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After Christmas to Winter Home Decor

January 15, 2023 By Rhoda 13 Comments

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So you’ve taken down the tree and all the excess from Christmas. Now your house feels lighter and cleaner, but a little more drab and dull. I’m sharing ways to add coziness to your home during these in-between winter months before spring arrives. Every year, we face the same situation and it’s nice to add some sparkle and calm around the house. A more simple approach is in order. Keep reading to see how I transition my home after Christmas to make it feel warm and inviting, yet cozy and calm.

Don’t we all crave sunshine this time of year? I know I do. I love to wake up and see sunlight streaming in the windows in the living room. It’s a great way to start the day and it instantly feels warmer and cozier.

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I added a simple old iron urn I’ve had forever, filled with a faux pine spray and dried magnolia leaves, with a candle and brass bookends. Simple is best sometimes. A marble with gold trim tray makes anything pretty that’s sitting on it. Check that link for a tray like mine.

On the foyer table, I took all the Christmas decor away except for my pretty mercury glass candles. Those look so pretty grouped together with faux battery powered candles inside. I also left the white deer and big candle below.

A simple faux pine tree nestled in a pretty white vase strikes a cozy chord.

I’m loving old brass again and having trays handy to corral things is always a good approach. Here’s a pretty brass tray if you need another. I love using trays for so many things.

This set of mercury glass candle holders from Pottery Barn can be used year round. A good investment and they are on sale, so grab a set!

I found the little brass deer at a thriftstore and recently found this larger brass deer candle holder at our local antique store in Acworth. It was a great find! These mini candles with remotes are perfect for this time of year when you want to keep the glow going.

On the dining room table, I simplified it too with just a simple runner, wood textured tray. I layered the tray with a gold wood little tray inside with a brass bowl with preserved boxwood ball on top.

Antlers, a pretty gold acorn and another mercury glass candle holder completes the table. Those white and gold candlesticks are an estate sale find from a few years ago.

Simple, cozy and calming after all the festiveness of Christmas. I found a preserved boxwood orb online which is very similar to mine.

On the sideboard, these large mercury glass candle holders anchor a blue and white vase with faux red berries.

Keeping it simple again.

In the family room on the mantel, I added a simple faux pine garland with lots of candle light and simple faux cedar trees in gold planters.

I’m still loving these gold bamboo pagoda candle holders I found a few months ago. They are so versatile for so many spaces around the house. A collection of thriftstore candle holders look great all grouped together.

I hope this gave you some good ideas on giving your house a little winter makeover. Keep it simple, glowing, and cozy!

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  1. Marcia says

    January 15, 2023 at 11:08 am

    Your house is always so lovely but I missed your art work on the walls this time. Love seeing your dog.

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  2. Marcia says

    January 15, 2023 at 11:09 am

    Your house is always so lovely but I missed your art work on the walls this time.

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  3. Elizabeth says

    January 15, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    All so lovely…as usual…

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  4. RORY says

    January 15, 2023 at 1:02 pm

    Very pretty and not overdone. Where did you get that ball of boxwood?

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    • Rhoda says

      January 15, 2023 at 6:30 pm

      HI, Rory, I can’t remember where I got that boxwood, but it came in a stone looking vase. I pulled it out of the vase and use it freeform now. You can find preserved boxwood pretty easily.

  5. Nancy says

    January 15, 2023 at 1:34 pm

    You finally got me on the battery operated candles train. I love them, I don’t know why I was so reluctant to buy them. No sooty jar candles, no wax running off the holder onto my pretty table.
    Except tapers for dinner table, I can’t give them up yet. Your house is so pretty and comfortable looking.

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  6. MARY-ANN (FROM CANADA!) says

    January 15, 2023 at 4:38 pm

    Rhoda, your home is so beautiful. I love all your after Christmas touches you have added! That picture of your little Daisy is just precious! Love your little dog! Hope you and Mark have a great week!

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  7. Nancy Cox says

    January 15, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    I love it all. I also love the green pillows. So lovely with your blue. You are so talented.

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  8. Dianne says

    January 15, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    Your home looks beautiful, Rhoda! Love your candles for brightening the evenings of the short days this time of year! The very first battery candles I bought last fall are the kind that will float in water. I’ve used them several times over the holidays. In a clear glass container filled with water, they make a very pretty centerpiece. Of course after the meal (or event) I take them out of the water to save the batteries. The package says the batteries last about 150 hrs. You have hooked me on battery candles! 🙂

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    • Rhoda says

      January 16, 2023 at 10:25 am

      I’m so glad you tried them, they really work so well without the mess.

  9. Karen Seay says

    January 16, 2023 at 7:51 am

    So lovely and cozy. Thank you for sharing. Happy New Year to you and Mark and to your parents 🙂

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  10. Linda says

    December 31, 2024 at 10:15 am

    It is all so inviting and lovely, thank you for sharing your beautiful and wonderful home.

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  11. Karen says

    December 31, 2024 at 10:56 am

    So lovely! I love everything you do! A true inspiration! Happy New Year!

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Thanks for stopping by! I'm Rhoda, from Atlanta, GA and I love decorating and DIY projects. Decorating a home doesn't have to cost a fortune and I've spent years thrifting at antiques markets and yard sales, finding those treasures that make a home unique. I'm here to inspire and encourage other women to find their own inner creativity. Won't you join me?

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