“Pantone has announced Ultimate Gray and Illuminating as their Colors of the Year for 2021!”
1. We’ve all spent more time at home the past year, and many people are working from home offices. Small updates to accent pieces in this space can help you to feel more motivated and productive.
2. Throw Pillows are an easy way to bring color into a room. You can find these at discount stores at a great price. Changing out throw pillows is one of the easiest ways to change the mood of a room.
3. Updating your bathroom is a breeze when you start with neutral colors and update with fresh towels or a colorful shower curtain.
4. Another space where switching out linens is a quick, easy update is in the bedroom, where bedding becomes a style statement all on its own.
5. A rug may be considered an accessory, but it can become a focal point of any room with a beautiful pattern. A rug should be the anchor of the room and should set the color scheme.
6. Beautifully designed pieces like this Slate 2-in-1 Classic Fragrance Warmer add the finishing touches for your new color scheme. This warmer features a simple geometric pattern in sophisticated slate gray.
The Best Fragrances for Selling Your Home
“Any good real estate agent will tell you that one of the main things buyers are looking for when viewing a home is the way the home smells.”
Scent Sells
You can go for something overtly delicious, like fresh baked cookies, but this could be distracting to buyers. A more subtle fragrance that still sends a clear message will be more appealing to buyers, and help you to seal the deal.
Floral
Fragrances that include jasmine or peony can be calming and grounding for many people.
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Citrus
Boost moods and leave a positive first impression with an energizing citrus fragrance.
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Cinnamon
The comforting scent of cinnamon can make visitors feel instantly at home.
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Evergreen
Impart a sense of wellbeing with the familiar, fresh fragrance of pine and other evergreens.
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Vanilla
Stress and anxiety take a back seat in the presence of the traditional fragrance of vanilla.
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5 Tips On How To Keep Your House Smelling Good All The Time
Smell is arguably our most powerful sense. Good and bad smells help tell us about our environment. If we are getting ready to eat some leftovers, we smell them first to see if they are bad or not. When it comes to our homes, whether it smells good or bad gives us signals as to how clean or dirty it is. We have 5 tips for you on how to keep your house smelling good all the time.
Here’s our tips:
1. Keep it clean
If you have a litter box be sure to keep it clean all the time.
Replace open garbage cans with garbage cans that have lids.
Clean out the fridge and get rid of rotting food then scrub it clean at least every other week.
Clean your soft surfaces. Upholstery, pillows, bedding, carpets, and curtains can hold on to smells for a long time.
Pull out appliances and clean under them and inside of them. There could be rotting food under there.
2. Open your windows
Opening your windows is the fastest way to bring in fresh air. It’s a great way to clean out lingering cooking smells or home improvement smells. If it’s possible, open a windows on the opposite sides of the house so you can get a good cross breeze through the house.
3. Use odor eliminators
Our Odor Eliminating Wax Collection neutralizes odors and fills your home with the finest home fragrance. High-quality fragrance oils, soy blend wax, and our proprietary odor-eliminating component are combined in clean, fresh fragrances like Island Paradise, Sun-Dried Linen, Tropical Citrus, and more. Our wax melts are poured in the U.S.A. Odor Eliminator attracts malodors like a magnet. Odors bond and are eliminated. These Odor Eliminating Wax Melts are easy to use with our beautiful fragrance warmers.
4. Use essential oils
Making homemade refreshing sprays with essential oils is a natural way you can deodorize your home. Use this spray on your upholstery and clothing to help eliminate odors. Here is our favorite refreshing spray recipe:
1/2 cup of white vinegar
1/2 cup of rubbing alcohol
1 teaspoon cornstarch
20 drops of your favorite essential oil
Mix together in a spray bottle and shake before each use.
5. Choose the right scent
It’s a misconception that in order to make your house smell good, the smell needs to overwhelm the room. That’s not true. You want your home to encourage energy or relaxation. You want your home to be inviting to everyone who is visiting so it’s a good idea to stay away from overpowering scents. Scents like woods, citrus, or florals are great scents to help please everyone.
7 Autumn Fragrance Pairings for Wax Melts
Combining a few wax melt cubes of one scent and a cube of another scent to create custom fragrances is a fun thing to do! The possibilities are endless. As the wax melts, your new fragrance will come to life. Today we are sharing with you some of our favorite wax pairing combinations for Autumn.
