January Cupboard in Candlelight

For me, January is a month for settling in for Winter. Here in the lower Midwest we do have a few beautiful warmer days during Winter, but for the most part the days are gray and cold and spitting something wet. In January I'm all about staying warm and cozy indoors. To combat the short dreary days I like to have some spaces in the house that evoke a feeling of warmth and comfort.

Before we know it this New Year month will be gone and Valentine's Day will be knocking on our "decor door". I want to enjoy January for what it is, which is a time to retreat indoors for coziness. My Holiday Cupboard in the Garden Room has become a place to celebrate the seasons with vintage dishes, books, and sentimental items.

During the Christmas season I brought out the Red Transferware,

but now that I'm back to neutrals, the Brown is showing up again.

The shelves's basic layout stays the same but some of the individual items are part of the change up. A few smaller ironstone tureens and pitchers are staples here, and I'm still using some winter greenery here and there. Small evergreen trees easily fit into the larger ironstone pitchers. 

My two vintage Winter prints are still here, since they feature snowy scenes. 

The Currier and Ives Homestead print and one of a country church covered in snow. 

My collection of Brown Transferware is a mish-mash of odds and ends. 

Mixing it up with patterns makes it interesting and fun,

and a lot easier to find pieces to display.

The top of this cabinet is plain and flat,

 but I added another curvy wooden header piece to give it a little more interest.

Since I had a few small prints out, I added a very old framed German postcard from someones long ago trip to Jerusalem. There was a personal penned notation on the front to the recipient.

As the afternoon moves on to evening I added votive candles 

to a few of the smaller ironstone mini creamers.

Old clay seedling pots filled with moss and pinecones bring in some texture.

Did you catch the Cozy Winter Homes Tour?

More January change ups in the Garden Room next time.

Hope to see you Monday evening,

joining in here:

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Tips and Tutorials at Home Stories A to Z

Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tuesday at Our Home at Our Home Away from Home

Keep in Touch at Let's Add Sprinkles 

 Talk of the Town at Knick of Time

Turnabout Tuesday at My Wee Abode 

Share Your Style at French Ethereal 

Vintage Charm at Our Hopeful Home

 Wonderful Wednesday at LeCultivateur 

Thursday Favorite Things at Follow the Yellow Brick Home

Grace at Home at Imparting Grace

 Create, Bake, Grow and Gather at Shabby Art Boutique

Farmhouse Friday at The Painted Hinge