About Roeloffs
Who is Roeloffs
Nice to meet you! I am Marjolein, the owner of Roeloffs Candles & Home Decor.
So now you know my name. But who am I? I am a mother of 2 boys, work in disabled care, a hip that is now over 90 years old and I have trouble sitting still. Bad combination indeed. Oh, and according to my children I am the sweetest, but I also hear other reports about that. I am honest and direct, I say what I think and do not beat around the bush.
Why Roeloffs Candles & Home Decor
I can almost hear you thinking, okay great I know your name, but why did you start this webshop? I'll tell you. As I said above, I have trouble sitting still. Not being able to sit still is fun, but eventually you'll come up against yourself. I've come up against myself regularly, I can tell you, the edge of a burn-out came close regularly. And then one day the moment comes when you think this has to change. I can't go on like this, I'm not going to keep this up. But how do you slow down when this is not present in yourself at all? Well, I went looking. I started meditating, paying more attention to my own thoughts (mindfulness) and I could lose myself for a moment while staring into the flame of a scented candle. And while staring into a flame I thought about how I felt with certain scents and how I felt in my own home. I became more and more aware of scent. We normally don't think about this, because it is one of the senses that we always use. From here I started to delve further into scent and how I should furnish and decorate my house so that I could slow down in my own safe home. Because, balance starts in the house and the head. So I decided that things had to change. I can no longer work in healthcare for 5 years, because that is simply not physically possible with my hip. (In 2021, the specialist sent me home with the words, come back when you are in a wheelchair, because you are too young for a new hip and that is the only option you have left). And how do I get more peace in those restless buttocks of mine?
Fragrances with a positive effect on your well-being
I started to delve further into scents and the effect they have on us. Scent is directly connected to our emotions, so it is not filtered like our hearing or our sight. It is not without reason that aromatherapy is popular, because it really works! So I dove into scents. Nice, but all very simple. Lavender oil, pine oil, but nowhere a 'complex' oil. Learned a lot about the application of different scents, you know, lavender for sleep, eucalyptus for a cold and so on. But what if you combine these scents. Yes! That is nice.
Home decoration with an intention
Slow living and the Japandi style, soothing and neutral colours. Yes that's cool! My whole interior around? No, as if that's possible with 2 little terrors and a man... Here at least not. So I created little corners, that when I look at them, they radiate peace and harmony. But nowadays everything is black with gold, the luxurious look. Very nice, but not if you want more peace in your home. At least that doesn't work for me. So then the idea arose to start making home decoration. Something different than everyone else has and made with the intention to slow down and find peace in the home.
Interior scents
So I looked for scented candles and interior fragrances that could help me with that. But many scented candles are based on paraffin or nowadays soy wax (hello deforestation in America). Take an action scented candle for example, mainly paraffin candles and do not burn nicely. Woodwick scented candles, nothing as unstable as a wooden wick and that crackling made me nervous, plus I always had at least a quarter of the candle left when it had completely burned down. I thought this was a waste of my money. The idea to start making candles came during my pregnancy. I wanted scented candles that did not give me a headache, that did not make me nauseous and based on vegetable wax. So after learning everything there was to learn about the candle industry I got started. I failed and failed with the first period of making candles. That practice turned out to be more difficult than I thought. And the legislation too by the way! But my first candle collection was ready and wow, what great reactions I got to it! By the way, they were also gone so quickly.
And do you know what the most beautiful thing is? I found my peace. I found my peace in the combination of scent and aesthetics in my home and through my nose. And I wish this for everyone. So there came the webshop and here you are.
My mission
I help you to slow down and enjoy the little things and moments in life. My handmade scented candles and home decoration are made with the intention of slow living and with that I want you to experience that feeling of peace and connectedness. Because no matter how busy you are, no matter how fast your life goes. You deserve peace and time. You deserve that your thoughts are also in the here and now, and not in tomorrow or next year or even in the past.
Roeloffs' vision
I dream of a world where everyone has time to stand still in the moment. Where everyone finds the time to enjoy and take good care of themselves. A challenging and inspiring future, where quality and sustainability are central. Because imagine that your house, your home is a refuge of harmony, calm and beauty? That is what I strive for.
Make your house a home