity, chose something with a fragrant flower for a light natural aroma.
Diffusers and Aroma stones for a no fuss fragrance addition.
Reed diffusers and Aroma stones diffuse scent into the air. Simple to use and an effective fragrance addition to your home. The beauty of diffuser products, is that they can be moved often to an area you feel they are needed most, they do not need a flame or electric to work, all thats required is a little air flow.
Freshening your fabrics.
Fabrics can hold unpleasant odours so regularly cleaning and airing them is a must in stuffy summer months.
Summer is a perfect time to air your bedding and duvets, pet beds and rugs outdoors.
Room and Linen fragrance.
If you need to create a fresh atmosphere in your home fast, then a room mist is the perfect choice. We all have those times when theres an unexpected knock on the door and our home isn't smelling its best, whether its just from the stuffy summer heat, cooking smells or pet smells, a quick spritz of a room mist will instantly refresh your home.
Neutralise odours with this kitchen cupboard staple.
The power of the kitchen cupboard.. well not actually the cupboard. Most of us have bicarbonate of soda in the back of the cupboard somewhere. Use it to neutralise odours in the fridge and bins. Place a pot of bicarbonate of soda in your fridge to reduce the odours from food items.
You can also use bicarbonate of soda to freshen up rugs and carpets, sprinkle a little onto your carpet or rug, leave for 10 minutes before vacuuming.
With our top 7 tips, you'll have your home smelling fresh throughout the summer.