Once, every home had its still room, a quiet corner for steeping, preserving, drying herbs, and preparing aromatic remedies. This is my modern echo of that tradition. Here you’ll find seasonal ideas, simple home rituals, and gentle projects drawn from the rhythms of nature and domestic life.

From lavender sachets to printable labels, from vintage herb finds to sweetly-scented inspiration, The Still Room is a gathering shelf for all things slow, fragrant and handmade. Free to explore, always evolving.

From the Still Room Shelf:

This project is rooted in the old tradition of scenting household linens, a calming blend of practical and poetic. Rosewater brings freshness, softness, and a little summer morning magic.

Rosewater + Rice Sachets

A simple, scented ritual for drawers, baskets, or bedside linen.

What You'll Need:
Cotton scraps/vintage fabric (4–6 inch squares)
3 tablespoons uncooked rice per sachet
1–2 teaspoons rosewater
Optional: dried rose petals or a drop of rose essential oil
Twine, ribbon, or a scrap of lace to tie

How to Make:

1. Place the fabric square face-down.

2. Spoon rice into the centre.

3. Add rosewater (and petals or oil, if using) directly onto the rice.

4. Gather corners together to create a pouch.

5. Tie with twine or ribbon.

6. Let sit for an hour to infuse fully before using.

   
   

   Where to Use Them:
   In a drawer or wardrobe
   Under your pillow
   In a suitcase or travel pouch
   As a quiet gift for a guest room

 The Lost Art of Scenting Drawers

There was a time when every drawer held a secret, a whisper of lavender, a trace of rose, the soft breath of herbs tucked between linen folds. Scenting drawers wasn’t just for prettiness, it was a quiet ritual of care. A way of keeping the home tender and the days a little softer.

In reviving this practice, we return to that slower rhythm. We begin again to notice the little things, how fabric holds memory, how scent shifts a mood, how simple makings restore the spirit.

This sachet is small, yes, but it carries with it something enduring. The art of noticing. The grace of doing things by hand.