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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

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I know this isn't a oil, but how about baking some chocolate chip cookies or any

kind of cookie really.

 

Jen

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

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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

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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

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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.

 

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Margaret Helm-Duell

Mohea Natural Beauty LLC

 

 

 

 

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> 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

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Vanilla and cinnamon. It smells like someone's cooking.

 

Jennifer

 

Cindy Jones wrote:

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> 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

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

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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

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> This is a common thing to do when selling a house. Some just get

those

> ready to bake cookies and bake those.

> Zo

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> > Hi Cindy,

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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

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

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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.

 

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Mohea Natural Beauty LLC

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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)

 

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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!)

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If it is tempered by another scent. Like cinnamon.. it smells like

cinnamon buns baking in the kitchen.

 

Jennifer

 

Brookelynn wrote:

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> 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

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> Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:28 AM

> Re: what scent will sell my house?

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> 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

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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

 

 

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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

 

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>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

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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

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> 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

 

>

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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

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

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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

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> 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

>

>

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