Lemon Stovetop Potpourri Recipe! (Rosemary & Vanilla)

Freshen up your home this week with this lovely Lemon Stovetop Potpourri Recipe! Just 3 simple ingredients is all it takes!

Then… make your home smell even more amazing with some help from this BIG list of fabulously frugal Home Air Fresheners!

Lemon Stovetop Potpourri Recipe

Could your home use a little burst of Spring in the atmosphere? This beautiful Lemon Rosemary Vanilla Stove Top Potpourri is such a cheerful Springtime or Summer scent!

Jennifer writes: "I have been doing this for many years. It smells so good"

Simply add sliced Lemons, Vanilla Extract, and Rosemary sprigs from the garden to a pot with water, and you’ve got yourself a fun natural air freshener to simmer on the stove all day long!

Your home will smell AMAZING, and it may even remind you of the lovely Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma store scent you love!

The fresh, clean scent may even motivate you to tackle all of that Spring Cleaning you’ve been putting off!

Or maybe today is a better day to curl up on the couch and read a book? The choice is yours as you enjoy your stovetop potpourri wafting through your home.

So are you ready to make your home smell seriously yummy?

Here’s how to make your own beautiful aroma…

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How Long Does Stove Top Potpourri Last?

If you’ve been wondering… can you reuse stovetop potpourri? The answer is… YES! It can actually last for 2 days!

At the end of the day, just transfer lemon slices and rosemary sprigs to a large mason jar with some water and place in the refrigerator.

Then the next day, pour back into your sauce pan, add water to get the level back up to 3 cups, add in more Vanilla, and simmer away!

Citrus Stovetop Potpourri Reviews

What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About this Citrus Stovetop Potpourri…

One reader writes: “I love the ingredients. This makes the house fresh and fragrant.”

Missy writes: “It’s my favorite simmer pot”

Dawn writes: “Such a lovely combination!! So aromatic!”

Erica writes: “This is one of my favorites and I’ve been doing it for years”

Nancy writes: “I do this too! Love it!”

Barbara writes: “Ah-mazing!!!! Pottery Barn copycat natural scent with rosemary and lemon. It will linger awhile.”

Darla writes: “I did this – beautiful scent.”

Jennifer writes: “I have been doing this for many years. It smells so good”

Angela writes: “This makes your house smell like Williams Sonoma”

Rhonda writes: “This is a clean and refreshing combination especially wonderful after a good clean spring cleaning day!”

Kathy writes: “I had it simmering all weekend!”

Rebecca writes: “Such a wonderful, fresh home fragrance!”

Tess writes: “I put it in my slow cooker. Lid off on high. Makes my entire home smell like the south of France!”

What You’ll Need to Make Your Lemon Stovetop Potpourri

You’ll just need a few simple things to make your springtime stovetop potpourri…

• 4 cups HOT Water
• 2 medium Lemons, sliced
• 4 sprigs Fresh Rosemary (homegrown will have the strongest scent)
• 3 tbsp. Vanilla Extract (Imitation Vanilla actually works BEST for this, and will give off a much stronger vanilla scent) 🙂

How to Make Lemon Vanilla Stovetop Potpourri

You won’t believe how quick and simple it is to make your home smell AMAZING!!

Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Bring to a gentle boil lemon, rosemary and vanilla with water, then immediately turn heat down and let it simmer on LOW.

2. This Stovetop Potpourri is easily customizable. For a stronger scent, just add more ingredients.

3. As the water evaporates, just add more water as necessary.

4. Once you’re done simmering, you can set the ingredients and pot aside, and use it again as a simmering air freshener the next day!

See… I told you this was going to be EASY!

Easy Way To Grow Your Own Rosemary

Use these tips for How to Grow Rosemary from Cuttings so you can have fresh rosemary on hand any time you want to make this stovetop potpourri!

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