Winter Home Tip:
Utilize Transition Pieces

Transitioning our home decor after Christmas but before spring is a delicate balance. I like nuances and subtle transitions in decorating. That is how the seasons really are, at least where I am from. It isn’t winter one day and summer the next, right? You have my permission to add little pieces of sunshine right now if you want to.

I love my collection of glass bottles. The pretty shades of glass make me think about the beach. But when I add in a few of my mercury glass balls, I also think about the sparkle and coolness of winter. Put them together, and they are a pretty transitional collection between the seasons.

And when you add the glass to the textures we talked about in this post, you get a nice balance of rough and shiny textures to keep your home interesting and flowing smoothly between the seasons.

Winter Home Tip: Warm Things Up
With Bits of Natural Texture

Is your home feeling a little {gasp} naked after the holidays? I always think things look a little barren after we put away our Christmas decorations.  It feels good to have a cleaner look, but it still seems like something is missing without the … ** Read more **

No More Winter Blues:
20 Winter Home Tips

Cozy Winter Room -- House Beautiful Just a few months ago, back in the fall, we did a series of posts here on The Inspired Room called 20 Fall Nesting Tips. The series was based on my 20 Little Things series...finding 20 things to be happy or … ** Read more **