10 Unique Fall Scents to Have in Your Home

Fall is a fabulous time to delight your senses, with a bounty of fall décor featuring hearty textures, rich colors – and amazing aromas. Fall scents for your home can emanate from store-bought candles, essential oils and ready-made potpourri, and you also have the option of creating your own simmer pot recipes.

Simmer pot recipes involve combining all ingredients in a saucepan and simmering on low for as long as you wish. Add water as liquid evaporates to keep the aroma alive for hours.

Whether you go for a simmer pot, potpourri, candle or essential oil blend, these 10 fall scents for your home will leave no doubt that autumn is in the air.

Apple Cinnamon Plus Simmer Pot

This delightful, Apartmenttherapy simmer pot recipe brings you the fabulous combination of apples and cinnamon with a deep, delicious twist.

  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • Apple peels
  • Orange rinds

Bay Leaves and Cloves Simmer Pot

Whether your remember bay leaves from your grandmother’s sauce or your very own stew, this simmer pot recipe treats you to a serene sense of autumnal comfort.

  • 5 bay leaves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tbsp whole cloves

Fall Spice Simmer Pot

Put an aromatic array of fall spices front and center with this simmer pot recipe from HowSweetItIs. This hefty concoction requires a good-sized pot to hold all the goodies.

  • 2 peeled navel oranges
  • 1 apple, cut in half
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 small knob fresh ginger, size of teaspoon
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • ¼ tsp orange peel, dried

Lime and Sage Essential Oil Blend

Add a surprising burst of lime to the fall scents for your home with this AromaWeb essential oil blend.

  • 6 drops lime essential oil
  • 6 drops sage essential oil
  • 8 drops sweet orange essential oil

Nectar, Apple and Berry Candle

Billed under the catch-all name of Leaves, White Barn Candle expertly mingles the aromas of ripe apples, golden nectar and red berries. Candlefind says the end result is a home full of fall’s rich fragrances.

Oak, Citrus and Amber Candle

Another candle that elicits a crisp walk in the autumn woods comes from Bath & Body Works. Simply called Autumn Day, the candle combines notes of rich amber with citrus and oak.

Patchouli, Ginger and Sweet Orange Oil Blend

Break out your essential oil diffuser and get ready to inhale the amazing aroma and benefits of this autumnal essential oil blend. Aromaweb suggests mingling three essential oils to create one fabulous fall fragrance.

  • 10 drops of sweet orange essential oil
  • 6 drops of patchouli essential oil
  • 4 drops of ginger essential oil

Pumpkin Pie Candle

Dozens of different companies make pumpkin pie candles, but not all have the subtle nuances found in the one from Infinity. Candlefind swears you can pick up the scent of every single sweet pie ingredient.

Rosehips and Cinnamon Sticks Potpourri

Dried rosehips and cinnamon sticks are two of the most sought-after botanicals for fall potpourri, and you get them both in the Hips ’n Sticks mixture featured at FactoryDirectCraft. Let the fragrance waft subtly throughout the room, or intensify it by adding a dab of your favorite essential oil.

Vanilla and Orange Simmer Pot

Fast, easy and oh-so-sweet, this ApartmentTherapy recipe calls for two common ingredients most folks have on hand.

  • 3 drops vanilla
  • Orange peels

Autumn is a time to feel cozy and comfy, and these 10 fall scents for your home are a surefire way to wrap your senses in the season.