How to keep your home smelling fabulous — even when you share it with pets

Home of the Year winner Jennifer Sheahan offers fragrant advice on 'scent styling'

Jen Sheahan with her rescue dog Perry outside her house in Rathmines. 

WHEN browsing property and interior photos it can be easy to focus on how something looks. In the real world however, all of our other senses come into play and contribute substantially to the enjoyment of a space. 

Granted, taste is unlikely to have a dramatic impact in this context — unless you’ve gone and installed some kind of lickable wallpaper — but smell, touch, and sound all have an important influence on how you experience your home.