Give your laundry and soft furnishings a natural and refreshing scent with a homemade linen and room spray. Use rubbing alcohol, vodka or natural skin toner as a base and add essential oils as desired. Dilute with distilled water to keep fabrics free from marks.

You could add a squeeze of lemon, lime or orange juice for a fruity aroma – you can also use the peel – or place sprigs of your favourite botanicals in the bottle, such as rosemary or eucalyptus. For a rich, warming scent, you can even use whole coffee beans.

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