I’m a home expert – how to make your house smell amazing when guests are coming over in just 5 minutes
A HOME expert has shared how it takes her only a few minutes to make her house smell amazing for her guests and lasts for hours.
One mom has shared her home hack for when you’re on a time crunch and your home smells a bit funny but you still want to entertain guests.
Lifestyle guru and home decor expert Katie Lynn shares with viewers in a TikTok video her simmer pot recipe that will have your home smelling like a Williams Sonoma.
Known as simplykatielynn on the platform, her social content primarily focuses on homeware, DIY home hacks, and cooking recipes.
In the 33-second video on TikTok, Lynn goes into detail about how everyday kitchen items can have your home smell fantastic when combined together.
At the start of the video, she can be seen standing in her kitchen with an empty cooking pot in front of her, ready to be put to use.
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Lynn mentions in a voiceover that this pot recipe is one of her favorite recipes to simmer on the stove when she has guests over at her home because “it just makes your house smell absolutely amazing”.
The ingredients she used for the simmer pot recipe are three rosemary sprigs, one lemon, Nielsen-Massey vanilla extract, black peppercorns, and water.
Lynn starts off the video by telling viewers the step-by-step process and accurate measurements needed to complete the hack.
You must first fill the pot with about eight cups of water and bring it to a light boil.
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Then, add three sprigs of rosemary, a teaspoon of vanilla, a teaspoon of peppercorn, and two sliced-up lemons to the mixture.
Lynn says that the pot recipe smells great for about two hours.
Her home advice was well-received in the comment section and many people even added their own two cents and provided different simmer pot recipes.
“During the fall and Christmas I do, cranberries, rosemary, oranges, cloves and cinnamon sticks!” one user commented.
“Try cloves instead of peppercorn, and an orange instead of lemon, and a couple of cinnamon sticks. It’s magical!!” another viewer claimed.
“My mom simmered oranges and cinnamon sticks,” another added.