How to Make Scented Drawer Liners
Do you ever get tired of having your clothes smell like your dresser drawer? Try creating your own scented dresser drawer liners. These liners will not only make your dresser drawers look like new, but they will also give your clothes a fresh just-washed smell. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Water
- Spray bottle
- Bowl or bucket
- Essential oil
- Measuring tape
- Wrapping paper or copy paper
Instructions
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Creating Scented Drawer Liners
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Choose the paper you'd like to use in your dresser. Oftentimes nice wrapping paper or copy paper is used during this process.
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Measure the inside of the drawer you would like lined with the scented paper. Make sure to measure the length and the width of the drawer.
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Cut your paper to the desired size.
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Mix up a water and essential oil mixture. (Essential oil can be found in most craft sections of stores). Create the mixture using 40 drops (or 2 ml) of oil to 50 ml of water. If you are creating a larger solution, make adjustments accordingly. For example, for 1 liter (or about 1.75 pints) of water, add 40 ml of oil.
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Pour mixture into a clean spray bottle. The spray bottle should be clean of debris or other scents. If other products have been used in the spray bottle, there is a chance that those scents will also be sprayed onto the paper.
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Spray mixture onto your paper until completely damp. Do not saturate the paper liner. Saturation will cause the paper to take longer to dry and will also give the paper an oily residue.
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Hang your paper up to dry. If you have a drying rack or a clothes line in your laundry room, it is recommended that your leave your paper in there to dry. If a clothes line or drying rack is not available, place a towel on a countertop and then lay your paper on top of the towel to dry. Drying time varies depending on how much solution was sprayed onto the paper.
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Place dried liner in your dresser drawer.
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Tips & Warnings
Scented paper can also be used for wrapping gifts as well. It gives the gift an extra personal touch. Also, experiment with your oil and water ratio. Some oils give off a stronger scent than others, so it may take a few tries before determining the right scent for your drawer liners.
