Guest Picks: Favorite Home Fragrances
Designer Bryn Alexandra Rounds Up Her Must-Have Scents to Use at Home
You can do a lot to make your home look great... but making it smell great can be just as important. I always get compliments on how our home smells, and I owe it all to these 20 scents. I like to light different candles depending on my mood and the season, and I have certain go-to reed diffusers that keep my home smelling its best. Take a moment to check out these favorites, then let us know your essential home fragrances in the comments below. — Bryn from Bryn Alexandra Interiors
NEST Fragrances "Bamboo" Reed Diffuser
I love this scent so much — it's fresh, clean smelling and not too overpowering. I use this reed diffuser in our master bedroom and both my husband and I love it!
I love this scent so much — it's fresh, clean smelling and not too overpowering. I use this reed diffuser in our master bedroom and both my husband and I love it!
Matouk Green Lavendar Candle
This candle is pricey, but such good quality. It smells when you walk by, even when it's not lit. When you light it, the smell travels throughout the entire house. I like to light it right after I clean our house to make things smell really good.
This candle is pricey, but such good quality. It smells when you walk by, even when it's not lit. When you light it, the smell travels throughout the entire house. I like to light it right after I clean our house to make things smell really good.
Antica Farmacista Home Fragrance Diffuser in Orange Blossom, Lilac and Jasmine
I keep this reed diffuser right where you first walk into my home. Almost everyone that walks in comments how good our house smells, and I owe it all to this diffuser. It's a splurge, but it lasts for at least four months!
I keep this reed diffuser right where you first walk into my home. Almost everyone that walks in comments how good our house smells, and I owe it all to this diffuser. It's a splurge, but it lasts for at least four months!
Infusion Organique Acai Rain Candle
If you like candles that smell a bit "spicy," you'll love this candle. It's fresh, but also smells very unique. It's one of my favorites and it's great for the summertime.
If you like candles that smell a bit "spicy," you'll love this candle. It's fresh, but also smells very unique. It's one of my favorites and it's great for the summertime.
Nest Holiday Candle
I know — it's way too early to be thinking about Christmas, but I couldn't do an ideabook about home fragrances without mentioning this candle. This is the best smelling holiday candle I've ever smelled. I can't wait until November when it's acceptable to break it out!
I know — it's way too early to be thinking about Christmas, but I couldn't do an ideabook about home fragrances without mentioning this candle. This is the best smelling holiday candle I've ever smelled. I can't wait until November when it's acceptable to break it out!
Blue Garden Classic Candle by Nest Fragrances
This is a sweet, floral scent is good for an everyday candle. I love that NEST gives a portion of its proceeds to Autism Speaks. (I also love the deep navy blue container.)
This is a sweet, floral scent is good for an everyday candle. I love that NEST gives a portion of its proceeds to Autism Speaks. (I also love the deep navy blue container.)
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Counter Top Spray, Lemon Verbena
You may think it's strange to have a countertop spray in a home fragrances round-up, but first and foremost I like my home to smell clean. This is a great countertop spray to use every night and smells wonderful!
You may think it's strange to have a countertop spray in a home fragrances round-up, but first and foremost I like my home to smell clean. This is a great countertop spray to use every night and smells wonderful!
Fresh Bamboo 14.5 oz. Filled Candle
This candle gives you the most bang for your buck. It's very budget-friendly, and smells similar to NEST's Bamboo collection.
This candle gives you the most bang for your buck. It's very budget-friendly, and smells similar to NEST's Bamboo collection.
Jonathan Adler Earl Grey Pop Candle
You wouldn't think to get a man a candle, but both my dad and my brother love this one. They both are Earl Grey drinkers, and this candle smells like you just boiled a hot pot of tea.
You wouldn't think to get a man a candle, but both my dad and my brother love this one. They both are Earl Grey drinkers, and this candle smells like you just boiled a hot pot of tea.
NEST Moroccan Amber Classic Candle
My all-time favorite candle for fall. I won't burn it in the summer, but you will find me burning it every single day in the cooler months. It's sweet, spicy and I've had tons of compliments on it when it's lit!
My all-time favorite candle for fall. I won't burn it in the summer, but you will find me burning it every single day in the cooler months. It's sweet, spicy and I've had tons of compliments on it when it's lit!
Gianna Rose Atelier Orchid & Honeysuckle Candle
If you don't like candles that are too strong, this scent is for you. It's also the scent of my favorite soap (by the same brand). It's beautiful, subtle, clean scent. I also love the gift box it comes in; there are so many uses for it!
If you don't like candles that are too strong, this scent is for you. It's also the scent of my favorite soap (by the same brand). It's beautiful, subtle, clean scent. I also love the gift box it comes in; there are so many uses for it!
Sprig Lilac And Ivy Candle
I keep this candle in my office while I work. It's floral and girly but still fresh. It's also another budget-friendly option. It's only $20, but check your local Home Goods for deals — that's where I found mine!
I keep this candle in my office while I work. It's floral and girly but still fresh. It's also another budget-friendly option. It's only $20, but check your local Home Goods for deals — that's where I found mine!
Paddywax Candle, Olive Tree
An all-natural option. This candle is perfect for the kitchen and anywhere else you'd like a clean smell.
An all-natural option. This candle is perfect for the kitchen and anywhere else you'd like a clean smell.
Amber Clove Candle
Another candle I only burn in the fall and winter. The scent is sweet but also musky and spicy. I love lighting it in my office when it's chilly outside.
Another candle I only burn in the fall and winter. The scent is sweet but also musky and spicy. I love lighting it in my office when it's chilly outside.
Capri Blue Mercury Glass Candle
A yummy, fresh scent in a beautiful glass jar! When the candle is finished, wash the inside out and you have yourself a pretty container.
A yummy, fresh scent in a beautiful glass jar! When the candle is finished, wash the inside out and you have yourself a pretty container.
Antica Farmacista 'Acqua' Home Ambiance Perfume
Another one of my favorite reed diffusers. I love the smaller (and more affordable) size and the Acqua scent for a bathroom.
Another one of my favorite reed diffusers. I love the smaller (and more affordable) size and the Acqua scent for a bathroom.
Voluspa French Cade & Lavender Candle
I love the scent of lavender, perhaps because it reminds me of my grandmother. But this fragrance is a fresh, new take on on the floral scent.
I love the scent of lavender, perhaps because it reminds me of my grandmother. But this fragrance is a fresh, new take on on the floral scent.
NEST Pink Jasmine Candle
Judging by my ideabook, NEST candles are my favorite. I have at least five different scents — maybe more! I love this simple, floral scent for an everyday candle in the summertime... in fact, I'm burning it right now.
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This candle brings me back to my college days. I loved it back then, and I still love it just as much today. Maybe that's why I love home fragrances so much... scents evoke so many memories and warm fuzzy feelings.