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Aromatic Potpourri With Dried Flowers
We all want our homes to smell good and aromatic. There are many products that are available in market to add an essence and enigmatic aroma to your house. However, we always strive for using flowers as they look natural and add colour to the home interiors. But, flowers tends to dry very fast due to which you have to replace them every other day. That is why, potpourri is becoming a popular home décor item. Potpourri is a decor item that is made with dried flower petals to spread the aroma in the bedroom, living room or bathroom.
In many houses, potpourri is used in decorating house and making it smell aromatic. Traditionally, potpourri is a mixture of dried flowers, leaves, seeds and other ingredients that are stored in open containers or in net baskets. The dried flowers are mixed with essence to spread aroma in the house. In short, it is one of the creative ways to use dried flowers for home décor. Once you know the method to make potpourri at home, you can use your creative skills to make this home décor item look all the more beautiful and smell great at the same time. Check out the steps to make potpourri using dried flowers.
Steps to make the basic potpourri with dried flowers:
Ingredients
- Flower petals such as mint, rose, jasmine and lavender
- Newspaper
- Potpourri basket (made of net)
Procedure
- Place the flower heads on the newspaper and spread them wide apart.
- Leave them to dry for around 2 weeks.
- Now, pick up the browned flower petals and then arrange them in the potpourri basket. You can also keep them in a bowl and use as a centerpiece.
This was the basic method to make potpourri using dried flower petals. Now try this creative potpourri using dried flowers, leaves, spices and fruit peels.
Ingredients
- Fragrant flower petals like roses, carnations, hibiscus, violets, and lavender
- Orange peels
- Lemon peels
- Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg or cardamom powder
- Essential oil- few drops
- Rosemary and chamomile herbs
Procedure
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Now blend them together. Check if the aroma and essence is strong or not. Add more herbs, spices and essential oil if required to get the strong aroma of the potpourri.
- Cover the mixture in an air-tight container and leave for 4-5 weeks so that the smell develops. Shake the container every alternate day.
- Once the potpourri is ready, you can use them to decorate the house and make it smell good at the same time. The aroma of citrus peels, flowers, spices, dried flowers and essential oils will make your house smell great!
Try these steps to make creative or basic potpourri at home. Use dry flowers and other ingredients of your choice to prepare this home décor item.
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