5 Ways to Make Your House Smell like Christmas

5 Ways to Make Your House Smell like Christmas

Next to the smell of certain stores that I absolutely love walking into, Christmas is my favorite scent. Cinnamon, peppermint, pine, cloves, gingerbread, and oranges, mmm! Our dad is a citrus farmer so we’re suckers for ALL orange smells, especially when paired with Christmasy flavors. We’ve compiled 5 ways to make your house smell like Christmas. Whether you prefer it to be burning, simmered, sprayed or hung, we’ve gotcha covered.

From homemade stovetop potpourri to easy to make candles, these 5 ways to make your house smell like Christmas will get you holiday ready fast! Love these easy tips to get your home smelling like Christmas cheer!

1. Homemade Holiday Potpourri

Mix a delicious combination of natural ingredients and let simmer on the stove and let the smell of the holidays take over your home like Amy’s yummy Citrus Holiday Potpourri. Try cranberries, tangerines,  cinnamon sticks,  cloves,  ginger,  vanilla bean, fresh pine and apple cider with water. For an easier option, buy a store-bought bag of holiday potpourri and boil over the stove or in a crockpot until the aroma fills your home.

Easy Citrus Holiday Stovetop Potpourri recipe. Fill your home with the yummy smells of the holidays! Love this natural air freshener to spice up your holiday by simmering these simple ingredients.

2. Holiday Candles

There is a whole slew of Christmas-scented candles you can easily buy to simply light and enjoy. From fresh Christmas Tree to Cinnamon Apple, Frosted Cranberries to Evergreen or Peppermint and down to Sugar or Gingerbread Cookies, you’re sure to find the scent that reminds YOU of Christmas. We personally love this DIY Christmas scented candle tutorial from A Pumpkin and a Princess!
There are a whole slew of Christmas scented candles you can easily buy to simply light and enjoy. From fresh Christmas Tree to Cinnamon Apple, Frosted Cranberries to Evergreen or Peppermint and down to Sugar or Gingerbread Cookies, you're sure to find the scent that reminds YOU of Christmas. We personally love this DIY Christmas scented candle tutorial from A Pumpkin and a Princess!

3. Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments

This is a fun way to kill two birds with one stone: craft with your kids and fill up your home with a heavenly scent! We love making these easy homemade cinnamon applesauce ornaments (especially with this fun gold bakers twine!) and this recipe from Baked by Rachel is similar to our version. So fun! 

This is a fun way to kill two birds with one stone: craft with your kids and fill up your home with a heavenly scent! We love making these easy homemade cinnamon applesauce ornaments and this recipe from Baked by Rachel is similar to our version. So fun!

4. Homemade Air Freshener

You know our obsession with mason jars. This easy winter fresh air freshener from Shaken Together is full of yummy Christmas scents, Rosemary and Spearmint, mm!

You know our obsession with mason jars. This easy winter fresh air freshener from Shaken Together is full of yummy Christmas scents, Rosemary and Spearmint, mm!

5. DIY Room Spray

We love using our essential oils for laundry, cleaning hacks and especially air fresheners! This lovely diy holiday room spray from Minted is full of all our favorite Christmas scents and bonus, it’s good for you!

We love using our essential oils for laundry, cleaning hacks and especially air fresheners! This lovely diy holiday room spray from Minted is full of all our favorite Christmas scents and bonus, it's good for you!

5 Ways to Make Your House Smell like Christmas

We hope you got inspired by these 5 ways to make your house smell like Christmas! Which one is your favorite?

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10 Comments

  1. Those cinnamon ornaments look might sweet to me! And pretty too. Just be careful I might be tempted to eat them.

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  4. I’ve always done a small pot on the back of the stove, simmering orange skins and cloves and cinnamon sticks. I’m going to have to try some of your ideas! Thank you!

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  6. Christmas smells are always so nice. I can’t wait to make the potpourri and the room spray!

    We would love to see what you link up at The Ultimate Pinterest Party that goes live Friday morning!

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