Christmas time is here! Time for gathering with family and friends and bringing a joyous end to our year. As we all avoid the cold within our homes, making your home match the holiday season can bring happiness and comfort to your visitors, family, and self. While putting up your decorations, take the time to include the scents of the season.
Homes at Heart wants to share some ideas to make your home feel that much more festive. There are many ways to make your home smell like Christmas. We have created a list of our top 10 ways for you to make your home smell like Christmas.
- Make Your Own Christmas-Scented Pinecones
- Add Fragrances to Your Christmas Decorations
- Add Scented Fragrances to Your Fireplace
- Cooking Your Favourite Christmas Delight
- Break Out Those Christmas-Scented Candles
- Change Out Your Wax Melter with Christmas Scents
- Make Your Own Simmer Pot
- Diffuse Your Favourite Christmas Essential Oils
- Apply Essential Oils to Your Furnace Filter
- Include Christmas Scented Cleaning Products
Any one of these can dynamically change the feel of your home. These are all easy and safe options to make your home smell like Christmas.
Make Your Own Christmas-Scented Pinecones
Crafts are a part of many holiday traditions. Adding homemade Christmas-scented pinecones to your holiday plans can be a great way to start a new tradition that anyone in the family can enjoy.
Making a Christmas-scented pine cone is a very easy process.
- Gather some pinecones from your area or buy some at your local market.
- Wash and dry the pinecones then apply your favourite Christmas-scented essential oils.
- Place the pinecones into a sealed plastic bag and allow them to rest for a day to make sure the oil soaks in.
After your pinecones have had time to rest, mix them in with the rest of your decorations and enjoy the smells you have created.
Add Fragrances to Your Christmas Decorations
Pinecones are not the only way to add fragrances to Christmas decorations. There are several ways to add holiday spirit fragrances. Like the pinecones, you can apply essential oils to garlands, wreaths, or your Christmas tree. You can also include fragrant decorations such as:
- Peppermint Candy Canes
- Dried Fruits
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Vanilla Extract
- Pine Needles
- Fresh Cranberries
You are only limited by your creativity and preferences. Simply pick your favourite seasonal scent and mix it in with your decorations.
Add Scented Fragrances to Your Fireplace
Cuddling up by the warm glow of the fireplace is a favourite pastime for many families during Christmas time. Adding comforted winter scents to your fireplace can be done in many ways. You can add fragrances to your fireplace by:
- Add scented items that are safe to burn such as dried fruits, cinnamon sticks, or holiday herbs.
- Include scented logs or pine cones.
- Use a scented fire starter.
Taking the time to prepare your fire while including the scents of the holidays can make your regular activity change the scent of your entire home.
Cooking Your Favourite Christmas Delight
Gingerbread cookies, apple cider, and sugar cookies, any of these could be a favourite holiday treat. Simply taking the time to make your food in your home can bring the scents of Christmas. Mouth-watering smells can instantly make your home welcoming for any guests or family.
Break Out Those Christmas-Scented Candles
Christmas-scented candles are a great way to kickstart your home into the Christmas spirit. Whatever your favourite scent, lighting those candles around your home can instantly change the atmosphere. Candles are one of the most common ways to change the scent of your home and come in basically any scent imaginable.
Candles bring in the holiday spirit by more than changing the scent of your home. The faint glow of a flickering wick can add to the ambience of your home. These flickering flames can add to the atmosphere of your decorations.
Change Out Your Wax Melter with Christmas Scents
Some families choose to avoid candles to protect children or pets. Wax melters offer the same variety of scents and ease of use as their candle cousins. The open flame can offer dangers that wax melters avoid. You will be missing the ambience included with a candle, but still can enjoy the scents of your favourite candles in a safe way. Simply change out the wax in your melter with your favourite holiday scent.
Make Your Own Simmer Pot
Simmer pots are a cheap and easy way to disperse the smell of Christmas throughout your home. You can utilize a slow cooker or pot on the stove. A simmer pot is easy as boiling a pot of water. You just take the time to include:
- Orange Peel
- Citrus Fruit
- Cranberry Juice
- Star Anise
Any scented items that can be safely boiled are on the table. Mix and match till you find your ideal scent.
Diffuse Your Favourite Christmas Essential Oils
Essential oils are another great way to spread the holiday scents throughout your home. These heat-free scents are great for any family. Essential oils are a classic way to spread scents. Leave your favourite oils open in the area you want to change, or mix a couple of your favourites to create a custom scent.
Apply Essential Oils to Your Furnace Filter
Essential oils are great for localized areas but can suffer in areas too large or open. A great idea to spread the scent of essential oils throughout your home is to add small amounts of essential oils to your furnace filter. Adding oil to your filter allows incoming air to pick up those scents and let your air system do the work for you. Just be careful to not apply too much where you damage the filter.
Include Christmas Scented Cleaning Products
Christmas scents can be included in anything and cleaning products are not exempt. Simply buying and using scented cleaning products can make your home smell fresh and festive. Choose your favourites and enjoy changing the scent of your home while cleaning throughout the season.
Homes at Heart wants to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We hope these tips can help you enjoy the holiday season just a bit more than before.
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