Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I have had my house on the market for way too long and am going broke with 2 mortgages. We took it off the market to do alot of painting and I thought, hmm, aroma can set a certain mood that may provoke someone to make an offer! I was thinking to put some citrus scented candles around since that is a 'happy' scent. But, I thought that this group is full of wisdom and may have some good ideas for scents that might help sell my house. Anyone??? Cindy Jones Sagescript Institute, llc http://www.sagescript.com; http://sagescript.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I know this isn't a oil, but how about baking some chocolate chip cookies or any kind of cookie really. Jen - Cindy Jones Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:22 AM what scent will sell my house? I have had my house on the market for way too long and am going broke with 2 mortgages. We took it off the market to do alot of painting and I thought, hmm, aroma can set a certain mood that may provoke someone to make an offer! I was thinking to put some citrus scented candles around since that is a 'happy' scent. But, I thought that this group is full of wisdom and may have some good ideas for scents that might help sell my house. Anyone??? Cindy Jones Sagescript Institute, llc http://www.sagescript.com; http://sagescript.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi Cindy I am a real estate agent in Singapore, and I normally used Green Tea mix with Eucalyptus Aroma diffusion to spur up the atmosphere. Its really works for me. Hope this will work for you. O:) Traceson Singapore cindyjones1 I have had my house on the market for way too long and am going broke with 2 mortgages. We took it off the market to do a lot of painting and I thought, hmm, aroma can set a certain mood that may provoke someone to make an offer! I was thinking to put some citrus scented candles around since that is a 'happy' scent. But, I thought that this group is full of wisdom and may have some good ideas for scents that might help sell my house. Anyone??? Cindy Jones Sagescript Institute, llc http://sagescript.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi Cindy, A neighbor did well selling her house with a straight-from-the-market frozen apple pie, baking away in the oven. Sounds cheesy, but it works! Cheers, Chirstina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Vanilla, home baked cookies type scents. It makes people think of comfort and in doing so makes them feel " at home " . My Mom used to be a realtor and there are definately things you can do to increase the odds of attracting someone to see your home as theirs. Maybe try a blend with vanilla absolute or another vanilla scent along with something light and fruity, perhaps a smidge of citrus like green mandarin and maybe a touch of cocoa absolute. Making my mouth water just thinking of it. lol Good luck. -- Margaret Helm-Duell Mohea Natural Beauty LLC -------------- Original message ---------------------- " Cindy Jones " <cindyjones1 > I have had my house on the market for way too long and am going broke > with 2 mortgages. We took it off the market to do alot of painting and > I thought, hmm, aroma can set a certain mood that may provoke someone > to make an offer! I was thinking to put some citrus scented candles > around since that is a 'happy' scent. But, I thought that this group is > full of wisdom and may have some good ideas for scents that might help > sell my house. Anyone??? > > Cindy Jones > Sagescript Institute, llc > http://www.sagescript.com; http://sagescript.blogspot.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Vanilla and cinnamon. It smells like someone's cooking. Jennifer Cindy Jones wrote: > > I have had my house on the market for way too long and am going broke > with 2 mortgages. We took it off the market to do alot of painting and > I thought, hmm, aroma can set a certain mood that may provoke someone > to make an offer! I was thinking to put some citrus scented candles > around since that is a 'happy' scent. But, I thought that this group is > full of wisdom and may have some good ideas for scents that might help > sell my house. Anyone??? > > Cindy Jones > Sagescript Institute, llc > http://www.sagescript.com; <http://www.sagescript.com;> > http://sagescript.blogspot.com <http://sagescript.blogspot.com> > > > ------ > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - Release 2/22/2008 6:39 PM > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi Cindy, I'm sorry to hear about your challenges with selling your home. I went through the a similar thing so I have a teeny bit of understanding about how you feel. As you already know, scents effect people is such different ways, it can be a challenge to find something that will appeal to everyone who walks through your house. Things that worked for me were: evergreen blends, mostly spruce with a little bit of juniper and a touch of pine. Too much pine and it smells like cleaning solution, but black spruce and hemlock have that deeper evergreen aroma and are lovely. I'm sure there are some people who don't like those scents, but I haven't found them yet. Of course, I'm in Michigan where it's a familiar smell to most people. What part of the country are you in? If I were doing it today, I'd use my Christmas Magic blend which includes cinnamon and cloves, the evergreen blends, and orange. It seems to me that everyone likes the smells of Christmas whether they celebrate it or not. I once read about filling the house with comforting smells so every time I had an open house or even if only one person was coming to see my house, I'd bake chocolate chip cookies right before they came. Everyone loved that smell, and got to eat the cookies as well. To make it easy for me, I just bought the pre-prepared dough in a roll. Simple and easy. So, maybe a combination of vanilla and cinnamon if you don't feel like baking cookies. Off the topic of essential oils, if you are open to alternative perspectives you might want to have an energy worker clear the house for you and give you suggestions as to how to raise the energy level in the house so that people " feel " differently when they walk in. You have done some of that with your painting and cosmetic changes, and that's partially what the essential oils will do, but there are many other things in that arena that can help. Best wishes and good luck for your quick and positive outcome, Holly Perry St. Johns, Michigan Cindy Jones <cindyjones1 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:22 am what scent will sell my house? I have had my house on the market for way too long and am going broke with 2 mortgages. We took it off the market to do alot of painting and I thought, hmm, aroma can set a certain mood that may provoke someone to make an offer! I was thinking to put some citrus scented candles around since that is a 'happy' scent. But, I thought that this group is full of wisdom and may have some good ideas for scents that might help sell my house. Anyone??? Cindy Jones Sagescript Institute, llc http://www.sagescript.com; http://sagescript.