Yankee Candle Helps Make A House Smell Like a Home

I remember when I was house-hunting I would scour the weekend paper looking for Open Houses in neighborhoods I liked. Walking into someone else's house is always a bit strange and sometimes it can be difficult to imagine living there, but when the house smells like a home it can make all the difference in the world. The houses I really liked inevitably had a warm and comforting scent. Sometimes it was a baking aroma like someone just pulled a batch of cookies from the oven. Other times it was just a fresh, clean scent that made me feel like the house was well-maintained. Though the actual fragrance differed from home to home, I always found the source to be the same: a lit Yankee Candle® jar or Yankee Candle® Electric Air Freshener!

If you look at any "Top 10" list of tips for a successful real estate open house, you'll see that my experience isn't just happenstance. In fact when staging your house for a showing, giving it an appealing scent goes a long way in making it feel more like a home. This added element triggers happy thoughts and memories, ensuring that all senses are engaged in a warm and inviting way.

Yankee Candle products are available at all Yankee Candle Company retail stores, on our website, and at gift and home stores nationwide.

New From Yankee Candle: Fragranced Figurines

I have a new way to add round-the-clock fragrance to my home and boy is it cute! No, I haven't given up on candles - not by a long shot. But there are times that I want to add scent without lighting a candle. Of course I use electric fragrancers but in my old home I don't always have a convenient outlet. That's why I was delighted to find these new fragrance diffusers from Yankee Candle®. They're pleasant to look at and pleasantly scented, adding seasonal charm wherever they are. The key is in the unglazed porcelain stem and leaf at the top of the pumpkin and apple. When you fill the vessel with MacIntosh or Spiced Pumpkin fragrance, the oil wicks up the porcelain and wafts through the room.
My home feels so warm and inviting even when the house has been empty because these darling little figurines are working overtime!

Yankee® Candles Glow With Style

Last week, super model and business woman Tyra Banks asked her Twitter followers if they light candles. She tweeted that although she loves candles she very rarely lights them and she wondered if there were others like her. Almost immediately many of her followers responded with their own tweets proclaiming their addiction not just to candles, but to Yankee® candles! And, just as strongly, they talked about their love for lighting candles. Yankee Candle fans know that the beauty of a scented candle is not just the cold fragrance that you get when you lift the lid of the jar, but it is also in the glow and the warming of the fragrance. When the scent is warmed, the fragrance will intensify and it will spread throughout the area. Beyond the fragrance, the glow from a lit candle adds ambiance like no other light can. A lit candle joins music and accessories in really defining your personal style. I say, don't hold back Tyra - let your candles glow!

Top Candle Safety Tips - Part 1

For some of us, lighting a candle in our home is as routine as turning on a light switch when we enter a room. We light the flame and before we know it our favorite fragrance is wafting through the air creating what we at Yankee Candle call “scent-mosphere”. But even as it has become so much a part of our daily life, we should always keep standard safety in mind:

• Never leave a burning candle unattended. Be sure that all candles are extinguished before falling asleep or leaving your home. If lit candles are in another room, remember to frequently check on them.



• Keep candles away from children and pets. Candles are pretty and they smell good which makes them an instant attraction for innocent kids and animals. Make sure your candles are out of arm and tail reach!



• Keep candles away from open windows. Drafts will fan the fire often resulting in a higher and more dangerous flame. A flickering flame can also lead to undesirable smoking.



• Maintain a wick trimmed to 1/8”. When a wick is properly maintained, the flame stays in control and you’ll extend the life of your candle.



• Burn candles on a safe, heat-resistant surface. At the Yankee Candle Company, we recommend the use of candle trays, plates, or trivets so that there is always something between the warm bottom of a lit candle and your treasured furniture.

Look for 5 more important tips in my next blog post!