Any decorating gurus?

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So I waited till after Epiphany to take down my Christmas decorations. My house looks like a bomb hit it with half full tubs all over the place while I’m trying to sort.

But here’s the thing…I’m unpacking all my “regular stuff” that I put away to make room for Christmas, and I’m finding I really don’t want to be putting vases of flowers and baskets of ivy etc up just yet.

It is still winter.

But I can’t keep the Christmas trees, wreaths, Santa’s, or Nativities up, either.

How do you decorate for winter? Do you keep anything left over from Christmas up until springtime? What do you use that says “Winter” but not “Christmas”?

Looking forward to ideas.
 
I usually just move things around and rearrange the old normal decorations after I take down the Christmas stuff. Pretty much all of my Christmas decorations are Christmas oriented–not winter oriented–so leaving them down just doesn’t work. So I’m not much help to you–but that’s what we do. 🙂

I’ve seen some people do Mardi Gras trees and garlands but then I live in Louisiana, so that’s pretty big down here. 🤷

I sympathize about the tubs everywhere–DH still has to put our boxes of Christmas stuff back in the attic. 🙂
 
If you were to visit the Vatican, you’d find that the Nativity scene is still up -

Maybe keep some of your items out until Candlemas?

My MIL leaves up snowbabies and snowmen all winter.
 
I have 4 seasonal bunches of stuff for each of 4 vases in 4 locations. They are all fake since we are not always around. Winter is evergreens, holly, branches of red berries, cedar, some have “snow” on them some do not, plus bunches of leaves in gold, silver, bronze. Fall is fall flowers, colored leaves, bittersweet, and chinese paper plant. Summer is summer flowers, day lilies, daisies and so forth, spring is ***** willows, forsythia, branches that look like redbud just before it buds. Since the winter stuff is not too Christmasy, I just take out what is and leave the red berries, cedar and balsam until mid February, when the spring stuff comes out, and I put out some pots of mini crocuses, tulips and daffs befor Easter.

arropar al Nino is when the baby has been divested of his clothes, swaddled and laid in the manger on Christmas Eve.

levantada is celebrated in most homes this week as the baby Jesus is awakened, dressed in his clothes, and the other decorations are put away. The rest of the nativity set is put away, but in most homes the Holy Family stay out all year in a place of honor for devotion, rosary etc. Of course both events are excuses for a party, and the Baby has padrinos for each event.
 
We still have our 3 manger sets out. Will take down this weekend.

Christmas stuff is piled on dining table and floor ready to be packed away and then will bring out the winter stuff.

When DS was little ( I think 1st or 2nd Christmas) I put away the Christmas stuff while he was sleeping and the next morning he was soo upset that the house looked bare. Then someone recommended winter decorations. Since then when I put a way the Christmas stuff, I bring out Snowmen and snowflakes.

Strangely we decorate for Christmas, Winter, Valentines, Easter, Fall and Halloween. With Christmas having the most stuff.
 
After Christmas I decorate for Valentines Day, although not really Valentine’ies. Red and white flowers (silk ones that are reused every year) a heart wreath (it is actually a fake evergreen wreath, I can put flowers in it if I want to, although I like the evergreen look), Red and white throw pillows (I made them myself years ago out of some fabric I liked. They are actually just covers that I put on over my regular throw pillows). A red and white quilt that my grandma made for me.

I keep the red and white up until the end of Feb, at which time we switch to Spring/Easter.
 
Hi, I’m actually an Interior Designer, it’s been awhile since you last got a reply, I’m sure you’ve found a solution to your decorating dilemma by now. But if you haven’t, here’s a suggestion…

The transition between winter and spring is a good time to keep the house a little neutral, especially after you’ve put away all the beautiful, bright colors of Christmas such as red, gold, emerald, purple, etc.

Using crystal vases, candlesticks, pictureframes, etc. is a good starting point. Fill a crystal vase with cream roses, use gold and silver together, with a neutral palette, these objects will stand out and add a nice subtle sparkle to your home. Use a lot of creams in the form of pillows, candles, books, etc.

It’s okay to “punch” a space with a little greenery, there are a lot of choices other than ivy…use a nice winter green plant, perhaps a real one that you only have to keep alive temporarily. I say this because I do not have a green thumb and my home is full of “faux” greenery…

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask more questions of me if needed, always happy to assist! 🙂
 
What fun topic! 😃

I used to be BIG on decorating for all the different “holidays”. Not so much, now. I usually confine it to Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

But during the “in-between” times… I like to have seasonal flowers and foliage in the vases and planters and seasonal wreaths; and like the last poster said… mine are usually ALL faux. Right now, I still have lots of wintery looking evergreens, pine cones and flowers.

The Good Lord didn’t bless me with a green thumb :blushing:
 
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