Here’s how to make your house smell nice for Christmas. Use simple tricks and easy DIY projects to make your house smell absolutely amazing.
Beautifully decorated Christmas trees, twinkling lights dangling everywhere, succulent honey-glazed ham and yummy sweet potato pie…
The holidays are a feast for the eyes and, of course, a treat for your tastebuds.
But, what about your nose?
It’s known that scents trigger memories and make us feel a certain way. Maybe your mother always baked gingerbread cookies for the holidays or maybe the scent of the freshly chopped Christmas tree makes you feel right at home.
You decorate your home and make it pretty for the holidays. So, how about you make your house smell as great as it looks throughout the season.
What does Christmas smell like to you and how do you get that fragrance in your house?
Let’s talk about ways to make your house smell good for Christmas.
How to Make Your House Smell Nice for Christmas
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1. Simmer Christmas Potpourri
Homemade Christmas potpourri is an amazing way to make your home smell good for Christmas. It’s also a very simple gift to put together, if you needed ideas.
Create stovetop potpourri recipes that include aromatics e.g. cinnamon sticks, cloves and orange slices. Place them in a pot filled with water and simmer on the stove. The smell will waft through your home and your nose will be very happy.
Write a list with all the ingredients for your potpourri so you don’t forget them. Click here to check out a FREE Christmas planner which includes a Grocery Shopping List printable.
2. Light Christmas Scented Candles
Holiday scented candles are one of the easiest ways to make your house smell good. Just pick up whichever fragrances speak to you.
Or, if you’re feeling crafty, DIY your own Christmas scented candles. Use Christmas scented oils such as eucalyptus, orange or clove.
3. Wax Warmer
Wax melts are scented pieces of wax without a wick that come in different shapes and sizes. A wax warmer is used to melt the wax so it gives off its scent. Click here to check out some Christmas wax melts.
4. Spray Air Freshener
Spraying your house with air freshener is a well-known way to make sure it smells great. But, the scent goes away shortly after you’ve sprayed the first time.
If you want that constant fresh fragrance, try using an automatic air freshener dispenser. Set the timer to go off when you want and it’ll automatically spray the air with delicious scents, keeping your home smelling its best.
5. Essential Oil Diffuser
Diffusers are a simple way to disperse essential oils into the air so you can enjoy their smell. Turn yours into a Christmas diffuser by adding essential oil blends associated with the holidays.
6. Mix a Linen Spray
Soft furnishings in your house hold onto odors—usually funky ones—and that’s why you should wash your cushion covers, curtains etc. to keep them smelling fresh. You can use this quality to your advantage and spray cushions and even your bed with a linen spray.
DIY a linen spray by mixing Christmas essential oils into witch hazel or vodka. Then, add that solution to water in a spray bottle. Use liberally throughout your house for a pleasant odor.
7. Scented Pinecones
Pinecones just scream holidays. Include them in a garland, hang them on your tree or simply place them in a bowl.
But, did you know you can make your pinecones scented? Click here for a simple tutorial.
8. Use Fragrant Fire Starters
Fill muslin bags with smells associated with Christmas e.g. dried orange slices, sage and eucalyptus.
Alternatively, wrap dried aromatics in newspaper and secure with twine as demonstrated in this tutorial.
9. Make a Fragrant Wreath
It’s a bonus when decorations look good and they smell nice too. Create a wreath using greenery like bay laurel, rosemary and eucalyptus for simple but beautiful holiday décor.
10. Christmas Tree Scent
Got a fake tree this year and missing that real Christmas tree smell?
Try a Christmas tree scent spray or use Christmas tree scent sticks.
11. Bake Cookies
Nothing says the holidays like some freshly baked cookies. The smell of gingerbread, cinnamon, vanilla and sugar wafting through the air definitely makes me happy. The only problem is that the cookies may not last long enough for you to enjoy the fragrance.
12. Switch Hand Soaps
During the holidays, I love switching out my regular hand soaps with ones that have Christmas fragrances. It’s a simple trick that can make your bathrooms smell amazing.
13. Add Christmas Scents to Cleaning Solutions
Add essential oils with Christmas smells to your DIY cleaning solutions for a festive fragrance. Not only will your home look clean, it’ll smell even better.
So, now you know how to make your house smell nice for the holidays. You can use several of these methods in different parts of your home and enjoy the smell of Christmas.