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Mini-lights can be strung on
garlands above a mantel or
cupboard. If an electrical outlet is a
problem there are battery-operated
options to help put sparkle into a
room.
Bringing the fragrances of the
season into your house can also be
done in several ways. Though Avery
warns that you need to be a little
careful with this. “So many people
can be allergic now to perfumes. If
you are going to have many guests
around, I’m not sure you want
fragrance in every room.”
They recommend as well sticking
to the food-based scents if possible.
“Florals can be more offensive, it
seems, for people who are sensitive,”
said Peters.
A larger room will obviously
require more to achieve results and
Avery suggests the answer comes
down to bang for the buck. “If you
buy a candle for $1.99 you know
you’re getting a $1.99 candle. There
are more oils, fragrance in better
candles.”
You also don’t want to get too
many fragrances fighting each other.
“Like your colours you want to co-
ordinate your fragrances,” said
Avery. Cinnamon is a good choice,
she said, because it “pretty much
goes with a lot. It’s in a lot of holiday
fragrances and it’s a warm scent, a
comforting scent.”
What if the candle scent isn’t the
right colour for your room’s decor?
Shouldn’t be a problem said Avery.
“There are often many colours that
have a variety of scents.
Or, Peters suggests, placing a
candle ring around the candle may
camouflage a lot of the colour.
Besides candles holiday fragrance
can be brought into a space with
potpourri and rose hips. “Cinnamon
and ginger spice tend to be most
popular,” said Peters. Fill a dish and
it brings a gentle scent into a room,
besides that dash of colour.”
Whether colour or fragrance,
Avery has one rule to help you
determine when the job is done.
“Less is always more. If you are ever
wondering take one thing away.”
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2007. PAGE B11.
Simply decorative
Simple touches can bring colour into holiday decorating.
Candles bring sparkle, and the addition of a floater in
coloured water, such as the one being lit by Janice Peters,
creates extra pizzazz. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
Lightsaddsparkle
It’s the little things
A little sparkle in a room is an essential part of decorating
for the Christmas season. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
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