Winter Decorating: 3 {Free} Ways to Beat the Winter Blues

Here are some easy Winter decorating ideas to spruce up your home for FREE!

It’s always around this time of year that I start to get a little antsy in the house. Do you?  In most areas, the weather forces us to spend more time indoors in the Winter. At first, it’s fun and cozy, but after a while, I start to feel a bit cooped up and bored.  I find myself looking around the house and thinking of all the changes I could make and all the projects I want to tackle, but my budget usually snaps me back into reality. So here are three easy {and FREE} winter decorating ideas that I do to beat the winter blues!

1. Redesign: Shop Your House

What is redesign you might ask?

To design something again in a different way.

So basically, taking what you have, mixing it all up, and coming up with a whole new look. That’s right. A free home makeover.

This is truly the easiest and fastest way to freshen up your home without spending a dime!  It’s as easy as moving things from one room to another, changing up your mantel décor, displaying something different on the dining table, or even creating new vignettes using things you already own. 

It’s very important to take into consideration an item’s potential, not just its traditional use.  For example, a pitcher is great for serving beverages to guests, but works equally well holding flowers or even kitchen utensils.

The same is true of a serving tray. When not in use for serving, it can be beautiful on a coffee table to contain groupings of other items to create a vignette! 

Old trophy cups? They are great as vases or utensil holders!

The beauty of shopping your own home is that everything is free and there is an unlimited return policy.  That means that you can move things around and try them out with no risk!  If you try it and don’t like it, put it back to how it was and in the process, you’ll have learned something about design, as well as about your personal taste.

2. Bring the Outdoors In

Adding a bit of nature always seems to freshen things up a bit.  If you have any Winter blooms, why not cut them and bring them inside to enjoy?  But even branches and leaves can make beautiful displays, as can logs stacked by the fireplace. Just the idea of bringing nature into the home has a way of lifting the spirits.

Items found in nature instantly warm up a room with their organic shapes and interesting texture, so don’t limit yourself to thinking that bringing the outdoors in means flowers only.  I even use my fresh produce to create a display in the kitchen in lieu of flowers this time of year!

3. Clean and Organize

For some reason, Spring is most often associated with the time of year when we clean, organize, and purge our homes of items, but once the weather turns nice, I’d much rather be outdoors. Wouldn’t you?!  Instead, I prefer to do all of my cleaning while it’s cold and rainy and I’m stuck inside anyway. And if you’re looking for some new cleaning products, you can check out my favorites {HERE}. 

And as you know, getting organized and cleaning out those long-overdue areas/rooms provides a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction and is an instantly lifts our spirits.  As an added bonus, once you clean up and rid your home of things you no longer need/want, there’s room to add some new things!

It might seem simple, but moving things around your home so that they appear “new”, adding a bit of nature, and tidying up a bit can really make a difference! These are easy, free Winter decorating ideas that anyone can do.

What do YOU do to banish the Winter blues?

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