How to Make Your House Smell Like Christmas
Smell the season in every room.
In addition to the lights and the decorations, one of the best things about Christmas is its scents. There’s something warm and cozy about the scents of Christmas that makes everyone want to bottle it up so they can smell it whenever they want. Well… now you can! Here’s how to make your house smell like Christmas so you can get more into the holiday spirit and elevate the festivity this season.
What Are the Scents of Christmas?
There are several Christmas scents you may want to fill your home with. Cinnamon and pine (in connection to Christmas trees) are two of the most popular holiday smells because of their warm spice smell. Cinnamon can be used by itself or combined with other Christmas scents like mulled wine and orange, which are traditional Christmas smells due to their woody spices and brightness.
Other popular scents of Christmas include peppermint, gingerbread, sugar cookies, hot chocolate, and the scent of a crackling fire. A lot of these scents feature spices and smells that are connected to the winter season Christmas is in and the baking that takes place during the holiday. Their scents also contain a note of warmth that makes the season feel more cozy.
The good news is that these scents of Christmas are great to mix and match. All of these scents pair beautifully together to create a fragrance that celebrates the season and spices up your home… literally.
Dying to bring Christmas cheer to the inside of your home? Here’s how to make your home smell like Christmas in twelve different ways.
1. Light a Candle
Candles made with the scents of Christmas are the easiest way to make your house smell like Christmas with minimal effort. Choose from one of the plethora of seasonal scents, from Christmas trees to baked sugar cookies, spices, and more, to quickly fill the house with your favorite Christmas fragrance.
Wanting to invoke that classic “Christmas smell” in your home? Fresh greenery will surely do the trick. That’s because fresh Christmas greenery, like Christmas trees, fill up your house with the scent of the season. Opt for either a decorated wreath to hang on your walls, above the fire mantel, or on a door. Garland can also be used to wrap around railings, lay on your mantel, or line a door frame.
Not in the mood for keeping up with real Christmas greenery? You can enjoy seasonal scents with artificial garlands or wreaths, through added oils and diffusers or room plug-ins. Place your faux greenery on a fire mantel, then add an accompanying oil diffuser off to the side to release a Christmas scent on a timer setting. It’s all of the Christmas aroma with none of the mess!
Another effortless way to enjoy the aroma of Christmas in your home is with a scented room spray. Similar to candles, these sprays contain fragrances of popular Christmas smells – just press a button to release the mist and the scent. Smaller rooms only need about two sprays, while larger rooms may need at least three. Choose from a variety of scents related to Christmas, from cinnamon to toasted marshmallow to spiced orange.
One mouthwatering way to make your home smell like Christmas is by baking cookies. Traditional Christmas cookies that have become distinct smells of the season are gingerbread and sugar cookies. If you’re making homemade cookies, don’t forget your Christmas bakeware essentials, such as cookie cutters of Christmas figures for a playful shape, mixing bowls, and whisks!
For the pine and cinnamon scents of Christmas, display scented pinecone Christmas decor around your home. This seasonal decor beautifully features dark, earthy hues that blend well with colorful and/or neutral Christmas decor pieces. We suggest placing pinecones in a decorative bowl to showcase their dark color and let their fragrance escape into the home, or style them with seasonal greenery for a festive decor piece.
With Christmas being in the coldest season of the year, burning wood from a fireplace is a classic Christmas smell. Indoor fireplaces are the ultimate cozy spots to enjoy a crackling fire, plus the aroma will pleasantly permeate the rest of your house! On top of its festive holiday scent, a lit fire also creates a cozy atmosphere that evokes the season.
The scents of Christmas don’t have to fill the room or come from a candle – they can also come from a soap! Holiday-scented soaps are a subtle way to sneak in Christmas smells in another location of the house. Pour your holiday-scented soap into a Christmas figurine soap dispenser for extra Christmas decor to stay in the holiday spirit.
Another favorite Christmas scent is hot chocolate. This cozy drink is rich in taste and smell. When you prepare hot chocolate in a slow cooker, the flavors have a longer chance to simmer and blend together to create a chocolate smell that fills your house and makes it extra cozy on a cold, winter night – especially when you drink it in a Christmas mug. Add the pepperminty scent of Christmas to your hot chocolate for a tasty treat. After your hot chocolate has simmered all day in the slow cooker, pour some into your Christmas mug and stir it with a peppermint candy cane for a tasty, aromatic drink to make you feel extra cozy.
Now that you know how to make your house smell like Christmas, it’s time to start creating the smell of the holiday!
