One of the most pinned things from our blog is our winter decor from two years ago. I thought I would update it. I never in my life changed out my decor until I started thrifting. In fact I've had a strong loathing for knickknacks, gewgaws and tchotchkes since I was a child. My mother never met a souvenir or memento that she didn't feel the need to display. Dusting as a child was an unbelievable chore. Consequently, I've never had a lot of stuff laying around.
Flash forward to getting bit by the thrifting bug and all of the sudden I have cupboards full of cake plates, vintage silver and vases. Now, I change it up every season. I get bored very quickly so things change a lot.
Right now we are in the middle of the endless snowpocolypse and polar vortex. I have been out of school more than I have been in.
I have a serious case of the winter blues and didn't really have a whole lot of inspiration this year. I didn't even take down my outdoor Christmas decor because it was just too cold and snowy.
So my winter decor inside is not all that different except, I developed a slight obsession with pine cones. I liked their rustic texture next to my tarnished silver. Also, they are in abundance on our property so they are very cheap. I am not in love with these looks. I abhor crafty crafty stuff and all this feels a bit contrived to me, but it is what it is this year...winter is just not thrilling me this year.
Everything on the mantle is from a thrift store or garage sale except the wooden reindeer. My late father made it during his wood working phase. When my mother was moving and cleaning out a few years ago, she had it in the "give away" pile, but my son rescued it saying that it could not ever be given away. It has been stuck in a cupboard for about ten years so I decided to use it this year.
I have quite a few blue mason jars. I have been incredible lucky at finding them at thrift stores and garage sales. My latest acquisitions were from a garage sale being run my a man (I don't think he knew what he was selling.) They are harder to find now as everybody wants them.
I hope you are someplace warm and sunny. By the way, my goal for this year is to learn to take better photographs! I am not going to say my pictures are crappy because of the time of day or sunlight. My pictures are crappy because I have a good camera that I have no idea how to use.
Patty
