12 Best Homemade Potpourri Recipes That Smell Heavenly
Everyone loves a good smelling home, right? When you enter your home after a long and tiring day from work, activities or shopping, your home needs to make you feel relaxed and calm. And what better way to do that than a blast of sweet-smelling scents to welcome you home? Nothing beats homemade potpourri recipes!
Before we get started, here are two important things you need to know, there are two types of potpourri: dried and simmering.
Of course, you can buy dried potpourri from a store but I prefer to make my own since it’s much cheaper and you get to control what goes into it.
It’s a simple process and loads of fun might I add, that involves cutting the flowers individually, placing them on a pan, and popping them into the oven to dry for a few hours.
The other type of potpourri is usually made on a stovetop and left to simmer. As it cooks, you can immediately smell how amazing it is.
Here you’ll find the best potpourri recipes to get you started.
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12 Incredible Homemade Potpourri Recipes
1. Cranberry Splash Potpourri
Recipe via rachelschultz
To get you started, this simmering pot of potpourri is made up of cranberries, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, rosemary and cloves that will bring a warm, cozy feel into your home.
You can make this potpourri during holidays but this potpourri recipe is ideal around Christmas time.
2. Cinnamon And Orange Potpourri
Recipe via thenovicechefblog
If you’re looking for potpourri recipes that call for fewer ingredients, then you’re going to love this one.
Also, if you normally love anything orange scented, this cinnamon and orange peel topped off with cloves will make your home smell divine.
3. Scented Waters In Jar
Recipe via theyummylife
Gosh, this particular diy is so popular and still trending to this day! These water scents in a jar are perfect if you want to make use of the ingredients in your home without spending too much.
The first potpourri recipe calls for lemon, rosemary, and water while the others include an orange and spices, pine or cedar twigs, and a few other ingredients.
It beats those expensive room sprays any day!
4. Lemon Rosemary Potpourri
Recipe via addapinch
I love anything that has lemon in it! It’s great for the skin, body and even cleaning!
Add this with rosemary and you have relaxing potpourri recipes that are sure to calm your nerves and make your home smell amazing.
5. Nuts, Pinecones, and Berries Potpourri
Recipe via hellonatural
This potpourri recipe is fantastic around Thanksgiving and Christmas time. Grab a large jar and fill it with a mix of cinnamon sticks, pine cones, berries, dried orange slices, dried apple slices, dried rose hips and a few essential oils.
If you head over to the tutorial, you’ll also find two other amazing potpourri recipes to give a go at!
One thing is for sure: they all turn out amazing!
6. Dried Flowers Potpourri
Recipe via popsugar
So far, we hadn’t included that many dried potpourri recipes but here’s an amazing way to recycle flower bouquets while you’re at it.
Like we mentioned in the intro, this potpourri is so easy to make. You’ll need to separate the pieces and dry it out in the oven for at least 2 hours.
7. Apples, Oranges and Cinnamon Potpourri
Recipe via hearthandvine
Here’s another amazing dried potpourri if you’re not so much into simmering potpourri for hours. You’ll need orange slices, apple slices and cinnamon sticks for this one.
It’s sure to bring a winter feel into any home and also great for the office.
The fresh fragrance will surely keep you happy and cozy while working!
8. Thanksgiving Stove Simmer
Recipe via abeautifulmess
This potpourri recipe is quite popular around Thanksgiving time but you could make it any time around the year.
You’ll need cranberries, cloves, and lemon slices as well as water for this one.
Within 30 minutes of simmering on the stovetop, you’ll really start to smell it around you home.
9. Winter Stovetop Potpourri Recipes
Recipe via momtastic
Take the cold out of winter by warming up your home with this all-natural winter potpourri.
All you need for this recipe is blood orange slices, pine needles, vanilla bean pods (gosh, can you just imagine how amazing this smells?!) apple cider, and a few other ingredients.
Remember to add more water when it starts to go low.
10. DIY Potpourri With Rose Petals
Recipe via Jamie Skelton
This potpourri recipe is great if you’re in need of making use of rose petals.
Head over to watch step by step as Jamie shows you the entire process of making dried potpourri from rose petals.
11. Rose & Lavender Potpourri Recipe
Recipe via craftrevue
I’ve always been a huge fan of lavender-scented things, from lotions, to bath salts, fragrances, candles, and soaps. This lavender potpourri recipe is worth making and lasts for a long time.
However, the only thing about this potpourri is that you’ll have to store it in a sealed jar for at least a month before you can use it.
But rest assured that it’s worth the wait!
12. Uplifting DIY Potpourri With Roses, Lemon, Orange
Recipe via popsugar
We all tend to get those midday slumps while working and I found that smell fresh scents can help improve your mood and get your body moving.
It also helps with relieving stress, so that’s definitely an added bonus to making this potpourri.
This potpourri recipe is ideal if you need a dose of a sweet and citrus scent. You’ll need rose petals, rosemary, lavender, lemon slices, orange slices and essential oil for this one.
Closing Thoughts
I do hope you enjoyed this list of homemade potpourri recipes.
Don’t be shy in trying out these recipes since their fail-proof. You won’t need to worry about messing up this tutorial especially if you’re known to mess up before.
Also, if I had to choose between dried or simmering potpourri, I’d say simmering on the stove tends to give a stronger scent but you do have to remember to always top it off with water when it starts to go low. But it’s still amazing overall.
Leave a comment below and tell us which potpourri is your go-to or which one you plan to make this holiday? We’d love to hear your thoughts!