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 This is a common thing to do when selling a house. Some just get those ready to bake cookies and bake those. Zo > Hi Cindy, > > A neighbor did well selling her house with a straight-from-the-market > frozen apple pie, baking away in the oven. > > Sounds cheesy, but it works! > > Cheers, > Chirstina _____ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Thanks everyone. I can't really do the baking cookies thing since we are not living there. But putting together a blend with cinnamon/clove for the kitchen is a great idea. Then maybe I will do a 'woodsy' scent for the bathroom - maybe a potpouri with woodsy eos dripped in it. I've got some pine cones to use for it. I'm glad I asked, I was only thinking of citrus. Cindy http://www.sagescript.com; http://sagescript.blogspot.com Botanicals, Microbiology, Distillates > This is a common thing to do when selling a house. Some just get those > ready to bake cookies and bake those. > Zo > > > Hi Cindy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 My good friend is a realtor and she also suggests backing chocolate chips cookies or homemade bread. Also she suggested that you clean or have cleaned your windows, she says it does make a difference. Stephanie in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 WOW Cindy, I lived in the Upper Peninsula for 5 years and nothing compares to the scent of spring and summer there. People used to laugh at my dh and I because when we walked we would stop to smell the air but most people there grew up with those scents and take it all for granted. The woods surrounding you (spruce and birch and pines), the rivers, the lilacs and wild honeysuckle and st johns wort growing wild forming meadows. I always wished I could bottle that smell J the trilliums carpeting the forests in the spring were pretty awesome too!! Blessings, Sherry Things that worked for me were: evergreen blends, mostly spruce with a little bit of juniper and a touch of pine. Too much pine and it smells like cleaning solution, but black spruce and hemlock have that deeper evergreen aroma and are lovely. I'm sure there are some people who don't like those scents, but I haven't found them yet. Of course, I'm in Michigan where it's a familiar smell to most people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I would caution someone from using vanilla as I have several friends and co-workers who hate the scent... why, I do not know as it is my favorite. I agree with the apple pie type scents... maybe apple with a hint of cinnamon or orange with cinnamon & clove. Good luck, Brookelynn - mohea Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:28 AM Re: what scent will sell my house? Vanilla, home baked cookies type scents. It makes people think of comfort and in doing so makes them feel " at home " . My Mom used to be a realtor and there are definately things you can do to increase the odds of attracting someone to see your home as theirs. Maybe try a blend with vanilla absolute or another vanilla scent along with something light and fruity, perhaps a smidge of citrus like green mandarin and maybe a touch of cocoa absolute. Making my mouth water just thinking of it. lol Good luck. -- Margaret Helm-Duell Mohea Natural Beauty LLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 This is ironic - I was going to ask the same question on this list & two others.? I know if I am there I will bake some bread,? cookies, etc.? But we are not there I was thinking about a diffuser with a timer & some eo blends.? Maybe some lavender/grapefruit blend that I love in soap - any other ideas?? anyone know of a good diffuser with a timer that they would like toecommend r? ?God Bless You & Yours, Georgia (hahagranny) ~~~God's answers are wiser than our prayers~~~ ~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away~~~ ~~~Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.~~~ Harvey Fierstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 My family has moved about a dozen times since 1987. What I've always heard from the various real estate agents we've dealt with is: In the kitchen and other dining areas, cinnamon and vanilla, for reasons already mentioned In bedrooms, neroli, chamomile, or lavender, because they are relaxing In bathrooms, pine, for reasons also previously mentioned And the citruses always add cheer, but I would avoid mandarin because of its slightly pungent note. I like to set small bowls of oil under the heating vents in inconspicuous places in my current house (where I've been for a little over 2 years now thankfully!