Cleaning & Organizing Cleaning Supplies How to Make DIY Room Spray With Essential Oils Give your linens, bedroom, and the air in your home a refreshing spritz. By Madeline Buiano Madeline Buiano Madeline Buiano is an editor at MarthaStewart.com, sharing her knowledge on a range of topics—from gardening and cleaning to home. Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 14, 2024 Close Photo: ANUSHA RAJESWARAN A refreshing room spray can infuse your linens, bedding, bathroom, and other areas of your home with a pleasant scent. Rather than buying one, consider making your own DIY room spray with essential oils. Essential oils—extracted from leaves, fruit peels, petals, and other plant parts—capture nature's subtle fragrances and can refresh your living space. That's why writer Anusha Rajeswaran decided to create this all-natural spray, which you can spritz throughout every room in your home. Learn how to make DIY room spray ahead, and your home will smell incredible in no time. 8 Ways to Make Your Whole House Smell Amazing Essential Oil Combinations to Try All you'll need to recreate this project is unscented witch hazel, dried flowers, distilled water, and your favorite essential oils. You can mix and match essential oils for a signature scent, but if you're unsure where to start, go with one of these tried and true combinations: Wild orange and tea treeLavender and roseGreen tea and cucumberRosemary, cedar, and vanillaJuniper, basil, and peppermintEucalyptus and lemonEucalyptus and peppermint What You'll Need Materials 8oz spray bottles Essential oils Distilled water Unscented witch hazel Dried flowers Instructions Add Essential Oils Martha Stewart Pour 25 to 30 drops of essential oil in your bottle. Add Witch Hazel Martha Stewart Fill the bottle halfway with witch hazel. Witch hazel helps the oil and water combine and will help the scent linger for a longer period of time. Fill Bottle With Distilled Water Fill the rest of the bottle with distilled water. This ratio works pretty well no matter the size of the bottle. Shake the bottle to combine all the ingredients. Insert Flowers and Herbs Martha Stewart Insert a sprig of dried flowers and herbs to finish off your fragrant spray. Remember that although essential oils are derived from all-natural ingredients, they can still be strong! Be sure to handle undiluted products with care. How to Use Essential Oil Room Spray To use your newly fashioned room spray, start by giving it a little shake, then lightly spritzing it around your home on fabric surfaces. The essential oils will permeate the fabric and the scent clings to its fibers, which creates a wonderful-smelling room. Spray on your couch, pillows, bedding, carpets, curtains, and anywhere else that needs a quick refresh. Just be sure to give yourself a few feet of space between you and the object you are spraying to avoid stains. Originally appeared: MARTHA STEWART