I’m sharing a few easy winter decorating ideas today.
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Today’s post is part of the Winter Home Tour series hosted by my one of my best blogging friends Amy from My Life At Home.
1. Pick a color scheme
Winter doesn’t really have a set color scheme. White for snow? You can always go more rustic or glam, too.
I choose to mix a bit of that neutral, rustic and glam look for my own made up winter look. For me, that basically means neutrals, greens and some metallic. I love that mixing metals is on trend now.
I had a lot of fun styling the ladder shelf. I added more decor to it than usual, and it was like a whole new world or something.
Books work well for decor in any season.
2. Lanterns and candles
What’s more cozy than some candles glowing on those nice, warm winter nights at home?
I don’t go too crazy with winter-specific decor, but this silver candleholder is perfect. I usually bring it out around Christmas and leave it until St. Patrick’s Day.
3. Pillow covers
My other wintery decor is a couple of pillow covers. Of course I always decorate with a lot of pillows, and pillow covers are way easier to store than a bunch of pillows.
These work for Christmas, too, but I keep them out for the winter. The ones I have aren’t available anymore, but these or these are similar.
4. Greenery
I always say add some life to your decor. Greenery or flowers just always freshen up a room and make decorating seem complete.
I took the garland from Christmas off the mantle and put it away with the other Christmas decor, before I realized the mantle looked too plain without it.
I kept the holly and pinecones in the big lantern by the mantel from Christmas, too.
Plus if you’ve been around for a while, you know I love filling this wooden drink caddy with seasonal flowers.
The dried hydrangeas somehow keep making the cut, too even though technically I guess they’re more summery.
Of course I had to include a few pictures of my favorite white desk, too. You can read how I painted it here.
5. Logs
We don’t actually use our fireplace, but doesn’t a nice bucket of logs just scream winter? Glad you agree!
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Since a popular question I get is “Where’d you get that?!,” here are links to the same or similar sources:
- Wall color: Camelback by Sherwin Williams
- Ladder shelf (we painted ours black)
- Wisconsin box sign (other states available)
- Gold fireplace screen from At Home, don’t see it online anymore, similar here
- Wooden drink caddy
- Faux boxwood plant
- Brown pillows
- Green button pillow
- Green + white blanket
- Coffee table
- Metal pig
- Windows turned picture frames (DIY) or these are similar
- Metal baskets:round and magazine-size
- Painted desk tutorial or this one is similar
- Painted chair tutorial or these are similar (and comfortable – our friends have them!)
Remember to hop on over to the other bloggers to check out their easy winter decorating ideas, too!
If you love decorating, check out these blog posts, too:
- Winter decor pieces: Rustic, glam and neutral ideas
- Decorating with Greenery, Pantone’s Color of the Year
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Vicki and Jennifer 2 Bees in a Pod says
Hey Meg – your winter home is beautiful! You know we love the shimmery mercury glass and pops of green decor. So bright and fresh! Thanks for the lovely tour!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks so much, ladies!
Amy @ mylifefromhome says
Ha! I love your thoughts on winter, Meg! I hear you about the summers here. They are awful, especially in this valley. I wish we actually would get some snow this winter. It’s been cold, rainy, and gray. You’re definitely right that snow days are plentiful for schools when we actually do see the white stuff. Nobody knows how to drive in it. Ok, on to your house. I love your ideas for winter decor and everything looks so cozy. I would definitely enjoy a night in with Netflix and a beer. I wish we lived closer! Virtual toast! Cheers! Thanks for joining the home tour!
GreenWithDecor says
Haha glad you agree with my thoughts on the weather! I wish we lived closer, too. Thanks for organizing the tour!
Tara @ Lehman lane says
Great tips Meg! Your drink caddy looks so pretty with the flowers and those mercury glass candles and garland on your mantel look great too.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Tara!
Michelle James says
I really enjoyed your winter tour Meg. The ladder shelf must be so fun to decorate for the different seasons. So many great tips!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Michelle! The ladder shelf is one of my favorites to decorate – and redecorate and redecorate, ha!
Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says
Oh my goodness! Those pops of green are just perfect against the white of your winter decor. Love the idea of using logs too! I need to ask my husband to gather some birch logs.
Thanks so much for the inspiration!
{BIG hugs}
~ Ashley
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Ashley! Hope you find some logs!
Maria Brittis says
Meg, the colors in your home are very much like the colors I love Green and lighter colors. That hydrangeas in green is very special, love the olive color. Love the writing table as well. Have a great weekend.
Maria
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Maria!
Emily says
Having lived in Cincinnati my whole life, I agree with everything you said about our horridly humid summers 😉 I love how you’ve decorated for winter – from all the natural elements to the touches of metallics and mercury glass – those are some of my favorite things!
GreenWithDecor says
Haha glad you agree! Thanks, Emily!