our house cozied up for winter: a decorating post!

This is WINTER!  The season of ...

Sitting indian style in the corner of my couch, 

macbook on my lap, 

cup a tea by my sock-covered toes, 

cuddled up with my main squeeze.

Cold, dark nights means lots of lazy time.

so there.

photo via slice of life

Inside our home sweet home 

is a celebration of the winter months!

  

Thank you Brandi for our welcome bear. < 3

Traces of the holiday decor remain through the month of January:

white frosted

baby pinecones

into a circle wreath

Okay SO.

acorns are one of my FAV things to decorate with in the fall.

bold colors in the summer

fresh flowers in the spring

and pinecones are my FAV thing to decorate with in the winter.

Giant coney pine on one end

anthropologie sweater candles on the other

Pinecone pot with paperwhite bulbs!

Winter tucked into corners with shades of white yarn and ice skates

Baby blue miniature felted mittens hanging with long dipped candles

More mittens tucked into bathrooms...

My handmade soap obsession continues.  I will never go back to commercial, store bought soap.

Thank you to Sarah for making me a lifetime believer.  <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p">

Finding my big wintertime soap order from

Sarah Lee Soaps on my doorstep was super exciting!

I was able to RE-fill my soap jar!  

Choosing a new scent and different soap before showers is one of those lil life delights. 

No dry skin this winter.

New cozy cozy winter socks!

And what else pairs with cozy winter socks?

Umm, cozy tea

of course.

Fresh, unique, looseleaf Teavana tea.

Nothing is better than this stuff.

My husband is the tea boy in our house.

 He learned all about it so that he could make me tea since I don't do coffee.  

SWEET-HEART!

photo via mooreminutes instagram

Every dark, cozy winter night

 he pulls out our tea basket and he 

steeps up some warmth!

For Christmas he bought me a beautiful new tea set! 

Happy girl. <3 p="p">

The handles are so

"classic tea perfect"

just looking at them makes you want to point that finger out

Snowy morning sunrise

calls for 

hot tea

in 

a

pretty

tea cup

oh and maybe a cup of fresh fruit too!

Our Christmas mantel is put away

and replaced with our clean and classic loves.

Because there is plenty of sunshine in the winter too!

And long nights with short days means...

evening puppet shows

And instead of running through the sprinklers at 8pm on a hot July night

the boys are snuggled inside READING.

The Magic Treehouse books are a huge hit in our home!

R & R by the fire

Green matchstick,

LOVE!

Maybe, maybe spending time knitting...

And certainly cuddling up with new books (thanks Mom!) and dreaming...

After rushed hours and short days:
sorting homework, packing lunches,
sorting laundry, and cleaning up messes
 you'll find me just hanging out on these dark, cold nights
 embracing the lazy, relaxed moments of winter.



For more Winter Decor ideas:
Cozy Textures of Winter
Decorating with Wintertime Cozies
Fresh Wintertime Cozy Decorating

This week was the IDEAL time for me to share our winter home sweet home with you BECAUSE I am the Guest Judge on CSI Project's Winter Decorating Challenge.  Click on over for all the fun details and check back on CSI later this week to link UP your winter craft project.  I'm super excited to look at everything and pick a WINNER!

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