Winter January Decorating- Living Room and Kitchen 2025

To decorate for winter this year I kept things simple and used mostly things that I already had. Our living room, kitchen and dining room are open concept and really are one long space, so I try to keep the spaces looking similar to one another, since I am able to see everything from whichever area I'm in. 

Here's how everything is looking right now....

Starting with the dining area....

The vintage camelia pitcher is a thrift find from years back, I just filled it with some pinecone picks and faux boxwood...

I did get a set of four new woodland themed throw pillow covers for winter this year, and the set included bunnies, owls, deer, and fox (I didn't use the fox ones yet this year)....I already had the brown check pillow covers for several years...

The vintage kitty cat image is one I cut out from a cat image book that I had picked up years ago at an indoor flea market...I've cut several images from the book to frame already, and I don't mind cutting from it, since the cover of it is in rough shape, and has seen better days...

The squirrel and cardinal miniature is from Walmart this year....I got it on clearance after Christmas for half off of $2.28....it's hard for me to resist anything mini sized...it's so cute isn't it?!

The deer print on wood is one I picked up a couple of years ago also while thrifting, I got it for half off of $1.99, it was an after Christmas sale....this is the first year I've used it....

I displayed jars that hold my dried flowers that I had grown in my garden last summer, along with some of my cook books and some squirrel salt and pepper shakers....

Now it's onto the living room...the sofa got a change of pillow covers and a coordinating winter throw blanket....and a few other little winter touches here and there....

In January I always like to add in an antique "Happy New Year" postcard...I like adding in tiny clocks to my decor this time of year too, in any form... ephemera included,...timepieces with the hands of time are reminders of how fleeting it is and how precious it is... I'm thankful for another year, and I am going to do my best this new year not to take the time I have been given for granted. I love the start of a new year...it holds so many hopes, dreams, and possibilities, doesn't it?  

The cat garden statue is not new, but I think I'll still add in some mini pinecones to the birds nest below, for winter...

The side table that is beside the loveseat gets a little change out of decor for the season, I kept it simple....the glass lantern and candle says wintertime to me....

I hope that you are keeping warm and enjoying this cozy new season.... and finding some quiet time in your days... joy and peace in your heart.

"The joy of the Lord is your strength"

-Nehemiah 8:10

Special Note: I've so enjoyed my time here creating posts and sharing home decorating inspiration, but  this year, January 2025, I've decided to end this blogging journey.... so this will be my last post. Thank you for visiting me here and for your friendship, it has meant a lot to me and it has been such a fun time. I hope that you will continue to be inspired in your home decorating. Stay creative and have a beautiful day! God bless you!

Winter January Decor In The Sitting Room 2025

 Last week, the sitting room slowly evolved from Christmas decor to Winter decor. The decorating usually starts around here with choosing throw pillows and throw blankets, and goes on from there using those colors as inspiration for the rest of the room....Here's how everything is looking this winter 2024....

I used things I already have....

George was my big helper and so was Emma... Decisions, decisions...they were at my side most of the time, snooping around (and helping), they really are curious when I make changes.  Mama was shaking things up around here last week, putting Christmas decor away, and Emma will tell you right quick that they were ready for a nap, when we were all done! lol!

I've got the living room and kitchen also decorated for winter as well and I will be sharing a post on those two spaces soon, (I just need to get some photos). 

Until next time...

Stay creative and have a beautiful day! 

Cozy Winter January Decorating (After Christmas) ...

 Happy New Year Everyone! 

I've been easing into this new winter season and this new year slowly,... I think we can all use a little slower pace of life, after the Christmas Season, don't you think?  I've been getting things done a little at a time, and trying to take it easy as much as I can. I'm one to be able to do a lot at one time, and I can usually rise to whatever occasion that comes my way, and usually get it all done, but then it all catches up with me, it seems, and then I need a time to rest, recover and recoup, so I've been doing some of that lately, along with taking down Christmas decorations. 

The day after Christmas, much of the Christmas decor, (like Santas ect), came down in the living room, kitchen and dining areas, but we left the Christmas trees up for a little while longer to enjoy some Christmas Afterglow.  I love the Christmas Afterglow. I first heard that term in my Thomas Kinkade Christmas Devotional Book years ago, and the idea stuck. I love that time of the year between the day after Christmas through New Year's Day and I love to continue enjoying our Christmas tree through New Year's Day. 

