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by Jolene Hanig-Jones

1/24/2017

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Cozy Winter Decor 2017

 

Family Room

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Welcome back to our home.  I wanted to achieve a warm, cozy look for winter.  I began with my general principles:  use what we love, use what we have, and  upcycle/reuse favorite things in new ways.  With that in mind, I decided to use black and white buffalo check, silver mercury glass, silver in general, twinkly lights, crystal, and natural elements.  As I stated in an earlier post, I like to keep some of those sparkly, glittery, and natural elements that were used during the holidays.  Originally, I had planned to use red and black buffalo check for color and coziness, but thought the white helped brighten the gray, winter days that we have here.  Above are some of the favorite finds and elements I used to add winter charm to our home.
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One of the first things I tackled were the bookshelves in the family room that flank the fireplace.  I was all exited that I was going to use symmetry and leave the shelves uncluttered to show off the pieces on the shelves.  I chose to highlight the hypertufa stone village pieces, teapots and art.  For the most part, I had one piece centered on each shelf.  I used books to add some height.  The first little bit of "twinkle" were the lights in the lower right hand shelf.  I did use the same red and black buffalo check paper as shelf liner that I had used for the holidays. I thought it added interest and grounded the vignettes.  (The buffalo check paper was actually wrapping paper cut to size.)

This look was just too, boring and stark for my taste.  I admire symmetry,  It adds calm.   The pieces are definitely highlighted.  In the end, I am more of an asymmetrical kind of gal and I like quirky!  I decided this was a good starting point.  Now for the fun!

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