15 Fabulous Winter Home Decor Ideas for a Cozy Space
How do you decorate your home after the holidays are over? After the Christmas decorations have been removed, it’s time to add some cozy winter decor. Here are 15 fabulous winter home decor ideas to give you inspiration for the winter months.
After the glitz and bling of Christmas decor, it’s so nice to take a breath and tone down our home decor for the winter season.
Do you wonder how to transition from holiday decor to winter decor?
Wonder what is winter decor?
Let’s talk about what it takes to create a home that feels wintery without feeling cold.
First, let’s look at how to prepare our homes for winter decorating. First, check out this guide to packing up your Christmas decorations.
Winter decor is a more minimal approach to decorating our homes. The colors can be inspired by nature with a softly neutral palette. Or you may choose to mix those neutral hues with rich deep colors of green or blue.
Lots of natural materials and texture are part of winter decor style.
How to Get Ready for Winter Decor After Christmas
- When packing up your Christmas decorations, discard any that have broken parts, pieces missing or ones that just look old.
- Pack up decorations that are in good condition, but you no longer want. Donate them to schools, churches or women’s shelters.
- Discard any old lights that do not work.
- After all the Christmas boxes are put away, Give your home a good dusting and vacuuming.
- Remove any shiny, glitzy decorations or accessories.
- Set aside to re-use seasonally appropriate winter décor.
After all the Christmas decorations are packed away and the house has been dusted and tidied up, we can now focus on adding all those winter decor accessories.
What Colors Lend Themselves to a Winter Color Palette?
You want to decide on your winter color scheme. These natural colors of the seasonal outdoors work best:
- winter white
- cream
- ecru
- taupe
- shades of brown
- shades of green
- shades of blue
What Elements Give our Homes a Sense of Warm and Cozy?
- natural elements
- pine cones
- evergreen trees and fresh or faux branches
- winter-looking greenery
- birch logs
- anything wood – slices, beads, boxes, trays, baskets
- nature-inspired pieces
- green plants
- throws
- pillows
- faux fur
- white or cream candles
- lots of texture
- winter scents
Now that we have some basic idea of what it takes to create a home with a warm winter feel, let’s look at the fabulous winter decor ideas I found for you.
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Winter Home Decor: 15 Fabulous Ideas
This collection of winter decor ideas is a variety of winter vignettes, examples of home design, and DIY projects. I know you’ll find an idea or two that you will like to use in your own home.
Enjoy them all.
15 Winter Decorating Ideas for You
Grab a cup of hot chocolate or a glass of mulled wine, sit by the fireplace under a cozy blanket and enjoy browsing through these winter home decor ideas.
5 Ideas for Your Winter Family Room
Carol of Through My Front Porch shares some helpful ideas for creating a warm environment in your family room for winter. The simplicity of her family room leaves plenty of space for cozy winter nights. Check out her pretty little mantel vignette.
Green Winter Mantel
Yasmin of Graceful Dreams shares the perfect winter mantel – lots of natural greenery, birch logs, and candles. Simple, but full of lush greenery for that pop of color that even winter decor needs. That isn’t the only pretty winter design trick she has – there are 11 more.
Wood and White Snowflakes
Here’s another way to decorate your mantel for winter. This natural wood mantel against the white-painted brick is a strong contrast. Rachel Joy of Joyful Derivatives even shares how to make a whimsical snowball garland.
How to Use Pine Cones and Lights
I love how Carrie of French Blue Cottage shows the best use of combining winter accessories. The natural elements of greenery and pine cones in a wood bucket are given a big surprise with the addition of white fairy lights.
Reuse Those Christmas Trees
Vanessa of At the Picket Fence shows you how to reuse Christmas trees and other greenery for winter decor. Mixing the green trees with natural materials – burlap, wood, and pine cones – adds just the right tone.
9 Ideas for Adding Winter Warmth
I love how Lori of Designthusiam mixes textures, shapes and materials for a warm and cozy winter feel. I want to sit in that chair with the furry throw and a cup of tea by the fire.
Shades of Whites on the Coffee Table
Yvonne of Stonegable Blog has great suggestions for transitioning to winter decor. I love her mix of winter whites in different materials and textures.
Ideas to Transition to Winter Decor
Kelley Nan shares 9 awesome ideas on how to add winter elements to your home. This simple arrangement in a woven tray focuses on how to use green to infuse your home with life in winter.
Cozy Winter Vignettes
This pretty vignette from Shawna of Willow Bloom Home doesn’t need the cute sign to tell you it’s winter, but it adds to the overall vibe of this scene. Lots of texture from sweaters and yarn and muted green from a faux sprig. Add in a few pine cones, and you have a great focal point.
Natural Elements in a Winter Vignette
Simply Beautiful by Angela shares one of my favorite winter vignettes. I love the combination of a wood tree, a green tree, a woven tray, and metal pails. Plus there is a great sign.
Make a Pine Cone Centerpiece
Pine cones are iconic winter elements. Their color and natural shape and brown color are perfect for a winter centerpiece anywhere in your home. Amanda of A Piece of Rainbow shows how to make snowy pine cones and use them in this arrangement.
Winter Wreath
Who says you can’t have a wreath after winter? Dinah of DIY Inspired shows you how to make a simple winter wreath using a basket, burlap, and greenery with pops of white spiked with pine cones for your front door.
Rustic Snowflake DIY for Winter
Winter is when it snows so what could be more perfect than making a cute snowflake accessory for your winter decor? Kelly of North Country Nest shows you how to make this easy winter project.
Before and After Winter Decor
Kate of A Hundred Affections shares some budget-friendly ideas, in farmhouse style! Read for a load of helpful ideas, plus before-and-after pictures!
Christmas is Over. Now What?
Need just a few more ideas for winter decorating after Christmas? Stefana Silber has some to help you transition your home after the holidays.
Visit this Winter Home Decor Pinterest Board for more ideas on how to decorate your home for the winter season.
Can’t get enough winter home decor ideas? Check out these 13 Simple Winter Home Decor Ideas.
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Love the natural element!
I actually decorated that way for Christmas! And whats nice…i can leave up…change few things…till Spring! Thanks for your beautiful ideas.!!
Thanks for visiting Bluesky at Home, Deb. Glad you love the natural elements. Yes, they will last until spring!