On January 2nd, the Christmas trees came down, along with the sitting room Christmas decor. It always feels a little sad at first to take down the trees, and put the things away, but then after they are down, it feels like a breath of fresh air....a fresh new start in a brand new year.  I've slowly added some things around our home here and there this first week of January to cozy things up, I've wanted to keep things simple. That's usually what I need in January. Warm earthy colors and not a lot going on... just some cozy nature inspired touches, for this winter season...

Here's how everything's looking right now....

My winter bunny plates were found this past weekend on clearance at Cracker Barrel Country Store regular $6.99, but were on sale for 75% off which made them around $2, I was so happy to find them, I got three different designs, one with these bunnies, one with an owl and one with a deer....

There's sweet Emma hanging out on her cat condo...

George agrees...Winter is a time for Rest...

Now into our tiny sitting room...

At the beginning of January, I was keeping things simple and just filling up the empty space after the Christmas decorations were taken down and put away, but I've tweaked the shelf and a few other things in this room, since my post was published on Jan. 8th...

 I edited this post Jan. 20th, to show the tweaks, and the changes that I made on the shelves, and above the electric fireplace, and the side table...I enjoyed the simplicity of the shelves in the before photo, but I knew I'd be layering more things in as time went on, (and I located where my other winter things were in our storage building, lol! I think this year I'm going to have a "winter" storage bin tote when I pack things away). 

So, the layering began, as I was feeling a little more inspired, creative and rested and found more of my stuff....Here's the changes below....

Can you see the differences?

After Tweaking....

Here's one of the other plates from Cracker Barrel....

I also tweaked the above the fireplace by adding the art print where the mirror was, and adding a Winter Currier & Ives Tray to the side table and more pine cones and dried flowers ...

 

I like to start my mornings out with my coffee or tea in the sitting room and Bible Scriptures to start my day and this book is beautiful....I've enjoyed it year after year...

Do you see George standing up at the window to the right of the photo?! I only just noticed him. Too cute... I wish I would have noticed that he was standing there when I took this photo, I would have slid the frame over a tad, so I could have gotten him in the photo better....he must have jumped up there as I snapped the picture....

For winter in the bedroom, I added this clearance sale Pioneer Woman Fluffy Comforter and Pillow Sham Set that I got at the end of summertime at Walmart. Can you believe it was only $16.75 for the king size comforter and $5 for the set of 2 pillow shams?! I didn't really need it, but I couldn't pass it by. Of course, I still love our white cotton quilt and will be using it in the warmer months...but this comforter is so warm, cozy and comfortable for wintertime....I'm happy to be using it right now, plus it's so fun and colorful, it makes me smile...and just look at the little gathered ball details on it....so cute! 

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I've got things decorated in our home for this new season...and I hope your new year is off to a great start, and that you are feeling rested, and hopeful for all that this new year will bring. 

"Winter is a time for rest". I love that quote....and there's nothing like nature to remind us of that. Resting to me can be some quiet time to myself to read something that inspires me, it can be a nap on a rainy cold day, it can be a cup of warm tea in the afternoon and a time to pause and look out the window at the trees against a clear winter sky, it can be crafting embroidery by hand, or it can be a walk in nature out in the beauty of God's creation. I think the word rest can be done in a number of ways and can mean different things to different people. 

This past weekend we went for a nature walk at a nearby State Forest that had a creek and it was a place of rest for us, even though we were walking. It was so peaceful, quiet and wonderful and just what my husband and I needed to revitalize mind, body and spirit.  Being out in nature is one of our favorite places to be. It was cool and crisp outside on our walk, and I took notice that all around, nature tells us that winter is a time of rest....I sort of like the idea that it is a season of resting...For me, it is also a time of reflection and planning too, but I'm gonna be taking nature's advice, and will be taking this season to rest a little more than usual. How about you?

Thanks for stopping by for a visit today! 

Until next time...

Stay Creative and have a beautiful day!

God Bless you with a Happy New year filled with all things that are good! 

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