Stovetop Recipe to Make your Home Smell Fresh for Spring


how to make stovetop potpourri to make your home smell fresh for spring

With the weather warming up a bit, I find myself doing a bit of spring cleaning, purging, and organizing. And usually when on a cleaning mission, I love opening up our windows and doors to let the fresh air in.

Unfortunately, itโ€™s still a bit too chilly to open up the windows, so I came up with a creative way to add some fresh smells to our home…stovetop potpourri.

Assemble everything you will need: lemons, rosemary, mint, vanilla and measuring spoons.

Have you ever tried it? Essentially itโ€™s just throwing a bunch of fragrant ingredients in a pot and letting it simmer on the stove all day long. Itโ€™s love how incredible aromatic it is and it makes the entire house smell divine.

Iโ€™ve done this during the Christmas season with cinnamon sticks, cranberries, nutmeg and other seasonal flavors. But I decided to try a fresh one with some spring-like fragrances.

Ingredients for Stovetop Potpourri

Hereโ€™s my recipe for a lemony fresh scent for your home this spring.

  • 2 T. vanilla extract
  • Pot with water (fill up about ยพ of the way)
  • 2 lemons sliced
  • Bunch of mint
  • Bunch of rosemary
Slice the lemon in half for the stovetop potpourri.

Thatโ€™s it! We often have some of these ingredients stocked in our fridge and pantry already, so itโ€™s not too difficult to throw together.

How to Create Stovetop Potpourri

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You will need a medium pot to combine all the ingredients.

Just fill a pot up with ยพ water and then add all of the ingredients. Bring the mixture to a boil and then let it simmer on low for as long as you want.

Combine all of the ingredients into the pot with water and stir.

It may get a little mushy after a bit, but it should stay pretty fragrant all weekend long. Iโ€™ll sometimes make this on a Saturday morning and then turn it on whenever weโ€™re doing things around the house on both Saturday and Sunday. Then Sunday night Iโ€™ll dump the mixture.

The Smell of Spring!

Set the pot with the mixture over heat to release the aroma.

While I love lighting candles, this is a fresh alternative and it really permeates the entire home. I hope youโ€™ll give it a try.

This stovetop potpourri will leave your home smelling like spring.

If you have any other stovetop recipes Iโ€™d love to hear them! Itโ€™s fun to try different concoctions to see what smells might come along with it. Plus this is a way to get me in the kitchen without having to actually produce anything edible for me & Finn. Baby steps, right?!

Casey


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Iโ€™m Casey Finn, the voice behind The DIY Playbook. I’m a Chicago gal teaching you how to design, DIY, and maintain your home…by yourself! Learn more about me right here.