winter decorating ideas to cozy up your home during the cold season.

Ever wonder how to decorate your house in January? Your home doesn’t have to be boring during the dark, cold winter months, it can be welcoming and cozy. Here are some after-Christmas decorating ideas to keep your home cozy and welcoming for yourself and your family. Winter Decorating Ideas to Enjoy Your Home All Season will help you endure until Spring!

Winter Decorating Ideas to Enjoy Your Home All Season

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Decorate Your Home with Architecture and Texture

Here’s a list to get you started on what decorations you should pull out for winter. Accessories you may have already, plus textures that will keep it all interesting and beautiful!

“10 Decorating Ideas for a Cozy Winter Home”

Create a Cozy Reading Nook

Winter is also the perfect time to create a cozy reading nook in your home somewhere! Here are some ideas to get you started. (this post was an autumn version; just transpose it to winter)

“9 Must Haves for Creating a Cozy Reading Nook”

Start With Your Mantle (or something similar)

My winter decor usually starts with the mantel, so we can enjoy cozy nights by the fire. If you don’t have a mantel, use a long buffet or the top of a piano to create an inspiring winter vignette. Need some mantel inspiration? Check out:

“Simple Winter Mantel Decor Ideas”

Incorporate Yarn into Your Winter Decor

For cozy texture, bring yarny textures into your home. Scarfs, mittens and hats can be used as accents for runners or tucked into your vignettes. You can also make simple “snowballs” by wrapping yarn around styrofoam balls. Tuck them here and there, or mass them into a vintage toolbox or bowl. A string of battery-powered fairy lights will top it off perfectly.

“Easy Yarn Ball Centerpiece How To”

Cozy Up Your Bedroom

Pretty decor doesn’t have to be just for the main living areas. You can add seasonal decor to your private spaces, too. What better way to feel comfortable in the winter than to cozy up your bedroom with seasonal decor. Just add  winter touches to some of the accessories you already have. Here are some ideas:

“Cozy Winter Bedroom Decor Ideas”

Pretend You’re at the Cabin

You may not have a cabin, but it’s fun to decorate your house like you do…especially in the winter! Take cues from some cozy cabin pictures and thrift and DIY your way to achieve the look in your own home. Exactly what I did with some blogger friends. You’ll love the variety of ideas!

“How to Decorate to Thrift the Look, Winter Cabin Style”

Create Privacy with DIY Curtains

When the leaves are off the trees, you can feel like you’re in a fishbowl if you don’t have window treatments. Rather than spending money, take the thrifty route and DIY some cafe curtains. Even easier if you start with ready-made towels or vintage linens.

“DIY Cafe Curtains”

Give Your Everyday Accessories a Winter Touch

Last, but definitely not least, give the accessories you live with everyday a winter touch. Add a pinecone, a bit of yarn, or a bit of frosty faux evergreen. You don’t have to buy new, just use what you have in a different way. Take these cues from the ideas I used with my birdcage collection:

“12 Creative Ways to Decorate a Vintage Birdcage”

Hopefully you’ll never have to ask, “How should I decorate my house for winter?” again! This collection of posts should give you enough winter decorating ideas to last you many months. Winter is long here in the north; we need to make it comfortable and cozy. With a pretty-decorated home, you and your family can enjoy the dark nights and not see them as just something to endure.

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