Just a few ideas for keeping your home inviting, warm and interesting all winter. Read along and add your own ideas if you like! 
*Warm throws, afghans and fuzzy blankets are great for warming up on cold evenings and for making a room look warmer. Use warm colors like red, green and brown.*Use candles. A lighted candle makes the whole room seem warmer.
* Keep something good cooking. Baking bread or simmering soup not only makes the house smell wonderful, it just makes every room seem warmer. If you aren’t cooking, consider simmering a pot of potpourri, it will make the air more moist and healthy, too.
* Bring in budded twigs to put in water and bloom.
* Bring in red berries from trees and shrubs, also evergreen leaves to brighten up the rooms.
* Use your fireplace or woodstove if you have one, and arrange a sitting area around it.
* Change lamp shades out for deeper colors to give warmth to the room.
* Gather a collection of winter photos; fun in the snow, outdoor and indoor, and display them in frames in a group. change out the photos with the changing seasons.
* Buy some slip covers or use queen and king sized sheets to cover living room furniture in deep jewel tones, dark golds, rich magentas and burnt oranges.
* Use flannel sheets on the beds
* Put a bird feeder in the window
* Spread warmth and security by showing love, respect and care all around!
Hello and welcome! I'm Sylvia Britton, and I've been online since 1996 offering encouragement and help in the spirit of Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 at Christian Homekeeper. CHK is the original Homekeeping site on the internet
I never, until this winter, thought that Florida got cold enough to justify going flannel, or getting out the warm blankets, but I think I’ve since changed my mind. All I’ve blogged about this week was how cold I’ve been. LOL!
Love your site!
Hugs
Kim
Thanks Kim! I hope you can stay warm. Being cold is, well … relative! LOL :o)
Love
Sylvia
All our kids got flannel sheets for a Christmas gift…us too! It’s winter out there, but we’re toasty in here! 🙂 After taking down all the Christmas decor, everything looks a little cold inside. Extra throw blankets hit the couch and chairs and pretty quilts adorn the beds. As of last summer, we now have hardwood floors throughout. Extra throw rugs and slippers are a big plus!