How to Perfume Your Room

At my school you are not allowed to have candles in your room or apartment under any circumstances.  I understand why we can't have them, but was always a little bummed about it.  I love when I walk into someone's home & it smells delicious & this has always been something I wanted in my home.  To be honest I've never been a huge fan of room spray (I feel like I'm being choked by them), & I feel like air fresheners lose their fragrance super quick.  A few days ago when I was trolling through Pinterest, I came across a recipe for a stove top room perfume.  When I came across it I remembered that years ago my cousin used to boil cinnamon sticks on her stove & it always smelled amazing.  

Last night I cleaned the kitchen & took out the garbage, & then noticed that my apartment smelled a little stale from the mixture of garbage & cleaning supplies scents, so I figured I would try a stove top fragrance.  I filled my pot up about 3/4 of the way, & then added a few tablespoons of cinnamon, about a teaspoon of nutmeg, & a tablespoon of vanilla.  This little mixture freshened up the air in my place & made it smell delish!  I know this is a little random for here, but I've become obsessed with how great this is & wanted to share some recipes I found & the ingredients that smell the best to warm on your stove top.

Ingredients:

Water

Peels of 1-2 oranges

1 tbsp. cinnamon

Instructions

Fill pot with water about 3/4 of the way.  Add the orange peels & cinnamon, mix.  Bring mixture to boil & then allow to simmer for as long as you want or until water runs out. 

Ingredients

1 lemon

Few sprigs rosemary

1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

Cut lemon into slices.  Fill pot with water about 3/4 of the way.  Add the lemon, rosemary, & vanilla, mix.  Bring mixture to boil & then allow to simmer for as long as you want or until water runs out.

Ingredients

1 lime

Few sprigs thyme

1 tbsp. vanilla

Instructions

Cut lime into slices.  Fill pot with water about 3/4 of the way.  Add the lime, thyme, & vanilla, mix.  Bring mixture to boil & then allow to simmer for as long as you want or until water runs out.

Ingredients

1 orange

1 tbsp. cinnamon

1 tbsp. almond extract

Instructions

Cut orange into slices.  Fill pot with water about 3/4 of the way.  Add the orange, cinnamon, & almond extract, mix.  Bring mixture to boil & then allow to simmer for as long as you want or until water runs out.

For other mixtures you can use...

Citrus fruits: lemons, limes, oranges, etc. 

Herbs: rosemary, thyme, etc.

Extracts: almond, vanilla, mint, etc.

Spices: cinnamon (sticks or powder), cloves, nutmeg, etc.

You can find more recipes here, where I found some of my recipes.

Have you ever tried a stove top fragrance?