Man Cave Fragrance Pairing
Combine one cube of Mahogany Teak and two Cubes of Cozy Cashmere to create “Man Cave”
Mountain Morning Fragrance Pairing
Combine one cube of Roasted Espresso and two Cubes of Balsam Fir to create “Mountain Morning”
Apple Bobbing Fragrance Pairing
Combine two cubes of Spiced Apple with one cube of Macintosh Apple to create “Apple Bobbing”
Halloween Party Fragrance Pairing
Combine two cubes of Caramel Apple with one cube of Maple Buttered Rum to create “Halloween Party”
Pumpkin Spice Latte Fragrance Pairing
Combine one cube of Roasted Espresso with two cubes of Pumpkin Spice to create “Pumpkin Spice Latte”
Pumpkin Pie Fragrance Pairing
Combine one cube of Pumpkin Spice with two cubes of Vanilla Cinnamon to create “Pumpkin Pie”
Camping Trip Fragrance Pairing
Combine one cube of Fireside with two cubes of Balsam Fir to create “Camping Trip”
Easy Hot Apple Pie Pockets Recipe
Independence Day is coming up soon and there’s nothing more American than apple pie, right? Today we are sharing with you one of our favorite recipes for an easier way to make and eat apple pie- Hot Apple Pie Pockets. This recipe was inspired by our Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts that make your home smell just like mom’s baking. Our Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts contain notes of apple, lemon, cranberry, cinnamon, and vanillin.
Easy Hot Apple Pie Pockets Recipe
This recipe is easy to make with pre-made puff pastry sheets and you can even substitute our homemade apple filling with canned apple pie mix for an even easier recipe.
What you’ll need:
4 baking apples (we like Granny Smith apples if you want them tart or Fuji Apples for sweet)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
A pinch of salt
1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg for egg wash
Directions:
Peel and dice apples.
Stir water and baking powder together in a small bowl.
Combine the baking powder-water mixture, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat.
Whisk together until combined and mixture has become thick and bubbly.
Add apples and stir until they are fully coated and tender.
Lay the pastry out and flatten with a rolling pin so that it is about ¼-inch (6cm) thick throughout.
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).Slice pastry into 6 rectangles using a sharp knife or fancy rotary cutter.
Spoon apple mixture onto top 6 rectangles. Dip your finger in water and line the outer rim of each rectangle. Fold over the pastry and press lightly to seal.
If desired, use a fork and press the sides around each rectangle to seal the filling in.
Whisk an egg and brush it over the top of each pie with a pastry brush, then place them on a greased baking sheet.
Using a knife, make 3 or 4 slits in each pie.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Let cool for at least 10 minutes before enjoying.
We hope you enjoy these delicious Hot Apple Pie Pockets with your friends and family this Independence Day!
You can order our Hot Apple Pie Wax Melts and see all of our other scents at candlewarmers.com/wax
The Invisible Effects of Fragrance
“Fragrances affect our emotions, our concentration, and our bio-rhythms, and is one of the most important factors when forming memories. “
Arguably the most subtle of our 5 senses, our sense of smell is often underestimated in how powerful it is to our mind. Our brain is gathering information all the time, and smell is one of its main resources for interpreting the world around us. Fragrances affect our emotions, our concentration, and our bio-rhythms, and is one of the most important factors when forming memories. Let’s take a closer look at some of the effects fragrance has on our brain.
Without this attachment to experience, fragrance would hold no meaning to us. This mental connection also acts as a tool to recall information stored in the brain. For instance, if you study for a test while smelling a certain fragrance, and then smell that fragrance while taking the test, studies have shown that you’ll have better recall of the information you studied.
Fragrance helps our brain to store memories that we’re making in real time as more vivid entires. This means that if we smell the same fragrance again later, we’ll be able to have more detail attached to the memopry of important events where theat same fragrance was present.
When we’re aware of the connection between mental processes and fragrance, we’re able to use that connection to our advantage. Certain fragrances are more likely to encourage different moods and attitudes. Some examples include the energizing effects of citrus fragrances, or the calming effects of lavender and sandalwood.
