"Winterizing" the home ~

Winterizing the home has a different meaning to me than putting faucet covers on the hose bibs or making sure there aren't heavy drafts coming through the windows or doors.  As important as that is, I enjoy changing out the Christmas decor for items that invoke a white, snowy blizzard!

I wanted to add a new winter accent color in my living room this year.  I decided that I'd borrow the turquoise items from the master bedroom (see previous post here).

I added yellow flowers in the bedroom for a splash of color until I return the turquoise accessories.

I love the addition of the turquoise with the green on the walls.  My mom gave me a piece of fabric from when I was a little girl.  It's a turquoise paisley print with a touch of green.  I thought it would be perfect to add to my vignette.

I had a 12" x 12" square canvas in my craft closet.  I wrapped a layer of batting around it and stretched the fabric around the back, securing it with hot glue.  I propped it on an easel to coordinate with my other accessories.

For the mantle, I placed some round glass vases (from Dollar Tree) on top of my candle holders.  With a little faux snow and miniature snow-covered trees, I created little winter scenes.

I also placed one in my lantern on top of a round mirror (again, from Dollar Tree) to give it something to reflect.

I bought some white, glittered letters at Michaels for 99 cents each to spell out "snow".  The little white snowflakes are ornaments from my Christmas decor I strung with fishing line across the mantle.  I added turquoise colored stones across the mantle that were left over from my daughter's wedding in September.

I went "shopping" outside for some branches and gave them a coat of white spray paint.

We may or may not get any snow this year.  Even if we don't, we'll be feeling warm inside our home while we dream of a white winter season!

Happy New Year to you and yours!