I love the spareness and quietness our homes speak to us after all the hoopla of the holidays is neatly packed away. Here are some ideas and inspiration on winter decorating, making your home pretty and welcoming during these long days of winter.
I love hitting the pause button and enjoying this quiet time in our homes.?Before we know it spring will be here with all the joyfulness of Easter, gardening projects and summertime plans.?
Enjoy this brief moment in time to rejuvenate and reflect.?It’s time for pause…
houseplants and other organic elements are great for winter decorating
Bring the outside in
As always I like to use organic elements and at this time of year I focus on my houseplants and even bring some outdoor plants indoors. This rosemary tree was a front porch decoration during the holidays but now it welcomes our guests on the bombe chest in the foyer.
I created a vignette using a collection of green urns. This is a favorite technique if mine- to use a collection or a grouping of like items in mass. As a grouping they make a bigger impact; besides the rosemary tree I also used twig orbs in the urns to add to the organic feels. It’s all displayed on a tray to ground it along with a candle, always for ambience, and a ring of skeleton keys I picked up at an estate sale to give it a vintage touch.
It’s a great time for houseplant check-ups
Also in the foyer we have a new Fiddleleaf Fig. It was a total impulse buy at Costco because the price was SO amazing. The plant is in incredible condition and I could not pass it up.
I know many stores ramp up their houseplant inventory this time of year because everyone’s home feels somewhat empty after the holidays. Plus it’s still too cold to focus on our outdoor gardens. This Fiddleleaf Fig promotion is fantastic if you can find it at your local Costco. Run, don’t walk, just saying.
Organic elements are always a good thing
Around the corner in the living room the side glass console holds my cloche collection with an assortment of different moss balls and elements. This keeps that organic, green feel going that the houseplants evoke. You can read more about the glass cloche collection here {through the seasons – cloches}.
candles, lanterns, etc. add great ambience for winter decorating
Also in the living room I have my ornamental birdcage in front of the big picture window. I used the same recipe I use this time of year to stage it, using plants and candles. I added my Pilea plant on a stack of books with a candle and some decorative bells. The birdcage is always a fun piece to decorate throughout the year.
Lanterns and candles add great warmth and ambiance to our interior spaces during this time of year.?This post goes into more detail here {how to brighten your home during the winter months}.?
use Christmas decor that lends itself for winter decorating
Pine cones & greenery work this time of year
I love how simple and clean all the decor is after the heaviness of the Christmas glitz and glam. Although, I do continue using some of my organic Christmas decor if it makes sense.
Just like the Rosemary tree in the foyer I kept the dough bowl on the coffee table filled with evergreen trimmings, pine cones, mercury glass baubles and candles. I will keep this for a couple more weeks before I change out the decor.
Moss is good any time of year
The bowl on the dining room table stayed the same as well with moss balls and pine cones. This can carry me for a few more weeks until I see where inspiration takes me as we start having signs of Spring.
The sideboard got a refresh with dried hydrangeas. The bar tray is a perineal on the sideboard ready for Mr. M to craft the cocktail of choice and on the other side the tiered silver tray holds votives at the ready to set a cozy ambience.
I enjoy all the white space this time of year offers and I only inject plants, flowers, organic elements and candles to add warmth and coziness.
Texture is always key in “warming” up a space
Of course blankets and pillows are echoed in interiors this time of year as great accents in our homes. They are pretty as well as practical which is always a bonus. Let me know what you like to use in your homes during these long and cold winter days.
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“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
John Steinbeck
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