This holiday season I want my house to SMELL like Christmas! One of the best things about the holidays is the Christmas smells in the air. Today we are bringing you 10 smell hacks on How to Bring the Smell of Christmas Into Your House!

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Let’s make our home smell like Christmas this holiday season!

How To Make Your House Smell Like Christmas

As a mom of three and two furry dogs, keeping the house smelling good is easier said than done. Most of the time I just hope that when we have visitors our home doesn’t smell like boy and dog ha!

Related: How to make your house smell good

So, if you are ready to make your home smell like Christmas for the holidays, say no more! Whether you have family visiting or the neighbors dropping by a gift, your house is going to smell like Christmas (and will probably make everyone want to stay the night).

Hacks to Make Your House Full of Christmas Smells

1. Use Fresh Pine Scenticles

If you love the scent of fresh pine without all the mess of pine needles, these scenticles are genius! They smell amazing and can easily be hidden in your fake tree or around your home and are the best pine scent ornaments!

Scenticles are green stick ornaments in a jar that smell like freshly cut pine.
Scenticles are a great way to give a fake Christmas tree a fresh pine smell.

2. Make Christmas Homemade Holiday Potpourri

This Homemade Holiday Potpourri is a natural way to make your entire house smell amazing. Just simmer a few ingredients in a slow cooker or stove top and your entire home will be filled with a lovely aroma.

Nothing beats the sweet holiday home smell of cinnamon sticks, orange slices, and other fresh greenery like rosemary.

A crockpot with water, orange slices, cranberries, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and rosemary.
Make your home smell like Christmas Via Simplistically Living

3. Fill Your Diffuser Up with the Smell of Christmas Holiday Essential Oil Scents

Diffuse a blend of essential oils in your home and it will smell amazing in just minutes! Our favorite holiday blend is:

Using an essential oil diffuser, usually in a solution of water, can help make your home good and have health benefits. Not a fan of cinnamon?

Use a few drops of peppermint essential oil instead!

Holiday spirit diffuser blend with pinecones in the back- 3 drops cinnamon bar, 3 drops clove, and 3 drops orange
3 drops cinnamon bark, 3 drops clove, and 3 drops orange

4. Make a Homemade Clove Oranges

Make Clove Oranges and stick them around your home. They smell amazing and look pretty too!

Whole cloves into and orange peel makes a very good smell. One that’s perfect for the holiday season.

An orange with whole cloves shoved into the orange peel
Put whole cloves into an orange a magical holiday scent Via Totally The Bomb

5. DIY Cinnamon Scented Pinecones

Make homemade cinnamon scented pinecones and refresh the scent as needed. So much cheaper than store bought pinecones!

Who doesn’t love scented pine cones? I like to stock up on them in the fall so I can use them later to fill my home with the scents of Christmas.

Scented pine cones and fresh pine needles will make your home smell so fresh
Scented pine cones and fresh pine needles will make your home smell so fresh. Via Simplistically Living

6. Craft Pine Needle Satchel

Make your own Pine Needle Satchel that smells amazing and doubles as a great holiday gift!

Not only do the pine cones smell good (if you use cinnamon scented ones), but the pine needles also smell fresh and good.

Smell good packs in plaid with a red bow
These little smelly good packs are perfect for any room. Via The Cavender Diary

7. Make Your Own Aromatic Wax Fire Starters

DIY Aromatic Wax Fire Starters not only smell amazing as they burn but are also a great way to quickly start a fire to keep warm during the winter!

aromatic wax melts in cup cake liners with pinecones, fresh greens and cinnamon sticks
Aromatic fire starters smell heavenly. Via Hello Glow

8. Fill the House with the Smell of Baking Christmas Cookies

Baking Christmas Cookies with the family is always a great way to make your home smell INCREDIBLE while also enjoying a sweet treat for the holidays! Here’s a list of 75+ Christmas Cookies you can make!

Sugar cookies, circles and stars, with red and green frosting with white snow flakes on top
Baking is my favorite way to make my home smell good for the holidays.

9. Use Your Favorite Holiday Scented Car Freshener

Clip a Holiday Scented Car Air Freshener to House Air Vent and when the heater is turned on, your home will smell amazing! You can get holiday scented car clips here.

If you’re not a huge fan of the Christmas air freshener smells, you could also use the aromas of pine. They also make glade ones which smell fresh like dryer sheets.

Put a car freshener on your house air vent
This is such a clever way to make your home smell good, I love it!Via The Krazy Coupon Lady

10. Light a Favorite Holiday Candle

If all else fails, a good, clean burning Christmas Candle will do the trick. My favorite place to get soy candles is on Etsy because they have so many scents, colors and options to choose from!

This is the easiest way to place smells in your homes! From the spicy smell of peppermint to the sweet smells of vanillas, candles really have all the Christmas scents.

Candles, 3, 1 with white and red string and candy canes and a white candle, 1 with pine and a red ribbon with a white candy, and 1 with red ribbon and pom poms with a white candle
Candles are a classic way to make your home smell good!

I sure these help your home smell just like the holidays all season long!

What is the Smell of Christmas Scent?

The smell of Christmas is pretty much the epitome of warm and cozy. It’s that special blend of scents that just screams holiday season. You’ve got the piney scent of Christmas trees, the spicy aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves, and all the yummy baked goods like cookies, pies, and cakes. Plus, let’s not forget the smell of burning logs in the fireplace or pine-scented candles. It’s basically a big ol’ hug in the form of a smell, ya know? And it just makes you feel all happy and festive.

What Scents are Associated with the Christmas Holiday?

  1. Pine Scent: The scent of pine trees is often associated with Christmas because of the tradition of bringing a live pine tree into the home to decorate for the holiday season.
  2. Cinnamon Scent: Cinnamon is a warm, sweet, and spicy scent that is often used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.
  3. Nutmeg Scent: Nutmeg is another warm, spicy scent that is commonly used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.
  4. Ginger Scent: Ginger is a spicy and slightly sweet scent that is commonly used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.
  5. Clove Scent: Cloves are a warm and slightly sweet scent that is often used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.
  6. Vanilla Scent: Vanilla is a sweet and creamy scent that is often used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.
  7. Orange Scent: The scent of orange is often associated with Christmas because of the tradition of using oranges as decorations and gifts during the holiday season.
  8. Maple Scent: Maple is a sweet and woodsy scent that is often used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.
  9. Peppermint Scent: Peppermint is a refreshing and minty scent that is often used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.
  10. Cranberry Scent: Cranberry is a tart and slightly sweet scent that is often used in holiday baking and as a natural air freshener.

What Does Santa Smell Like?

Let’s just say that Santa smells of all sorts of lovely Christmas things like pine, cinnamon, vanilla, peppermint…milk & cookies.

Easy Way To Keep Your Home SMelling Amazing

How are you keeping your house smelling like Christmas? Do you have a scent strategy for the holiday season?



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