After the holidays the house always feels bare and so becomes the challenge of January decorating!
It seems that in January I always cycle back to the same topic: How hard it is do decorate after the holidays. After the Christmas tree is down, and the holiday decorations have been packed away, the house is left feeling bare and kind of boring.
To combat the bare and boring and “blah” feeling of my decor, I redecorated the console table in our entryway. I wanted to add some color and warmth to keep our home cozy this winter.
So, I started by rolling up some scarves and put them in some vintage looking olive buckets under the hallway table. I like the texture and color they add to this space. Also I feel like it’s a subtle nod to the winter season too. 😉
The usual little boxwood in a planter never fails. I find that I place variations of these in just about every nook and cranny this time of year. They are so season-neutral, calming, and finish off any vignette.
I love this little statement gold metal ball-thing…(that’s what those are called, right?!) It looks cute perched on the old vintage books.
When I saw this cute rug at Marshall’s, I snatched it up. I like the pop of color and restrained texture it adds.
I also added two lamps (from Marshall’s) to each side of my DIY Song Lyric Sign. I’ve always envisioned statement lamps on either side of this piece, and I really like how they finish off the winter vignette.
How are you decorating this January?
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Have a great day!
This looks great, April! I completely agree with you as my house tends to look bare and boring after Christmas ends too. Time to go shopping I guess 😉 Happy New Year!
Yes! Shopping is the only way! Ha! Thank you, Erin! xo
I used to feel the same way about January decorating until I started decorating for winter after Christmas….with lots of silver and white and snowflakes, to celebrate the fact that many parts of the country still have plenty of winter left! It also happens to be my favorite season and the house doesn’t seem quite so bare after all the Christmas decorations have come down.
That sounds lovely, Julanne! Great idea to keep things sparkly and festive! Then it’s not so depressing! 😉
Love your lamps! Perfect. I leave all of my snowmen and snowladies out until Ash Wednesday. It keeps the cozy winter theme going for a bit. I also have a 4 foot alpine tree that is up all year long with seasonal decorations. I take the “Christmasy” stuff off and leave all the “wintry” items on it. Then when Lent starts that is my sign that Spring is just around the corner and to tuck my winter stuff away and get out all the spring items, even if there may still be some snow on the ground!
Thank you, Sue! Great ideas to keep it cozy for winter!
Cute little “thingy” …..possibly an “orb”….looks great!
Haha! Thanks, Karen! I like “orb” much better! 😉
The space is beautiful and l love the mix of color along with your two lamps. Perfect!
Thank you so much, Dawn! 🙂
I love how you added some color. I tend to remove all color after the “red overload” of the holidays. 🙂 Will be posting my winter mantel and newly planked wall tomorrow! 😉
I usually do that too, Kimm! I normally crave really neutral decor after the holidays…For some reason this year I wanted to keep the color! 😉
Ha! I still have to take my Christmas decorations and tree down! Today, I guess. What a bad blogger I am. I like the boxwood – I think greenery is perfect for winter. And your new lamps and rug look amazing. Maybe I need to go shopping… Wait. No. I’m trying to clean and purge:)
Beautiful! This has such a warm and cozy feeling to it. On point! Also I love, love, love, boxwood anything AND that fun rug!
Shonee
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