Make your winter warm and cozy with these 16 seasonally decorative projects
January and February are usually the coldest and drabbest months of the year: the end of the Christmas holidays, the increasingly cold weather and a distant spring, can make one's mood turn "blue". You might not even want to step outside, and the home can seem cold, bland and stark after all the Christmas decorations have been taken down.
The solution is to use seasonal decorations to recreate a feeling of satisfaction and happiness. And there are many ways of doing this, using all sorts of materials.
Below, we list 16 projects for making seasonal decorations that can help make your winter a bit more warm and welcoming.
1. Winter cake stand for the kitchen
Create a lovely winter decoration for your kitchen by using a cake stand filled with everything you need to prepare a cup of hot chocolate: a sweet comfort, readily to hand.
2. A hygge sofa
"Hygge" is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a cozy, contented mood evoked by comfort and conviviality. The Nordic and Scandinavian styles are perfect for warming up the winter: for the sofa, try using soft cushions and warm blankets with iconic winter motifs such as snowflakes, pine cones, deer and conifer branches. Choose neutral colors such as white, gray and blue and with minimalist lines.
3. Living room centerpiece
Create a centerpiece for the living room table: choose a book as unique base for white candles, pine or fir sprigs and decorative bells (aka "fool's bells").
4. Skis at the entrance
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Get some wooden skis to decorate your entryway or porch. Simply place them up against the wall, as if they had just been used. Then, decorate them with pine cones and conifer branches.
5. Winter centerpiece
Juniper sprigs and pine cones placed on a jute/burlap cloth will be all you need to make a beautiful centerpiece for your dinner table.
6. Warm and embracing
For your entryway or for a piece of furniture in the living room, dining room or corridor, use tartan-patterned scarf spread out on the tops that acts as a base for simple copper and moss-embellished candle holders.
7. Centerpiece with candles
Make unique candle holders by using small wooden logs/thick branches, decorated with conifer branches and pine cones: perfect for a stunning table centerpiece.
8. Dried citrus fruits
Save your dried citrus fruit garlands from Christmas or make new ones to decorate the stairs, fireplace, windows, light fittings and the walls.
9. Winter outdoors
Don't give up on stepping outside during the winter season. All you need is a brazier/firepit to huddle around and warm blankets to wrap yourself up in while sipping a hot drink and enjoying the company of others.
10. Nature in the home
Even during the winter, bringing a bit nature into your rooms is always a good idea. Choose fabrics in shades of brown and beige; or introduce a little color by using greens and blues. Don't forget to use natural materials, such as wool, cotton, bark, pine cones and wood.
11. Glass lamps
Light up your winter with lamps made from glass jars. Put LED fairy lights inside the jars, group them togethere and hang up wherever you like.
12. Fresh flowers
On your tables or furniture tops, use fresh flowers for decorations: they will remind you that spring will be coming soon.
13. Napkin holders
Make DIY napkin rings using some twine, a fragrant cinnamon stick and a conifer sprig.
14. Pine cones and candles
Pine cones and candles are iconic of winter and can be used for an infinite number of decorative projects - from centerpieces to garlands, as well as decorations for the fireplace, book shelves and light fittings.
15. Snowflakes
A cascade of paper snowflakes above your bed will transport you to the land of wonderful dreams.
16. Winter lounge
Your winter-themed lounge will feel incredibly warm and cozy if you use darker brown tones for the soft furnishings (cushions, blankets and throws, for example) and with evergreen sprigs dotted around.
Will you also be decorating your home for the winter?
