Scents and Decor

After a long, tiring day at work, we only wish to return home to a peaceful ambience. It is easier to enhance your senses with room fragrances than to deal with the toxic air, greasy kitchen smell and stinky pet odour. The age old trend of air freshener sprays are long gone, and since eliminating the stench is a part of room décor now, with attractive looking displays on your centre table or the corner rack, you can now create the perfect aura with exotic and aromatic fragrances with a twist.
Scented candles: Romance, peace, tranquility, scented candles have a lot to offer. There is a wide range of fragrances available to suit your taste, from the faint floral fragrances to the ripe berries. The most common ones being rose, lavender and jasmine, scented candles have widespread availability. Our pick of this week is the tiny apple shaped perfumed candle available at Aarong at only Taka 48+vat.
Scented potpourri: Potpourri is a mixture of dried petals of flowers, leaves and spices and is available in various colors and scents to suit your room décor. In a potpourri vase or just a decorated bowl, leave it open and submerge into the tranquility of the fragrance. The artistic dried petals can be displayed as a centerpiece while you enjoy your refined senses. The exquisite smell of potpourri lasts for atleast two months, and the flavors available commonly are aqua mist, lavender, sandal, jasmine and rose.

Reed diffusers: We are all familiar to the pungent smell of agarbati (incense). Reed diffuser is a type of incense that does not require burning. Instead, it emits various fragrances using the essential fragrance oil. Due to growing popularity, the imported decorated ones are available in most gift shops like Archies, Hallmark, etc.  For budget-friendly reed diffuser, Aarong offers orange, lime, vanilla and honey, lavender, rose and jasmine scented diffusers that disperses the fragrances naturally at only 338+vat and lasts upto 4 months, depending on the various factors like fan, humidity, air conditioning and heating, closed and open doors, etc.

Aroma beads: Still uncommon in Bangladesh, aroma beads are clear and colorful plastic beads that absorb highly concentrated essential fragrance oil and are stronger than any other conventional method when it comes to the aroma. Add it to your potpourri, or simply leave it in a jar, or place it in drawers and boxes in small sachets to get rid of musty smell.
Natural plants: Go green and grow house plants like spider plant, jade plant, wandering jew, peperomias and Christmas cactus to eliminate indoor air pollution. They are great at removing toxic air, and plants always signify that there is more life in your house.

Aroma beads: Still uncommon in Bangladesh, aroma beads are clear and colorful plastic beads that absorb highly concentrated essential fragrance oil and are stronger than any other conventional method when it comes to the aroma. Add it to your potpourri, or simply leave it in a jar, or place it in drawers and boxes in small sachets to get rid of musty smell.
Natural plants: Go green and grow house plants like spider plant, jade plant, wandering jew, peperomias and Christmas cactus to eliminate indoor air pollution. They are great at removing toxic air, and plants always signify that there is more life in your house.

Photo: LS Archive and collected