How to Fragrance your Home: Step-by-step

6 Tips: How to Fragrance Your Home (Step-by-Step)

The smell of your home is one of the first things you notice when you open the front door. Every day we encounter many scents — both pleasant and unpleasant.

You deserve a home that smells exactly how you want it to. There are many different ways to fragrance your home, and not every product or scent suits every room.

Some options provide a light scent all day without being plugged in. Others give an instant burst of fragrance, while some offer a strong scent for several hours.

So, let’s get started.

Step 1. Set Up Reed Diffusers

Reed diffusers are a decorative and long-lasting home fragrance option made from base oil, fragrance oil, and reeds. They release a subtle scent throughout the day and only require natural air movement from doors opening or people walking past.

They typically last around three months and are available in many shapes and sizes. Refills are now widely available online, in shops, and in supermarkets.

Step 2. Use Scented Wax Melts

Wax melts are made by blending fragrance oils or essential oils with wax. They deliver a strong fragrance that can last for hours.

They require a wax burner, available in electric or tea-light options. Wax melts come in a wide range of scents, colours, shapes, and sizes and offer excellent value for money.

Step 3. Light Scented Candles

Candles have been used for centuries and remain a popular way to fragrance the home. They create ambience while helping you relax and lift your mood.

Available in single-wick, triple-wick, and wood-wick options, candles are versatile, decorative, and affordable when chosen carefully.

Step 4. Use Scented Room Sprays

Room sprays offer an instant burst of fragrance and are perfect for bathrooms, after cooking, or when unexpected guests arrive.

They are made with a non-oily base that disperses a fine mist, often containing 5–10% fragrance oil for lingering scent. Some sprays are fabric-friendly — always patch test first.

Step 5. Fragrance with Air Fresheners

Air fresheners are convenient and widely available. They come as plug-ins, spray canisters, and pump bottles.

Plug-ins release fragrance gradually, while sprays allow you to freshen multiple rooms quickly. They are affordable but often available in a limited scent range.

Step 6. Cleaning & Laundry

Cleaning and laundry products are often scented and play a huge role in how your home smells. Maintaining cleanliness is essential for preventing unpleasant odours.

Choose cleaning products that match your scent preferences and combine multiple fragrance methods for different occasions — relaxing, entertaining, or neutralising bad smells.

If you're looking for high-quality scented products without the luxury price tag, explore our wax melt collection.

We hand-make some of the best home fragrance products in the UK, including wax melts, reed diffusers, room sprays, candles, bath bombs, and soap sponges.

Make sure to check out our favourite reed diffusers:

• Opium reed diffuser
• Pear & Freesia style diffuser
• Spring Awakening fragrance oil
• Aftershave diffuser
• Lime Basil & Mandarin diffuser
• Lemon diffuser