There’s that time at the end of December when I look at the Christmas decorations with disgust. The tree is getting tired and I know that soon I will have to box and bag and tag everything and then put it back in the loft. Urgh.
Usually the house looks very bare and a bit bleak at this time of the year. No garlands or fairy lights or presents or Christmas cards. Just plain and a bit quiet looking. Living in a house with grey walls can sometimes be a bit of a depressing. Whilst the colour is very calming and goes with anything that we want to do, it can look too sparse.
But just like in the autumn, we have decided to embrace the grey and white for January and so the twigs that we had in the room before the tree arrived have returned with additional twigs and candles and a frosted pinecone wreath which we purchased at the adorable Nina store in Barnes.
Turns out that if a shop sells pretty things and they offer me mulled wine as soon as I open the door, I will most certainly buy things and be planning another visit soon to pick up the earrings that I really should have bought myself in December. They are still calling to me!
The twigs are sitting on the mahogany bookcase, but after seeing the photo after pasting it into this post, I’m thinking that I might put some photos out.
We had my 20p silver vases on the mantlepiece at Christmas with greenery, red tulips and berries, but they look good still with greenery and the white frosted sticks.
What do you think? How do you decorate once the Christmas decorations have been put away?
~ Pru
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