Learn more than 20 lavender uses for your home, including recipes from the kitchen, crafts for the home, and several pampering bath and body DIYs.
Lavender is possibly the most versatile and useful herb on the planet. The scent of this easy to grow herb is known to have a calming effect on the mind, which makes it perfect for scenting everything from candles to lip balm. In addition, lavender is said to have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Lavender For The Home
Lavender flowers are beautiful. Here's a list of ideas for uses to decorate and help around the house.
Lavender Scented Padded Hangers - Hearth and Vine
Lavender Pressed Flower Candles - Hearth and Vine
Scented Firestarters - Hearth and Vine
Lavender Dryer Bags - Garden Therapy
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Lavender Topiary Tutorial - Flower Patch Farmhouse
Printable Vintage Lavender Sachets - Shabby Art Boutique
Lavender Toilet FIzzies - A Cultivated Nest
Lavender in the Kitchen
Lavender in the KitchenMaybe you never heard of using lavender in your cooking. Well, here are several great recipes for this unique and acquired floral taste.
Cooking with Lavender - Sugar, Syrup, Cookies - Hearth and Vine
Lemon Balm and Lavender Iced Tea - Angie the Freckled Rose
Iced Lavender Latte - Farmhouse on Boone
Limoncello Lavender Frosted Cocktail - This Worthy Life
Lemon & Lavender Quick Bread - Nellie Bellie
Strawberry Lavender Pancakes - The 36th Avenue
Honey Lavender Ice Cream - Lady Behind The Curtain
Lavender Bath and Body DIYs
Lavender Bath and Body DIYsMaking your own homemade bath and body projects is so rewarding and perfect for gift-giving. Using lavender not only helps to give your products a wonderful fragrance, but you'll also have the added medical properties too.
Lavender & Rosemary Bath Salts - Town and Country Living
Rose Lavender Bath Bombs - Lovely Greens
Lavender Floral Water - Hearth and Vine
Aloe & Lavender Face Scrub - Creative Green Living
Lavender Lotion Bars - Pink When
Lavender Sugar Scrub - Lemons Lavender and Laundry
Lavender Lip Balm - The Happier Homemaker
This wonderful perennial plant comes in a number of varieties. My favorite is English Lavender aka Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote.' It grows well in my zone 6 garden. Another good one is Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead,' but the flowers are not nearly as dark as Hidcote.
I've heard that it's a little harder to grow in very warm climates, but in that case you could try growing French lavender, or Lavandula dentata, which grows well in zones 8 - 11. I keep my French lavender in a pot and bring it inside during the winter months.
Even if you don't have the opportunity to grow your own lavender you can easily make many any of the projects listed above with purchased dried lavender and lavender essential oil. It will still smell as sweet.
Julie Briones
WOW!!! That's a wonderful list! I may try to grow some next year in my window box! Thanks for all the lovely links!
Patti Estep
Thanks Julie. I'm a huge fan of lavender and could have probably made a much longer list as there are so many great uses for this beautiful, versatile herb. I know you will love growing it.
Pamela
Thank you for the great round up on Lavender and its uses. Quite handy! I want to try some of the bath bombs.
Patti Estep
I'm so glad you liked it Pamela. Lavender is just one of those multi-talented, multi-faceted wonderful plants. I'm sure I could have gone on and on. Your topiary post was great and I have a rambling french lavender that I may try training this summer.
Carole West
I love lavender and I need to get some plants here at this property because for whatever reason I left mine at the farm. I just love it as a dried flower in wreaths and arrangements. I really miss dried flowers... Now I'm off to go click all those links to find my favorite idea.
Patti Estep
I agree Carole. Lavender is beautiful dried and I'm surprised how long it lasts. You definitely need to add it to your new home.
Phyllis
Lightly spray lavender water or well diluted oil on pillows to ease children (or adults) into sleep. Also can put a couple sprays on hand and rub into soles of feet to get to sleep at night. I don't use every night. Not sure if can build up a tolerance. But helps on restless or cranky nights.
Patti Estep
Yes. Thanks for bringing this up Phyllis. Lavender is wonderful for helping with sleep.