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 If it is tempered by another scent. Like cinnamon.. it smells like cinnamon buns baking in the kitchen. Jennifer Brookelynn wrote: > > I would caution someone from using vanilla as I have several friends > and co-workers who hate the scent... why, I do not know as it is my > favorite. I agree with the apple pie type scents... maybe apple with a > hint of cinnamon or orange with cinnamon & clove. > > Good luck, > Brookelynn > > - > mohea <mohea%40comcast.net> > > <%40> > Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:28 AM > Re: what scent will sell my house? > > Vanilla, home baked cookies type scents. It makes people think of > comfort and in doing so makes them feel " at home " . My Mom used to be a > realtor and there are definately things you can do to increase the > odds of attracting someone to see your home as theirs. Maybe try a > blend with vanilla absolute or another vanilla scent along with > something light and fruity, perhaps a smidge of citrus like green > mandarin and maybe a touch of cocoa absolute. Making my mouth water > just thinking of it. lol > > Good luck. > > -- > Margaret Helm-Duell > Mohea Natural Beauty LLC > > > ------ > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - Release 2/22/2008 6:39 PM > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 When my husband and I were house hunting for our first house I was pregnant. I will never forget the house that smelled like roast turkey. I later found out that roasting a turkey is one of those " tricks " of the trade. Little did they know that it was something I couldn't stand while pregnant probably because I started morning sickness right around Thanksgiving. Even thinking of the house now turns my stomach a little. Good luck with selling yours just remember to keep the scents more subtle and they will seem natural versus staged. Kathryn Kathryn Chapman Painted Goat Farm BEWARE OF THE SHEEP! " Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to reform. " Mark Twain Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 My only caution with doing scents is you want them subtle, not overpowering, and definitely not fake--only essential oils, IMO...I know many people are allergic to strong perfumes, and you don't want to make it as if you are trying to hide a bad odor. We're in the process of looking for a house, and I know if I walked into a house drowning in scent I would turn right around...we have walked into more than one house that stank of cigarette smoke, or mildew, and both really turned us of to the places. The LIGHT touch of vanilla, cinnamon, and/or cloves in the kitchen would waft into the rest of the house and make it more homey. I would go easy on scents in enclosed spaces like a bathroom, though. Just my opinions, as a scent-sensitive house-hunter. :-) I wish you luck on sellling! -cobalt <snip> >to make an offer! I was thinking to put some citrus scented candles >around since that is a 'happy' scent. But, I thought that this group is >full of wisdom and may have some good ideas for scents that might help >sell my house. Anyone??? > >Cindy Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Well Cobalt - I have a great house for sale you should come see! Want to move to colorado? I'm not doing it strong - can't really even since I am not there. I bought several eo scented candles, tied some bundles of cinnamon stick for the kitchen that I will mix with cloves & nutmeg, in the bedroom I mixed green tea and eucalyptus (yumm, that is nice) that I will put in a dish with a pine scented candle. So, together with that new paint smell I hope this house sells right away. I really need to start focusing on spring planting at our new place and remodeling my workspace. So - positive thoughts my way please if anyone has any to spare. Cindy http://www.sagescript.com; http://sagescript.blogspot.com Microbiology, Distillates, Botanicals > My only caution with doing scents is you want them subtle, not > overpowering, and definitely not fake--only essential oils, IMO...I > know many people are allergic to strong perfumes, and you don't want > to make it as if you are trying to hide a bad odor. > We're in the process of looking for a house, and I know if I walked > into a house drowning in scent I would turn right around...we have > walked into more than one house that stank of cigarette smoke, or > mildew, and both really turned us of to the places. The LIGHT touch > of vanilla, cinnamon, and/or cloves in the kitchen would waft into > the rest of the house and make it more homey. I would go easy on > scents in enclosed spaces like a bathroom, though. > Just my opinions, as a scent-sensitive house-hunter. :-) > I wish you luck on sellling! > -cobalt > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 This is kind of off topic, but not really. Several years ago (about 12 actually) I was looking for a nursing home for my father. He had Alzheimer's. One person told me to avoid any place that had a strong " artificial " fragrance because that meant they were trying to cover up " bad " scents. To this day I have a major problem with strongly fragranced air fresheners. I would prefer to smell the " real " scent than something strong and artificial to cover it up! JMHO Jan G _____ On Behalf Of cobalt Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:46 PM Re: what scent will sell my house? My only caution with doing scents is you want them subtle, not overpowering, and definitely not fake--only essential oils, IMO...I know many people are allergic to strong perfumes, and you don't want to make it as if you are trying to hide a bad odor. We're in the process of looking for a house, and I know if I walked into a house drowning in scent I would turn right around...we have walked into more than one house that stank of cigarette smoke, or mildew, and both really turned us of to the places. The LIGHT touch of vanilla, cinnamon, and/or cloves in the kitchen would waft into the rest of the house and make it more homey. I would go easy on scents in enclosed spaces like a bathroom, though. Just my opinions, as a scent-sensitive house-hunter. :-) I wish you luck on sellling! -cobalt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Cindy, did you paint already?? I have added lavender eo to my paint to help with the smell - I think it works great ?God Bless You & Yours, Georgia (hahagranny) ~~~God's answers are wiser than our prayers~~~ ~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away~~~ ~~~Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.~~~ Harvey Fierstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Georgia, yes, we finished the painting yesterday. I would never have thought to add eo to the paint. You must have to add alot though to get a scent dont you?? Cindy http://www.sagescript.com > Cindy, did you paint already?? I have added lavender eo to my paint to help with the smell - I think it works great > > > ?God Bless You & Yours, > Georgia (hahagranny) > > ~~~God's answers are wiser than our prayers~~~ > > ~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away~~~ > > ~~~Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.~~~ Harvey Fierstein > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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