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Winter has set in here in Michigan and Christmas is long gone. The winter decor is up and it feels so cozy over here during the freezing Midwest days. Here’s a few January home decor ideas that I do each season to refresh our home and keep it cozy during the coldest Midwest days.
Find solace in a blank space
Once Christmas decor comes down, I never rush to fill the empty spaces. That’s probably evident by the fact that this January home decor ideas piece is coming to you later in the month. 🙂 But the truth is, after the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and the glitzy sparkle of Christmas, I need a breather. I always give it about two weeks after the tree and Christmas decor comes down before I put anything back up. There’s two reasons for this.
- It literally feels lighter to me after all the halls are no longer decked and I mentally need that blank space to reset my brain.
- I truly believe that letting a space stay blank even for a week or two will make you more thoughtful about what goes into it. This leads to me buying less things just to fill the space and it also makes me look at the things I do want with a more purposeful point of view.
Pack the reds away, but keep the greens
When Christmas is over and it’s time for winter and January decor ideas, the first thing I’m happy to put away is all the red. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE red. I love it for every Christmas season. It’s traditional and so am I. But once January hits, red starts to suffocate me a bit.
But green? That’s a color I crave in January. Here in Michigan the only things still green right now are the evergreens. So I use them.
Instead of buying anything faux, I clip pieces of live evergreen from the outdoor Christmas porch decor. Since it’s been outdoors it’s always fresher than anything I had inside and can last at least another month or two inside before it really dries out.
Follow Mother Nature’s colors
In each season, I really look to nature to inspire me with the tones to use in decor. That’s certainly true in with winter and January home decor ideas. That means not only do I keep those winter greens, but I also add in the blues.
Once winter sets in here and we have a blanket of snow on the ground for two months straight, the days with beautiful blue skies can be rare. I love to decorate with blue anyways – all year round – but in the winter, I enjoy deep blues that feel cozy. My family room is already very blue. Our couches are a grey blue and so are the spindle chairs, and the rug is dusty blue with hints of cream. So, I simply swap out a pillow cover here and there and bring in some of those other tones.
Also, here’s a trick I love: Instead of buying new pillows each season, but pillow inserts that you love like these ones and swap out the covers. This way you can use the same insert all year round and only have to store a cover versus a bulky pillow.
Natural woods bring the warmth
Even though the cool colors certainly flourish during the winter, I have to find a way to warm it up a bit and make it feel cozy. I always like to do this by bringing in natural wood pieces, like the picture frames above the fireplace and one my walls. This also brings in more of those natural colors that are all around me right now with all the bare trees.
I also love to use pinecones for my warm, natural winter and January home decor ideas. Personally, these are one item that I will use all through fall, Christmas and then winter so they’re very versatile for me. Whether I add them to a wreath or have them in a bowl on the table, they’re an easy way to add not just warmth but texture too.
Winterize replacement art
Maybe you have specific art on your walls year round. But I don’t. And for those of us that like to change out our art seasonally, this one is for you.
Over Christmas we hang large versions of Christmas sheet music on our family room walls and I truly love them. But once they come down, I have two, giant blank walls on either side of our family room window just screaming out for something.
Now, I’m picky about art. I always want it to be exactly what I want and exactly where I want. Etsy has been a godsend for that because you can buy prints online in almost and print them for your walls. I bought a set of prints for our one wall and then built a similar set for the second wall. They include; natural, moody landscape images, stretches and paintings of deer and some sketches and single branches of trees. I also bought two similar prints for our fireplace mantle. I feel like these natural images and sketches truly give a winter feel to our walls and bring the outside in.
Keep a bit of the shine
While gold is very trendy right now, I always believe in keeping a little bit of a cheerful shine in my winter and January decor ideas. This could be done with gold, silver, bronze, rose gold, etc. This year I have gold photo frames and left my golden candlesticks (that are a hodge podge of antiques and purchased products) from Christmas out and in place. Not only do they give some interest in the middle of all the neutral pieces, but the shine really helps to draw your eye. They give the neutral living room a bit more life.
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So many great ideas. Your home is definitely warm and inviting. Those tree prints on your mantle are very eye appealing. Are there any Etsy sites you would recommend?
This is the artist here: https://bit.ly/3vB8Md4 that I bought the prints from. I love everything she does. I also get a lot of different prints from this seller here: https://bit.ly/3vytVob They have a really good eye when it comes to combining photos that look good together and they’re not very expensive.
These are great tips for decor and that it doesn’t have to be very expensive is always nice too.
Great tips! We enjoy the empty spaces too. It’s so relaxing after the crazy holiday rush.
I love your ideas. Your room looks so cozy. I need to get more winter decor in the house.
These are great tips for decorating. I have some winter decor that I need to use.
I love all the cozy details.
Wow! What a really great tips and awesome ideas you have here! Thanks for sharing this with us!
I love how cozy your room is. Great tips and ideas especially bringing those greens from the outside in.
I really enjoy the natural décor with the pines and the color combination!
I really like the natural décor with the pines and the color combination throughout the room!
This is gorgeous and you don’t have to take all the pretties down!
My whole home needs a redo. I love the idea of keeping the greens
I love all of your decor with the natural theme. I need to refresh some of our decor and I like the pieces you chose.
This is a nice and clean winter decor. Love this decoration style!
I love all of these! It’s amazing how just small additions can transform a room!