Why would you want to make your home smell like Christmas? The scent of Christmas evokes nostalgia. In moments the fragrance takes us back to those happy memories of childhood. Christmas smells are those of the senses that can spark memories in an instant. That’s why we think that the holidays are the perfect time to attach happy, joyful, and fun memories with delicious and invocable scents.
What does Christmas smells like? – Christmas scents list
Christmas scents and Christmas smells that are popular at this time of year include:
- Cinnamon
- Clove
- Cardamom
- Ginger
- Nutmeg
- Allspice
- Anise
- Orange
- Clementines
- Honey
- Mulled wine
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Peppermint
- Fir tree
- Pine
- Wood
- Firewood
- Cedarwood
- Rosemary
- Bay
- Sage
- Juniper
- Fig
- Brandy
- Eggnog
- Port
- Plus so many more, what would you add to the list?
We have created a list of ideas to help you make your home smell like Christmas. We have divided them into three sections – make, bake, and decorate – to help you pick some ideas for your home this festive season.
The make section includes some craft ideas to add scent and fragrance to all rooms in your home.
The bake section is full of ideas for food and drink you can make in the kitchen that will also fill your home with Christmas fragrance.
And the decorate section is a list with ideas on scenting your home with decor ideas.
How to make your home smell like Christmas
MAKE – 9 ideas of things you can make that will give your home a Christmas scent
- Make winter scented sachets
- Make a sage wreath
- Make dried orange garland
- Make scented pine cones
- Make scented pomanders
- Make scented Christmas tree ornaments
- Make fragrant wax melts
- Make Christmas pot pourri
- Make aromatic firestarters – like firelighters but with fresh herbs/scents
BAKE – 6 ideas on food and drink you make that will fill your house with Christmas smells
- Make fresh mulled wine
- Brew winter tea/ chai
- Bake gingerbread
- Make a simmering Christmas scent pot on the stove
- Christmas baking
- Bake cookies
DECORATE – 10 ideas on how to bring in Christmas scent with decorative features
- Light the fire
- Decorate with wood, fir, leaves
- Create flower arrangements with fragrant plants such as fir, eucalyptus, rosemary, sage, juniper,
- Buy a real Christmas tree
- Buy Christmas tree diffusers to give tree scent
- Drops of essential oil to wreaths and garlands
- Fill the house with fragrant candles
- Use diffuser sprays
- Hang scented pouches in the shower
- Use Christmas scented hand soap
We have loads of ideas on how to make your house smell like Christmas, including creating tutorials on some of the ideas above. So keep checking back, and bookmark this page, for more ideas.
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