Carpet Freshener - Very easy to make your own, take about a pound of pure baking soda and mix to it a few drops of essential oil or fragrance oil and blend it up in a food processor. Then pour this out on a shallow try to allow to dry for a couple of hours, stirring occasionally. After this has dried, put in an airtight container.



You can then either sprinkle this freshener on your carpets directly, allow to sit a few minutes and then vacuum. The other way is to simply put some in your vacuum cleaner bag directly and it'll add scent as your vacuum your carpets.

Simmer a scent by taking a saucepan on your stove and adding apple cider, cinnamon sticks, cloves & some orange peel. Simply let this simmer on low, adding small amounts of water as necessary so it doesn't run dry. This is a very homey, comforting scent that's so easy to do.

Scent a centerpiece with this unique idea. Bake a fresh bundt cake and take a small jar and fill it will fragrant flowers. Set this small jar in the center of the bundt cake. Try different scent combinations. One great one to try is a lemon bundt cake with honeysuckle flowers. The combinations are limitless tho.

Scent your pillows. You can either do a light misting of your favorite perfume (test for color fastness of your linens first), or get an already made linen spray to use. Another method is to insert a small amount of potpourri side a small sachet bag and either pin to the side of the pillow or insert into the pillow case.

Scent your linen drawer or closet by tucking dried sprigs of lavender in between the layers of towels and sheets. You can also tuck them near the sides of the linens directly in the closet. Lavender not only provides a soothing, calming scent to those linens, but also works as a moth and insect repellent as well.

Scented seashells for your bathroom. For small shells, soak the shells for a few minutes in olive oil and a few drops of essential oils. For larger shells, add a couple drops of essential oil right into the middle of the shells. Set these shells on a decorative tray or basket in your bathroom or bedside for both a pleasing scent and visual treat.

Scented powder puff. Get one of those luxurious powder puffs along with your favorite scented powder. Take a long bubble bath then pamper yourself with this scented powder after drying off. The scent stays a long time and you'll feel pampered and de-stressed.

Beautiful scents can be so calming in today's rushed, stressed filled lives. Finding ways to incorporate different scents, textures, sights & sounds can truly help relax and remind us to slow down and to enjoy life. Sometimes these simple things help us to refocus and not stress so much about those things we cannot change.