Customized All-Natural Room Scents

Do you ever get tired of the overpowering scent of commercial air-fresheners? Why not customize your own scent with all-natural ingredients. Combine fresh citrus with herbs and extracts and simmer on the stove.

I made this yesterday and my kitchen smelled absolutely amazing! It was full of the crispness of lemon combined with the heady scent of vanilla and the occasional whiff of rosemary!

Absolutely wonderful!

Time: 10 Minutes Cost: $4.00 Difficulty: Easy

To see more: http://www.folklifestyle.com/2013/01/all-natural-customized-room-scents.html

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Lynda Fontana, CA

so how do you make it

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 0
Susan curtis Maryville, TN

Love this idea.

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 0
Michelle D Redmond, OR

I do sliced lemon, fresh rosemary and vanilla. Just fill a saucepan with water and gently simmer on stove. It is supposed to be the Williams Sonoma scent.

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 1
Karen Kelly-Philbrick Belgrade, ME

i usually put my orange peelings in a mason jar of water w/vanilla and cinnamon and then put it on top of my woodstove it lasts for quite a while and keeps the house smelling like fresh baked goodies...just change out every day

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 2
Helen M

Sounds lovely!

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 0
Lynne Detroit, MI

thank you

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 0
Judy Curtin Portland, OR

Great ideas. I'm off to put some on the stove now!

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 0
Redfly Creations Forney, TX

Karianne, your description of the beach made me long for summer! I love all things lemony also! Thanks for the great idea.

on Jan 25, 2013 · Like 0
Terri J York, PA

Great instructions to go along w/ your post. Definitely a winner!!!
@Redfly Creations - I long for summer too (or spring), especially since I need to go outside and shovel the snow from my sidewalks.

on Jan 26, 2013 · Like 0
Victoria Cross

For a "short term" scent boost, if you clean you microwave by boiling water in it to steam it and then wipe down, adding a couple of drops of vanilla or lemon extract adds a nice scent to the kitchen for a couple of,hours. It also works well to mask the burnt popcorn smell we've all occasionally had.

on Jan 26, 2013 · Like 2
Heather W

I boil cloves, cinnamon and orange peel every now and then and it fills the room with wonderful aromas.

on Jan 26, 2013 · Like 1
TRD Designs Ltd. Katonah, NY

How is this long term? or does this just last a day or two

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 0
Thistlewood Grand Rivers, KY

Tom Dieck / TRD Designs Ltd. I just put it in for the afternoon. Then I discarded it. The key is to keep it covered with water and the smell is amazing.

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 0
Melody M Chattanooga, TN

I love this ideal of freshness.... wow .. now i have seen the mint and lavender done but not lemons:) how cute. and smells great too ... great ideal...

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 0
Maryann L Troy, NH

Theres nothing like the smell of rosemary and lemons DIVINE!

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 0
Marcia M Piedmont, OH

I have used the different combinations but not with the lemons, I will do that. It is a very inexpensive way to keep the kitchen smelling good and inviting.

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 1
Elizabeth K

Love this!

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 0
Joanne Cole Alamogordo, NM

And it looks pretty in a clear container.

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 0
Victoria Cross

@ Joanne - I wonder if you put the container (or a canning jar) with it on one of those candle warmer's if it would keep it warm enough so could you use it as a display/air freshener in another part of the house?

on Jan 28, 2013 · Like 2
Kate F New Britain, CT

Like Karen and Heather above - I too decided not to toss my orange peels one day and stuck them in a pot with cloves, allspice and cinnamon and will simmer it on and off several times throughout the day as needed!

on Jan 28, 2013 · Like 0
Danita Griffith Paw Paw, WV

I love how my whole house smells right at this moment!!!! I used 3 oranges, whole cloves, and allspice, with a bit of cinnamon, brought 2 quarts of water w/all the ingredients to a boil like you said, and Even my fiancee loves how the house smells!!!! I am concidering placing some of this mix into Mason jars? and placing the jars by the heaters. Just have to keep watering and this should keep the house smelling good, or so I hope!!!

on Jan 28, 2013 · Like 2
Marcia M Piedmont, OH

Today I mixed up some spices that I have on hand with lemon juice and water. We have a wood burner in our basement with heat vents in each room in our house, I put a pan of the mixture on the top of woodburner and my whole house smells good. Not overwhelming, just a homey smell.

on Jan 28, 2013 · Like 0
Jimmy S Brooks, GA

I am looking to go to natural smells but one post mentioned its only good for that afternoon. So am I understanding this is not good for several days or even a week. 3 oranges a day, lemons, cinnamon and other things seems to me can get quite expensive everyday to keep the smell permeating daily. Can the mixture be used more than one day. Sorry, new to this. Just always bought Glade or something similar.

on Jan 31, 2013 · Like 0
Kate F New Britain, CT

Jimmy - not so. I kept my pot of orange peels & spices on the stove for several days - warming and rewarming on & off. I kept adding water as it evaporated. Once they looked pretty bad then I threw them out. After eating oranges another day, I began it all over again.

on Feb 01, 2013 · Like 1
Bridgette Sherman, TX

I have boil cut in half oranges with cinnmow and sometime with other spices like you get from a pumkin pie you bring it to a boil and then turn it down on low and let the steam do it job. My husband thinks i am making dessert sometime haha

on Feb 14, 2013 · Like 0