How to bring the scent of Christmas into your home

Christmas is just a few days away . Have you decorated your home beautifully and are you looking to bring the scent of Christmas into your home? These simple tips will help you.

The scent of Christmas quickly puts you in the mood for the most anticipated holiday of the year. Here are some great ways to fill your home with the scent of Christmas, including the best essential oils, DIY wreaths, Christmas scented blends, essential oil diffusers, and more.

Cook flower & herb mixture

First, choose a scent that you love that reminds you of Christmas. Some people like something subtle, like orange and thyme. However, you can use any combination, including cinnamon, cloves, ginger, cranberries, and pine branches.

Then put everything in a large enough pot. For the spices, you can use whole spices, like cinnamon or whole cloves, or just ground spices if that's all you have. Add enough water to cover everything.

Bring the pot to a boil on the stove. Once the water boils, reduce the heat until it is just simmering. You can let the herbal mixture simmer all day, but you will need to add more water to keep the pot from burning and to keep the herbs from spreading their scent throughout the house.

Add a touch of Christmas with candles and essential oils

Add about 8 ounces of distilled water to a small spray bottle. Add 20 drops of peppermint essential oil to the bottle. Close the lid and shake the bottle well. Once mixed, spray it all over your home, even on your fabrics if you want. 
You can also use cinnamon essential oil (three drops), pine essential oil (three drops), and orange essential oil (four drops) for spraying. Mix with six tablespoons of water and one tablespoon of vodka.

Burning scented candles is also a great way to bring the scent of Christmas into your home, such as apple cinnamon or pine. You can also make your own candles simply by adding any oil that burns (including vegetable oil) to a glass jar. Add a lantern wick and your favorite scent from your kitchen or essential oil cabinet, such as cinnamon or clove.

Dried fruit wreath

Dried fruit Christmas ornaments smell wonderful when you make them and for weeks afterwards. Plus, they look great if you make them into an artistic wreath. Simply slice the citrus fruit and arrange them on a baking tray. You can add cloves to the segments for extra fragrance if you like. Bake them at a very low temperature (75oC) for about two hours or until they are dry. Display them in a glass bowl or cut a hole in the middle of the slices and add them to the wreath.

These are the 3 simplest and most popular ways to bring the scent of Christmas into your home. If you know of any other methods, please share them with us!

Isabella Humphrey

Update 09 December 2024