Turn on the TV or flip through an interior design magazine and you’ll see layers upon layers of style. Flooring choices, wall color, art, furniture and accessories. One thing you can’t experience from interior design images is fragrance. Who wants a room as pretty as a picture but lacking any aromatic zing?
Scent-scaping is a growing trend influencing interior design that focuses on layering fragrances to create an immersive experience. If you haven’t considered this sensory dimension in your spaces, workplace or events, it’s time to discover the transformative power of scent.
The definition
Scent-scaping is strategically curating various fragrances into a space to divide rooms or to evoke specific moods, emotions or themes. Much like visual elements, scent can contribute to the overall ambience to offer more relaxation, more joy, more energy and so forth.
It starts, as all things do at Scentsy, with an understanding of fragrance families — categories of scents that share characteristics such as baked goods, fruit, floral, fresh — and their influence. Build a scent-scape using a single fragrance family, or mix-and-match based on the desired effect.
The trend
Scent-scaping is a well-kept secret of the events and hospitality industries. Theme parks are famous for using fragrance to entice visitors to linger, move along, buy snacks or make purchases. It’s hard to resist the mouth-watering aromas outside a restaurant. The perfect fragrance in a hotel lobby creates feelings of luxury or restfulness.
Designers have taken that tactic into our homes by incorporating fragrance into the overall aesthetic. Collectively, we are also more and more making our homes into a sanctuary for all the senses.
The how
Scent-scaping is so much more than spritzing two kinds of spray in the restroom. Here’s how to get started:
Layer fragrances: Experiment with a unique blend of scents that suit your preferences. Love florals? Choose fragrances with a variety of blossomy and herbaceous notes that harmonize. Fruit fragrances make your heart soar? Combine apple, pear and peach notes with spices for a homey touch.
Consider the space: Match the scents to the function of the room: calming in bedrooms, energizing in work and study spaces, fresh in the kitchen.
Multiple systems: Utilize several fragrance delivery systems in single rooms and throughout your space. For example, use a gorgeous Scentsy wax warmer in the living room along with a fragrant, long-lasting Scent Pak tucked into the sofa pillows. Make a spa-like bathroom with a decorative and sweet Fragrance Flower, coupled with scented Hand Soap and Hand Cream. Keep your kitchen clean and fresh by coupling a Scentsy Air Purifier with our legendary Counter Clean.
Seasonal transition: Change scents with the season to keep your spaces feeling fresh and current.
Home and away: Scent-scaping adds so much to events like weddings, birthday parties and other social gatherings. Welcome customers and guests into a lobby or foyer with perfectly-layered fragrances. Carry the calm on your commute by using a complementary fragrance in the car. Whatever ambience you’re aiming for, fragrance will do some heavy lifting.
Scent-scaping has emerged as a delightful yet impactful décor trend. Embracing the art of fragrance layering will transform any space into a multisensory experience, enhance well-being and leave happy, lasting impressions with guests. Don’t forget to indulge your sense of smell the next time you take on a decorating project.
How will you scent-scape your home and life? Share your best tips, tricks and ideas below.
