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10 Ways to Make Your Home Smell Amazing

by Kathy Joe July 4, 2019
written by Kathy Joe July 4, 2019
10 Ways to Make Your Home Smell Amazing

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When considering how to make your home smell good, besides the use of air fresheners for your home, there are natural scents that you can diffuse into the different rooms. It is one of the ways that you can make your home feel cozy and relaxing. Some of these are temporary so if you are looking for how to keep your house smelling good they will not all work for you. But read on, we have great tips for all.

Table of Contents

  • 10 Great Ways to Make Your Home Smell Beautiful
    • 1. Bake to Remind You of Grandma’s Kitchen
    • 2. Bring Nature Indoors with Houseplants
    • 3. Do More Than Drink Your Coffee
    • 4. Deodorize with Baking Soda
    • 5. Clean Your Drains with Fragrant Ingredients
    • 6. Hang Air Fresheners by Windows and Air Out
    • 7. Use Fabric Refresher Outside of the Laundry Room
    • 8. Use Dryer Sheets as a Moisture Absorber
    • 9. Simmer Citrus Fruits and Spices
    • 10. Light Scented Candles or Start Essential Oil Warmers

10 Great Ways to Make Your Home Smell Beautiful

You can create your own fragrances for every room in your home by learning how to make scented candles, for example. Or, you can try any or all of these tricks below for ways to make your house smell good and have rooms that smell heavenly and inviting.

1. Bake to Remind You of Grandma’s Kitchen

Bake to Make Your Home Smell Amazing

Doesn’t fresh baked goods remind you of visiting your grandmother? Give yourself a moment of nostalgia by trying her baking recipes and have the whole house smell wonderful while enjoying your memories and not to mention the joy of eating homemade food.

If you are not a kitchen princess, you can get the same results with a few baking hacks like part-baked bread or cinnamon rolls out of a tube. The same delicious bakery treats and fragrances, but in only a fraction of the time. Maybe you have friends calling and want to impress them, this tip will certainly do that.

2. Bring Nature Indoors with Houseplants

Use Houseplants to enhance your homes smell

This is a decoration and is a great natural air freshener combo tip on how to make your house smell good. Place a few sweet-smelling plants in strategic places around your home, even in the bathroom, this will give you a consistent subtle floral scent.

Go to your local florist or gardening depot store and ask them for suggestions on the most fragrant houseplants that do well indoors. Keep a mental note of how sunlight enters your home, the average temperature and the dryness or humidity of the air so that they can advise you on placement. You don’t want to be killing them off before you get the benefit of the aromas.

3. Do More Than Drink Your Coffee

Make DIY Coffee Candles to Make your Home Smeel Nice

Preparing your own cup of joe is already a lovely greeting in the morning but you can do more with coffee. Both ground coffee and coffee beans have such a strong scent that they can mask unpleasant odors and is how to make a house smell good without the use of spray cans or oils.

For example, fill a cup with ground coffee and leave it on your kitchen counter when cooking with lots of onions and garlic or use coffee beans for little fragrance pouches you can place in the closet or your shoes. There are many more ways to use coffee for a fragrant home so get creative.

4. Deodorize with Baking Soda

Using Baking Soda to Make Your Home Smell Nice

This kitchen staple is a great natural odor remover. Simply sprinkle a light dusting on your carpet after vacuuming and let it soak up all the smells for 20 minutes or more before vacuuming again. Another great idea on how to keep your house smelling fresh once you have it how you want it. This is brilliant as it does not have its own scent so it won’t compete with your other aromas.

5. Clean Your Drains with Fragrant Ingredients

Clean Your Drains with Fragrant Ingredients

Once you have your house smelling nice here’s how to make your house smell better without using more air-freshener. Have you ever walked into your bathroom or kitchen and noticed a slight aroma that you really don’t want and cannot get rid of? It is likely to be a buildup of food waste in your waste pipe or garbage disposer, and all sorts of soap remnants etc in your drainage pipes of the bathroom.

Don’t worry, there are lots of DIY hacks for removing odors from your sink and shower drain, many of which are even non-toxic. So, before you run out to buy a chemical cleaner, look in your pantry and fridge for more eco-friendly alternatives.

6. Hang Air Fresheners by Windows and Air Out

Hang Air Fresheners by Windows and Air Out

Sometimes, all you need in your home is a little fresh air. Open up all your doors and windows and you’ll notice that the air feels lighter with every minute as the old stale air makes it way outside perfect for how to make your house smell fresh.

For extra freshness, hang air fresheners or potpourri ornaments on all the windows and let the cool breeze waft in their scent. This is the quickest and easiest way to have your entire house smell wonderful and clean and how to keep your house smelling good.

7. Use Fabric Refresher Outside of the Laundry Room

Use Fabric Refresher Outside of the Laundry Room

There are fabric items in your house that you are not cleaning as often as your clothing and bedsheets, for very understandable practical reasons.

Your curtains, throw pillows, carpets and upholstery simply can’t go in your washing machine but you can still have them smelling clean by lightly misting them with a fabric refresher every now and again.

8. Use Dryer Sheets as a Moisture Absorber

Use Dryer Sheets as a Moisture Absorber

These affordable strips of fabric are the best way for how to make house smell good. Not only do they have that wonderful just washed aroma to them they are great at absorbing moisture which helps you prevent many causes of those unwanted smells in the house like at the bottom of your trash can.

You can also attach them to your home’s heating and cooling vents with tape for a quick way on how to keep your house smelling fresh and nice.

9. Simmer Citrus Fruits and Spices

Simmer Citrus Fruits and Spices

For this simple trick on, go back into the kitchen to spread lovely scents throughout the rest of your house. All you need to do is simmer a concoction of citrus fruit, sweet-smelling herbs or spices and letting the steam carry the fragrance through your house. This is especially fantastic during the festival seasons.

10. Light Scented Candles or Start Essential Oil Warmers

Finally, the tried and true way of how to make house smell fresh is lighting up a few scented candles or using an essential oil warmer for calming scents. If you want a consistent aroma in the air of your house then select a plug-in, essential oil warmer or automated spray air freshener.

We hope you have enjoyed browsing through these wonderful ideas of how to make your home smell good.

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Houseproud wife and mum of two, I'm always keeping myself busy. Whether it's trying out the latest gadgets, fixing up new recipes or even coming up with ideas to keep the kids entertained! Now I'm here to share my how to's, product reviews, recipes and more, all to help you bring your home to life. After all, home is where your story begins.

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