What to Decorate and Make in January!
What to Decorate and Make in January! Decor and DIY ideas, Recipes and Organization tips to be inspired all month!
The holidays are over and if you’re like me you’re having major holiday shimmer and shine withdrawal right now!
January can be a bit of a let down after all the bustle of Christmas family get togethers, the excitement of Christmas and New Year’s celebrations and the shimmer of holiday decorations…but January can be a time for renewal!
A time to refresh our homes with a new project or two, decorate for winter, organize, declutter and cook up some warm, hearty meals!
Here are 12 inspiring home ideas to make and decorate in January!
What to Decorate and Make in January!
1. Five Easy Winter Decorating Ideas After Christmas
Browse these gorgeous, easy centerpiece ideas, table setting ideas and decor ideas for winter.
- 5 Easy Winter Decorating Ideas After Christmas
- Winter White Decor Ideas For A Cozy & Timeless Home
- How To Create A Cozy Living Room
- 5 Cozy Small Spaces And Nook Ideas
2. 15 Minute Bathroom Organization Tips & Declutter Ideas
Organize and declutter the bathroom countertop and vanity cabinets with these quick and easy storage and organization ideas!
- 15 Minute Bathroom Organization Tips & Declutter Ideas
- Height Measurements and How To Hang Pictures In A Bathroom
Bestselling Under The Sink Storage Idea
3. What to decorate and make in January: Create A Cozy Basket Display
Fill a beautiful basket with birch logs and a cozy blanket to display beside your fireplace or in your entryway.
I also added a bunch of fresh cedar to the basket for a wintery touch! I arranged them so they drape over the side of the basket for a relaxed look.
You can use fresh pine and cedar from the woods or faux greenery like eucalyptus stems or faux cedar stems!
Get the look: Seagrass basket
4. Paint A Room
January is the perfect time to update your rooms with a new paint color!
The colors that are trending right now for interior walls are:
- white
- black
- dark green
- beige
- dark earthy brown like Benjamin Moore Color Of The Year Silhouette or Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze
If your home is painted SW Agreeable Gray (which is Sherwin Williams most popular, best selling color!) take a look at it’s coordinating colors for a whole home cohesive look!
Or if your home is painted Repose Gray (another popular SW greige color) take a look at it’s undertones & coordinating colors for ideas to paint the whole house for a pulled together look!
- Design Tip – How To Pick The Perfect Paint Sheen
- Top 50 Bestselling Paint Colors At Sherwin Williams
- 5 Ways To Create A Whole Home Paint Color Scheme
- The Best Greige Paint Colors for a Timeless Home
5. Paint Boring Fireplace Tile – In 3 Easy Steps!
Get rid of the boring tile around your fireplace and paint it out a gorgeous fresh white! This can be done in a weekend.
- How to Paint Tile In 3 Easy Steps
- Painting Fireplace Tile – 9 Ways to Update Your Fireplace
- My How To Paint A Dated Honey Oak Fireplace Mantel
6. What to decorate and make in January: Make a Winter Urn For the Front Porch
This is a simple and beautiful winter urn idea for the front porch using pine and cedar greenery, large pine cones and birch branches.
I love the natural fresh-from-the-forest style.
7. Decorate your Mantel and Fireplace Hearth for Winter with a hint of sparkle and shine!
Here are some easy and timeless ways to decorate your fireplace mantel and hearth for winter:
- Candle Lanterns – Decorate the fireplace hearth with these gorgeous candle lanterns to ground the fireplace.
- Candle Holders – Add 3 or 5 taper candle holders to the mantel and add these chic flameless battery operated taper candles to them for relaxing ambiance!
- Arched Mirror – This bestselling mirror is on trend and so stylish! If you’re not placing a TV above the mantel this mirror is the perfect way to decorate the wall above the mantel!
- The Frame TV – This TV looks like art when it’s not in use! This is the TV I always recommend to my design clients and the feedback I always get is how much they love it!
- Vase of Faux Stems – Add style, interest and a pop of greenery with faux stems in a stylish vase on the mantel.
8. How To Grow A Cut Flower Garden
Plan a flower garden to add to your backyard this coming summer to grow flowers for indoors to display on your coffee table, dining table and kitchen!
9. Arrange Your Furniture In The Right Layout!
In January we spend a lot of evenings and weekends at home indoors.
So now is the time to arrange your furniture properly, so it’s functional, pulled together and cohesive!
We all know that awful feeling when our furniture layout is driving you crazy!
When you furniture is arranged properly in the best layout, your spaces bring you more comfort, peace and joy!
Here are a few furniture layout articles to guide you along the way:
- How To Arrange Furniture With An Open Concept Floor Plan
- How To Arrange Furniture In A Small Living Room
- How To Arrange Furniture With A Corner Fireplace
- How To Arrange Furniture In A Rectangular Living Room
- How To Arrange Furniture In A Long Living Room
- How to Make Your Home Look Cohesive and Pulled Together- The Right Way!
10. Organize your Kitchen
Organize your kitchen cabinets and pantry with these kitchen storage hacks and tips.
Easy ideas for organizing pots and pans, food, garbage bags, flatware, baking supplies and cookware!
- 10 Creative Kitchen Organization Ideas
- Dated Tuscan Kitchen Remodel With Refaced Cabinets- Before and After
- How To Make Your Kitchen Bright and Cozy
- Modern Classic Kitchen Design Ideas
11. Freezer Organizing Ideas
Organize your freezer with these tricks!
- Five Easy Freezer Organizing Ideas
- 14 Delicious Freezer Meals, Appetizers and Desserts
- Easy Chocolate Lasagna – Freeze Ahead, No Bake Dessert
12. What to decorate and make in January: Make a Delicious Soup Recipe
Discover these 20 hearty soups for lunch or dinner! You can make a batch and freeze it too!
- 20 Tempting Fall Soup Recipes For Lunch & Dinner
- 20 Delicious KitchenAid Mixer Recipes
- 20 Best Hot Chocolate Recipes To Try
- Coconut Banana Keto Smoothie Recipe With Almond Milk – 4 Ingredients
I hope you enjoyed all of these ideas on what to decorate and make in January!
More Organization & Decor Ideas:
- The Paint Color Trends That You Need To Know!
- 10 Designer Tricks to Make a Small Space Feel Bigger
- Neutral Kids Bedroom Ideas: Stylish & Functional Design Tips from a True Color Expert
- How to Make A Mood Board For Interior Design
- Inexpensive Ways to Make Your Living Room Look Expensive!
- 5 Design Tricks To Brighten A Dark Room
- Repose Gray –Undertones & Coordinating Colors
- Behr Back To Nature – A Beautiful Green Paint Color
- 7 Ways To Make A Small Room Feel Larger Instantly!
- How To Identify Paint Color Undertones – To Choose The Right Color
This post is chock full of useful information, thank you!
You’re so sweet for saying that Sandra! I’m glad you like my post – thanks for visiting!
Thank you for the outdoor decorating ideas. I just took down my evergreen swags and it looks so empty! Boxwood is a nice alternative. And the printable sign is so cute!
You’re welcome Jen – I’m glad you like my outdoor decorating ideas!! I love decorating with boxwood all year, especially in the winter to give a pop of green and texture! Have a great day!