25+ natural DIY smell hacks that will make your home smell amazing

Make your home a sweet-scented haven without paying a fortune or risking your family’s health. Choose your favorite DIY smell hack from these 25+ ideas that are all-natural, easy and frugal to make yourself from your pantry today! – 

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Everybody wants to live in a decent home – nice smelling, too, if you are lucky.

But there are the diapers, the cat toilet, a messy spouse, and you want to wind down with a pint of ice-cream so badly.

If only there weren’t those smells hanging around.

Now what? Light up a 40 $ candle? … Or will a 1 $ candle do? Or a room spray from the store? Manufactured by that big chemical company?

Are you a blogging mom trying to juggle it all? Insiders of Mom Can Do This get more!

Why you want DIY smell hacks in your home

Let the Ph.D. in me tell you that good fragrances are expensive. That’s why manufacturers of cheap scented products don’t use them. They prefer cheap ones. These are oftentimes harmful and can even have cancerogenic effects. You don’t want them around your home. Choose scent-free alternatives whenever you can.

Or create your own all-natural perfumes and room scents. This post will come very handy for that.

So, here are a few DIY smell hacks that will help you create a decent home that smells heavenly with ease. And doesn’t poison anyone.

Because toxic is not your thing. Mine neither.

An amazing smell in your home, like in a world-class spa, is easier than you think and can even be frugal. Choose a few of these smart ideas to try and you are well on your way to live in smell heaven! Together with kiddos, cats, and a spouse. Yes, it is possible!

Try one of these DIY smell hacks today! Some you can put together from your pantry right now without running errands in 3 different stores first! Click on the links for more information and full instructions. Make your home a sweet-scented haven.

Make your home smell amazing with DIY smell hacks

These ideas are brilliant if you want a wonderful smell lingering around without paying a fortune or poisoning your loved ones.

With only 3 ingredients you can make your own All Natural Air Freshener that is super easy to use. Just as Febreze™, but all natural! Learn how on MerakiMother.com

Sunny Day Family shares how to make a Deodorizer for your home with 2 ingredients only. It can be used in multiple ways. You can clean your rugs, deodorize the sink or trash cans, and more. Click through for ideas to use this deodorizer and suggestions for kid and pet safe essential oils.

Do you also like those essential oil diffuser with bamboo sticks? Most of the store-bought ones use cheap artificial scents that can turn out harmful for your health. And the good diffusers cost a fortune! Both are no great options for a family home! No worry. Make your own essential oil diffuser with no yucky stuff! Pink Fortitude shares an easy tutorial for a DIY Essential Oil Diffuser.

Talking about essential oil blends. If you are anything like me you have a bottle or two of essential oils in your pantry. Use what you have and come up with your own scent a la casa. This list of 57 essential oil diffuser blends by Redefined Mom gives you some ideas!

More DIY scents to make your home a sweet haven

And here is more. Simply Stacy shares her 4 favorite ways to make her home smell amazing!

• Stovetop air freshener with orange, cinnamon, and clove. ( I LOVE this combo!!! )
• Baking Soda Air Freshener (Great for closets or the bathroom. Just give it a shake before you leave. :-))
• DIY All natural room spray (using lavender this would be awesome for bedrooms or guest rooms)
• Using an Essential Oil Diffuser.

If you like the fruity and spicy scents of stovetop potpourri you are going to love this Homemade Potpourri, made by To Simply Inspire. This is a great smell hack for the holidays!

Not into essential oils? No problem. Learn 6 natural ways for fresh air in your home without using essential oils at Paws and Pines. I love the coffee bean candle jar. I need this in my home! Like yesterday! All you need is a clean glass, a candle and coffee beans. Luckily, I have a ton of cleaned recycled jars in my pantry in any shape and size.

Extra spicey DIY scents

If you are anything like me you are obsessed with cinnamon and spice scents! I love to have a clove-spiked orange in my room. This is my personal DIY smell hack I add to this list. It’s a great decoration, too.

And guest-blogger Mindy shares at Delicious Obsessions how to make 4 different Cinnamon and Spice Homemade Air Fresheners for Your Home Or Car. Yay! Also, her post on how perfume can poison you is right down my alley.

Fun DIY smell hacks

I adore this brilliant Science lab Essential Oil Warmer with Flask and Clamp by Crafty Little Gnome!!! How cool is that!! This makes a really unique DIY essential oil diffuser and piece of decoration.

I always thought those jelly room fresheners were fun but never dared to buy one. Learn how to make your own Jelly  DIY Air Freshener with your favorite scent at Craftbits.com.

Double-feature: Make and Enjoy heavenly smells and some yum…

This is perfect when guests are coming over! Make some homemade goodness to eat or drink that at the same time scents your home amazingly! Nikki of Tikkido.com loves to make Easy Mulled Apple Cider to enjoy with guests. 

You can also bake something from scratch. Or learn how to freeze baked goods that come out as fresh as new in this post. You can also freeze batter and dough to pull out hot baked goods in a jiffy! Your home will benefit from the sweet baking scents! And your guests enjoy homemade baking goodies.

Melting sugar also infuses your house with heavenly smells! You could make a silky caramel sauce that goes onto your pint of ice-cream and enjoy the sweetest smell at the same time!

Prevent bad odors with these DIY anti-smell hacks

Yes to that one! The Homemade Poo Pourri {Before You Go Spry} of To Simply Inspire will kill the funky odors that sometimes come as a consequence of using the bathroom. 😉

Cleaners can bring their own nasty smell into your home! Keep the air fresh with your own homemade Refreshing Lemon Cleaner. The recipe is shared by Delicious Obsessions. Add some tea tree oil to the mix and you have a safe natural antibacterial cleaner!

Keep this DIY Natural Cleaning Spray by Home Healing Harvest Homestead in your home that kills germs and smells great, too! Give yucky spills a quick wipe down or clean the garbage can once in a while so bad odors won’t build up. (And yes, take out the trash, too!)

Finally, those diapers. Parents know too well that playing with team diapers comes at the cost of some kinky smells. Keep them under control with the DIY Diaper Pail Deodorizer by Craftbits. Of course, you can also use this DIY smell killer in a trash can or sink. 

That was my list of natural ways to make your home smell amazing! These ideas are all-natural and frugal alternatives to expensive or harmful store-bought items.

These DIY natural smell hacks will make your home smell sweet without the cost or health hazard.

You can easily create the perfect scent that you love and finally wind down with a pint of ice-cream and relax.

 

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