Vintage Cottage Weekend: Winter Sitting Area and the Baker's Rack

Winter décor is a time for me to clean the slate from the saturated colors of fall and the Christmas season. I love color throughout the year and I'm always ready for a new seasonal color scheme and vintage pieces. I've always been one to get bored with color and pattern no matter how much I enjoy them, so it's a good thing that there are the 4 seasons and holidays throughout the year.

I'm always ready for lighter neutrals in January with accent colors of brown and darker neutrals. January is frequently my time to carry over a "woodsy" theme from fall and Christmas. I've said before that I tend to decorate my home by what I see outside. Right now it's sort of brown and gray with muted greens of the evergreen bushes, and tan and decorative grasses with cream stems and seed "fuzzies".(We've also seen a lot of  the "white stuff" so far this winter.) Please don't confuse my décor color choices indoors for the state of my back porch which is covered in birdseed, leaves and chewed chair pillows. 

I had an old acrylic/polyester/cheap blanket out on the wicker rocker from late fall when I was covering the last of the potted plants which the squirrels have adopted. I've watched several times as a squirrel maneuvers the blanket so they can crawl inside and nap. It's chewed and missing fabric where they have carted it off to nests for a warm layer of snuggle. Everyone needs a good blankie for those frigid nights in the teens.

The January baker's rack is decorated with more neutrals and a few vintage prints. I love the old church snow scenes from the 30's and 40's.

My preserved boxwood wreath was bare when these pics were taken, but this week I added some random ribbons in reds and pinks for a little eye-opening punch. I'll share that next week with some fun easy changes to add a bit of Valentine romance.

I found the large patchwork quilt about 4 years ago from a sale at Pottery Barn. It's perfect for winter and early spring, and I've used it during the early part of the year since then. It's muted neutral florals match several of my pillows, and is an easy transition into early spring weather and décor after Christmas. 

The brown plaid pillow with a "hooked" sheep matches the creams and browns of the quilt perfectly.

I use an old wooden manufacturing crate as a tray here on the coffee table with a vintage D.E. McNichol (Liverpool) stag platter and my pear Majolica pitcher.

Faux paperwhites in a metal olive bucket...

Another muted grays and cream quilted lap blanket covers the wicker chair.

I love old recipe pamphlets and this Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes is an old favorite.

The January Cupboard was sort of hodge podge, but I have a new look for Valentine's Day that I've put together this week. I'll be sharing it soon!

My vintage metal garden basket is filled with vintage garden themed pieces just waiting for warm weather.

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Here are a few more posts from year's past Garden Room winter sitting room and baker's rack.

Warm Winter Scenes from the Garden Room

Winter Whites Tabletop Vignette

January Garden Room

Deer On the Winter's Baker's Rack

Love You More...

The Baker's Rack with a Woodsy Theme

Kitchen Sitting Area with a Cottage Feel

Vintage Cottage Weekend posts share a link with my good friend Amber. Be sure and click over to check out what she has going on this week in her gorgeous new kitchen.  

Winter Kitchen French Farmhouse Styled Basket