Once the holidays are over and the festive decorations are stored away, your home can feel a little…empty. A little bland and cheerless- all while the world outside looks cold and grey. Thankfully, there are a lot of January decorating ideas and projects you can make to celebrate the quiet winter season. Here are some upcycling and DIY ideas to turn your home into a cozy winter sanctuary to enjoy until Spring starts to bloom.Read more ›
Upcycling Ideas for Winter Decor
January 8, 2025 · By · 3 Comments
When the holidays are in the rearview mirror and a few cold months lie ahead, you may feel uninspired and all decorated out. But it IS possible to enjoy winter’s splendor in the warm comfort of your home. These upcycling ideas for winter decor might be just the cozy inspiration you need to make it until Spring.Read more ›
Wooden Sleigh for Winter Decor
January 11, 2023 · By · 17 Comments
Year after year, the same thing seems to happen: I find something I want to upcycle for Christmas (such as this wooden sleigh, for instance), but then December is gone in the blink of an eye. And I’m either going to have to wait another year, or I use it for January decorating instead.Read more ›
Tree Embroidery on a Steamer Pot Insert
January 12, 2022 · By · 22 Comments
Back in the summer when I first thrifted this steamer pot insert, I intended on making something Christmas-y with it. The strainer holes reminded me of a Christmas tree, after all. But the holiday season came and went before I could get to it! So, I decided to revamp my idea of tree embroidery on it as January decor instead.Read more ›
Winter Decorating Ideas from the Thrift Store
December 29, 2020 · By · 12 Comments
After I posted my Halloween mantel and received such positive feedback, I decided to do more decorating posts moving forward. Our current house is more amenable to that- more space, better natural light, etc. I ran out of time to do a Christmas mantel, so I’m moving right into winter decorating ideas instead.Read more ›
DIY Winter Wreath
January 6, 2019 · By · 31 Comments
I didn’t intend on making a DIY winter wreath this year, but the thrifting fairies clearly had different plans. During the holidays, one of my local thrift stores had an abundance of plain, beat up Christmas wreaths. I had already made a Christmas wreath, but decided to nab one for future use.Read more ›
Winter Snow Globes in Jelly Jar Light Fixtures
December 20, 2018 · By · 39 Comments
Even though I’ve already made waterless snow globes before, I wanted to make a NEW version. You see, I found these jelly jar light fixtures at my Habitat ReStore and thought they’d be wonderfully upcycled into snow globes. But instead of making Christmas ones, I thought they’d be perfect for winter snow globes instead.Read more ›
Christmas and Winter Home Decor with Nesting Baskets
December 2, 2018 · By · 15 Comments
Earlier this year, long before I was even THINKING about holiday projects, I found this set of nesting baskets that looked like Christmas trees. As I mulled over different makeover ideas, I realized they could be used as Christmas decor in December, but continue on into the New Year as winter home decor, as well.Read more ›
Wooden Sled Decor for Winter Decorating
January 18, 2018 · By · 15 Comments
When I spotted this decorative sled at Goodwill, the calendar read May and our southern summer was beginning to rear its ugly, sweaty head. I tossed it in my cart and filed it away as a Christmas project for later that year. Well, wouldn’t you know it, but Christmas came and went, and the sled was still collecting dust in my garage. That’s when I decided to ditch the red and green for icy blue and silver, and to transform it as wooden sled decor for winter decorating!Read more ›
Fireplace Hearth Decor from a Wicker Log Basket
January 12, 2017 · By · 29 Comments
In my constant quest for cozy home decor during the winter months, I decided that some fireplace hearth decor was in order. Specifically, a fireplace basket that would hold a few logs AND worth as cozy hearth decor. Read more ›