The mind/body connection is so strong when fragrance is involved, that we can train our physical responses to fragrance over time. Try consistently using the same fragrance during meditation for several days. Then, even when you don’t have time to meditate, having that fragrance present can have a calming effect. This concept applies to other activities and the emotions associated with them as well.
Linking fragrance to energy and emotion can give you a bit of an edge when it comes to making memories and first impressions. Different fragrance notes can convey messages to visitors entering your home. Warm fragrances containing spicy smells like cinnamon are inviting and comforting. Clean smells like eucalyptus and peppermint can help others to feel focused and invigorated.
Cultivating a signature fragrance, or a collecton of a few fragrances, for your home can help set the tone for people who visit there. It can also help to create more vivid mempries for your family, and help them to recall those memories more readily every time the come back home.
How to Incorporate Blue Into Your Home Decor
Copper table on carpet in front of grey corner settee with pillows in spacious blue living room
Pantone Color of the Year 2020
Blue is a favorite color across the spectrum because it is so understated and versatile. Blue can be both conservative and traditional. Blue brings up feelings of calmness and serenity. It invokes peace and tranquility. Because of this, blue is a great color to incorporate into your home décor. Each year Pantone chooses a color of the year, and this year the color is Classic Blue. We are excited to share with you some ideas on how to incorporate this calming color into your home.
1. Blue glass bottles and vases add a pop of color to your bookshelves, fireplace mantle, sofa table, entry table, or end table. Blue glass is easy to find at thrift stores for an eco friendly, inexpensive color update.
2. Throw pillows are an easy way to bring color into a room. You can find these at discount stores at a great price. Changing out throw pillows is one of the easiest ways to change the mood of a room.
3. Picture frames are the perfect way to showcase your favorite photos, quotes, and art. They add dimension and layers to your space. Find a few fun frames at a thrift store and spray paint them blue!
4. The furniture in your room can really make a statement. A blue couch or chair helps to set a calming effect in any room.
5. A rug may be considered an accessory, but it can become a focal point of any room with a beautiful blue color. A rug should be the anchor of the room and should set the color scheme.
6. Beautifully designed pieces like this Horizon 2-in-1 Classic Fragrance Warmer help to keep the blue theme going in your room. This warmer is reminiscent of a seaside view as its reactive glaze fades from blue to white.
7. Did you know that books are one of the most widely used props for styling and adding color to a room? Go on a hunt to find blue books and make a cluster of them on your bookshelves or end tables.
8. An accent wall is a great way to have a little fun with color in your home. Paint one wall in your room blue and you’ve added depth and interest to a traditional space.
9. A throw blanket is an easy way to add color and texture to any room. They are also an inexpensive way to freshen up any space.
9 Garden-Style Interior Design Tips
If you would love to just live outside every second of the day, then a garden-style interior is for you. With garden-style decor, the line between outside and inside is blurred. Today we’ve collected some great ideas to help you bring the outdoors in.
“Bring the outdoors in with these great ideas for a garden-style room. “
Here’s our tips:
1. Create a great focal point for guests to see right when they walk into the room. Whether you use a large painting of a garden or you can see your own garden through a large picture window, what your guests see first is what sets the mood for the room.
2. Line your fireplace mantle with beautiful planting pots with plants in them.
3. Hang old garden tools on a wall for an old rustic feel.
Weathered White Candle Warming Lanterns warm your favorite candles from the top down. This classic lantern has an aged white wood finish making it perfect for a garden-style room.
Candle Warmers Etc. Oil Rubbed Bronze Hurricane Lantern has a beautiful old-world garden feel.
The Garden Candle Warmer Lantern features elegant geometric cut-outs that cast an intricate pattern when lit.
5. Use garden-friendly colors in your decor. Yellow, green, blue, white, pink, red, purple, etc.
6. Have many plants around the room. Large plants standing on the ground, smaller plants on end tables. Fresh cut flowers on the coffee table. Hanging plants from the ceiling.
7. Use botanical prints and patterns in your decor to bring the outdoors, in.
The Botanical Illumination Fragrance Warmer is a great example of a botanical pattern. A beautiful glow comes through this translucent glazed porcelain with a heavily patterned botanical leaf design.
