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A. Home fragrance can be just as important as decoration in creating an atmosphere of luxury at home. One of my favourite ways to aromatise a room is a pomander made from an orange studded with cloves — which both looks and smells great. If you have an open fire, try a fragranced fire-starter made from a small bundle of pine branches, dried heather, cinnamon sticks or rosemary. Make your own reed diffuser using a glass container with a wide base and narrow neck, reeds or thin bamboo skewers and a few drops of your favourite essential oil added to a carrier oil. Natural soy, palm or beeswax candles are better than paraffin or petroleum-based products — try Aveda’s limited edition soy wax and lavender Earth Month Candle, €24.50 from Brown Thomas.
Q. Do you have any ideas for decorating our home this Easter weekend?
