Winter Decorations After Christmas

Taking down Christmas is like ripping off a bandaid.

I don't want Christmas to be over but there is no denying that it's over for the year. 

"I might as well get it over with." was my thought this year.

I love the clean, almost minimal look after all the Christmas folderol is put away.
(As minimal as I can get, anyway.)
The decorating excesses of the last four months are packed away for another time.
Can I even remember what I had on the mantel?

I took my cue from the outside when adorning my rooms for winter.
The bare branches and gray sky were my inspiration this year.
I clipped crepe myrtle branches for a few of my vases.

Mercury glass votive holders dot my tables.

Little friends, like this penguin from Pier 1, are left out for a few weeks.

Chunky cable knit throws and pillows add texture to the almost all white scheme.

Snowy bird houses from the tree are festive but appropriate for this time of year.
They aren't too Christmasy to be left out.

Christmas greens are put away. They are replaced with boxwood and eleagnus clippings from the yard.

I love the silvery green leaf of eleagnus.

Lanterns and candles fill the void where Santa and Frosty used to sit.

Paper whites, real and faux, are favorites on some of the table tops.

That is what I'm working on, my friends.
I'll be back with more room views.

There is lull now that the Christmas posts are all finished up.
I'll be cutting back a little but we will be back with Monday Social on Sunday.
I hope you are warm and cozy in these last few days before the new year.
Katie