The Perinneal Illuminaire Fragrance Warmer has a jade green crackle glaze accented with a floral and greenery design. This fragrance warmer warms wax melts and uses a whisper-quiet fan to circulate fragrance throughout the whole room. The color and pattern fin in perfectly with any garden-style decor.
8. Display river rocks, pine cones, or twigs in a beautiful glass jar or dish.
9. Help keep the spirit of your garden-fresh living space alive with the fresh fragrance of the outdoors. Candle Warmers Etc. have fragrance melts that bring the smell of the outdoors, in.
14 Wedding Gift Ideas That the Bride and Groom Will Love
“Unique wedding gifts are hard to find these days, but we’ve compiled a great list to help your gift stand out among the crowd. “
Finding that perfect gift for a special bride and groom is no small task.
You want something that really lets them know that you were thinking about them and shows how much you love them. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 14 wedding gifts that we know all brides and grooms will absolutely love!
“Challenge your other half to some lighthearted competition with this lovingly crafted four-across game.” Personalized with the bride and groom’s names, this is a winner for sure!
Everyone wants their home to smell good, so why not choose one of our beautifully designed fragrance warmers to help keep the newlyweds safe in their home.
Airomé essential oils are 100% pure, therapeutic grade, and lab tested. They pair perfectly with one of their beautiful Diffusers. These diffusers are designed to match any home decor and create a spa-like experience in your home.
Everyone knows it’s important to have indoor plants to help keep the air in your home clean, but no one seems to have the money to buy one. Why not gift the new couple one for their wedding? These Fiddle Leaf trees are super trendy right now too.
Our Aromatherapy Candles and Wax Melts are made from soy wax and blended with complementary essential oils to bring a spa experience to the newly married couple’s home.
2020 is all about smart devices and the Amazon Echo is the smartest of them all. The new couple will love playing their favorite music, creating shopping lists, and playing games with their new Echo.
Bamboo is earth-friendly and super trendy right now so why not get the new couple a beautiful customized bamboo cutting board from Home Wet Bar? It’s a keepsake they will keep for generations.
14. “I’ll go anywhere with you” pinboard from Paper Plane Prints on Etsy
Encourage the new couple to travel the world with this beautiful framed print of the world.
7 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Space
“Any of these easy changes will make a big difference, and could make you feel brand new!”
Spending so much time at home is making many of us antsy for a change. Refreshing your space can make a big difference in your attitude, and it doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Any of these easy changes will make a big difference, and could make you feel brand new!
Deep Clean
Having everyone home, all at once, can take a toll on your home. Get your whole crew on board, and get your space spick-n-span!
Rearrange Furniture
Practice a little feng shui and rearrange your mood along with your furniture.
Add Color and Texture
Small pops of color and texture can make beautiful focal points.
Change Rugs
Adding an area rug or updating an old one can make a room feel finished and cozy.
Fresh Bedding
From waking up to going to bed and all the time in between, there’s nothing as energizing or comforting as fresh bedding.
New Window Treatments and Throw Pillows
You don’t need to get all new furniture spruce up your living space! New throw pillows and window treatments can give your standard pieces a new lease on life.
Home Fragrance
Top off a fresh space with a fresh fragrance to bring the whole thing home.
Learning About Fragrance Notes
Fragrance plays an important role in your home. It makes an impression on those who visit you.
Whether you prefer bakery scents or fresh clean scents in your home, fragrances help give your home a certain aura and presence. Fragrance notes are what creates this presence. Just like how a song is made up of different notes, fragrances combine different notes to create a unified and pleasing perfume. Our wax melts are expertly blended to bring you the best scents for your home. Our wax melts have a high fragrance load so they are stronger and last longer.
What are fragrance notes?
Notes are the ingredients that make up a fragrance. They are broken into three main categories: top notes, mid (heart) notes, and base notes. The selected blend of ingredients creates the character of a fragrance.
What are the top notes in a fragrance?
Top notes are the very first scents you smell, the first impression of a fragrance. They are usually fresh and light. Their job is to attract and smoothly transition into the mid notes. Typical top notes include: lavender, bergamot, citrus, ginger, sage, and other light fruits.
What are the middle (heart) notes in a fragrance?
