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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

How to make a house smell nice (without burning a candle)

A reed diffuser next to a vase of cut eucalyptus on a dark background.

Scented candles are always seen as essential for making a home cozy, but they can set off breathing issues, and present a fire hazard – especially if you have small children or pets. 

Luckily, they are not the only way to make a home smell nice, and several alternatives do just as good a job if not better when fragrance layering in your space, experts assure. 

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