Middle notes are generally pleasant and balancing. Middle notes make up the foundation of a fragrance and can make up about 40-80% of the scent. They are made to show up after the initial rush of the top notes drift away. They are made to last longer so they are made with more potent scents. Typical middle notes are: lemongrass, geranium, ylang ylang, rose, jasmine, and coriander.
What are the base notes in a fragrance?
The base notes are meant to work together with the middle notes. They work together to deepen the scent of a fragrance. They are the final notes and linger longer while the top and middle notes evaporate. They are usually very rich and smooth. Typical base notes are: cedarwood, vanilla, amber, oak, patchouli, and musk.
Candle Warmers Etc. Wax Melts fragrances are expertly blended to bring you the best top, middle, and base notes possible.
Our wax melts have a high fragrance load so the scent lasts until the wax evaporates. We have so many different fragrances to choose from which create heavenly fragrance profiles. Our fragrance profiles include aromatics, fresh fruit, citrus, holiday, sweet and spicy, warm and cozy, gourmand, aromatherapy, experiential, botanical and more!
Be sure to check out all the different home fragrances we offer at candlewarmers.com/wax.
Gifts That Mom Will Love
Get mom something she really wants this year!
I can be a struggle to come up with the perfect gift for mom. Usually, when she needs something, she just buys it for herself. So thinking of a gift she wants or needs is a hard task. But this year we are helping you out with some of the greatest gift ideas for mom. Trust us, she always wants her house to smell good. She wants people walking into her home saying “Wow! Your house smells so good!”. This is where Candle Warmers Etc. comes in. We have the perfect gifts for mother’s day.
1. 2-in-1 Deluxe Fragrance Warmers
I’ll bet that your mom has a favorite candle that she burns on a regular basis. Well, did you know that burning candles with a flame is dangerous? Not only can it cause a fire, but it smokes and pollutes the air inside your home. With the 2-in-1 Deluxe Fragrance Warmer, your mom can safely melt the candle on the base, or add the warming dish and melt our wax melts. And the 2-in-1 Deluxe Fragrance Warmers have warm LED lighting so you can enjoy, not only the fragrance but the ambiance of a lit candle at any time. They also have a shut-off timer so if mom forgets to turn it off, it will safely turn itself off after 4, 8, or 12 hours.
2. Wax Melts Collection
Our Classic Wax Melts are made with a soy wax blend that further refines our wax product into a creamy, smooth product with rich, vibrant color. The fragrance is released cleanly and safely when warmed instead of burned. Our wax melts have a high fragrance load, so the fragrances are stronger and last longer. Our classic wax melts come in over 50 fragrances that can be used in our wide variety of fragrance warmers.
3. Aromatherapy Candles
Mom works hard so spoil her with some spa or meditation time with our Aromatherapy Candles. Each candle combines complementary essential oils that are custom-designed to inspire, relax, or match your mood. They are made with 100% soy wax. 15-ounce candles feature double cotton wicks.
4. Illuminaire Fan Fragrance Warmers
If your mom has a large room that needs something more powerful to fragrance the room, then consider the Illuminaire Fan Fragrance Warmer. It features our patented whisper quiet fan that circulates a fragrant breeze into the air to fill larger spaces. The warming plate quickly melts the wax and the warm LED lights create the ambiance of a lit candle.
5. Lamps and Lanterns
Our patented Candle Warmer Lamps and Lanterns melt the top of a candle to safely release the candle’s fragrance so your mom can use her favorite candles. A large pool of melted wax releases a cleaner, stronger fragrance from the candle that lasts up to twice as long compared to burning a candle. A variety of styles are available, making them a choice accessory for any room. These are some of our best sellers so we know your mom will love them.
6. Pluggable Fragrance Warmers
Our Pluggable Fragrance Warmers are an adorable mini version of our larger fragrance warmers made just for small spaces or rooms where you need all the counter space you can get like a kitchen or bathroom. They can be used in both a vertical and horizontal outlet by twisting the plug base.
There are so many different fragrances and warmer styles on our Candle Warmers Etc. website so head over there and find the perfect gift for your mom that matches her personality. We also have gift sets and essential oils and diffusers over on our sister site, Airome.com, for those of you who have mothers who are all about the Essential Oil life!
