If you’re wondering if you can still have a cozy home after all the Christmas decor is down, then the answer is yes! I have outlined a few tips on how to keep your home cozy after Christmas.
You can use these ideas if you’re still craving the cozy glow feeling of Christmas. The Christmas tree may be put up, but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice that feeling!
Learn how to make your home cozy and implement it all year round! Especially during these harsh Winter months!
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Keep your Greenery and Plain Trees Out as Winter Decor
One of my biggest tips for how to keep your home cozy after Christmas is to keep out your plain trees and greenery. I still have a lot of my plain bottle brush trees out and I think they look perfect for Winter.
I didn’t want to jump straight into Spring decor, so I think having a lot of deep greens out around the house makes it feel more cozy while still keeping in touch with the season.
Using pine or evergreen needles are a great way to do this as well. You can display them in a jar or a vase or anything simple, the possibilities are endless!
I am also leaving my pine garland in my dough bowl out a little longer too. I think it’s the perfect step before getting into Valentine’s or Spring decor.
Use a lot of Texture
I like to add texture in mainly by using pillows and blankets. I love a good cable knit throw and decorative pillow.
You can also use faux furs to make everything feel more warm and cozy inside too. Another thing I like to do is to add a basket with a wicker or seagrass texture to place all my extra pillows and blankets inside of in the living room.
That way you can just grab a blanket whenever you need that extra warmth and it keeps things nice and tidy when you are not using them.
I always love to grab a few textured blankets from TJ Maxx or Homegoods. Especially after Christmas when they have some pretty good sales going on!
Also, my office rug has a lot of texture here as well. You can always use rugs for some added texture in rooms too. Especially if you want to layer them together.
Having a rug in a room that has all wooden floors really helps to warm and cozy up the room!
Use Warm Wood Tones
We have a lot of white and light gray colors in our home so I love to use wooden tones to balance it out.
Having a wooden piece of furniture against a white shiplap wall really pops and it also makes it feel more cozy and homey inside.
It’s also another good texture to use around the home. I love the contrast it gives and it’s so easy to do just by adding a simple wooden bowl or tray to any room in your home.
Find Ways to Use Cozy Lights
Whether they are string lights or a lamp, find a way to use something other than just regular overhead lighting.
Just having that lighting alone can feel too much and I like to have a soft glow from another light source instead when I am at home relaxing.
I love to have the glow of a candle burning too.
Not only does it make your space smell great, but it makes it look more cozy too! My favorite candle to have burning are my Antique Candle co candles. Click here to learn more about those if you’re interested!
I have also used string lights in lanterns or even in my centerpiece in my dining room to help keep a cozy glow in the house all year round.
I hope these simple tips on how to keep your home cozy after Christmas have inspired you and I hope you are able to make your home feel more cozy after reading this.
There’s nothing better than coming home from a hard days work to a nice, comforting and cozy home! Let me know if you try out any of these ideas, or if you have an idea that I didn’t mention above.
I would love to hear them and I hope you all have a cozy day my friends!
I love these ideas of keeping your home cosy after Christmas, candles are a great way of keeping your home cosy! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Thank you! I always love lighting candles for sure!
Your house looks lovely and cozy. I’ve been planning to keep my house cozy this winter. I’ll check out the candles from Modern Forestry. Thanks for the inspiration and tips.
Yes! Definitely still keep your home cozy for winter! It sure helps!
Thanks for sharing your tips to make your home cosy 🙂
Of course! I always love to share any tips that might help others out there!
I will keep saying it, I really love your house and how you decorate it! It feels cosy and warm. I will surely have to try and add more lightning around. Thanks for sharing x
Awe thank you so much! I think lighting is key after Christmas because you don’t want it to feel too dark after all the twinkle lights are gone!
These are some wonderful ideas! Your home looks so warm and inviting. Took down my Christmas yesterday and have been trying to think about how to make it feel cozy again. Thanks so much for the tips.
No problem! I took down my Christmas decor yesterday too so I wanted to make sure I added some ways to keep my home feeling cozy even after the decor comes down!
Cozy is SO important this time of year. I love curling up under comfy blankets in front of our fireplace and watching the snowfall outside. We haven’t taken our tree down yet, so I will relax by tree light. That being said, I think I need to incorporate some fairy lights into our living room if I love that ambiance so much!
Yes! You can never go wrong with some fairy lights! I always love using them!
These are some great tips. I always struggle with decor after Christmas when everything seems a bit boring but I’m definitely going to keep a bit of greenery for the winter months.
Yes. It does seem empty and plain after the Christmas decor is taken down unfortunately. So I still try to make it cozy here after!
I think we are all holding on to the holiday spirit a little longer this year. Our tree is still up and decorated, though we plan to burn it in glory on New Year’s Eve.
Thank you for sharing some simple ways to keep the coziness in!
Of course! I totally want to hold onto the coziness for as long as possible too!
Great ideas! My tree looked so sad without all the presents under it, so I really need to find a way to get it cosy in my home again. Textures will add a great deal I think, so thank you for inspiring me!
Yes! That’s how I feel. Once all the presents are gone, it’s hard for it to feel like the magic of Christmas still.
I love the idea of keeping out plain trees as winter decor and all textures really do make everything more cozy!
Thanks for sharing your tips!
No problem Tiffany! So glad you enjoyed it!
I love these tips! I slowly start putting away Christmas decor to not get overwhelmed but love your idea of keeping out the greenery and warm wood tones
Thank you so much! Yes, it always helps to leave out a few trees for sure!
I love that this is minimalist but cosy at the same time! It feels so calming 🙂 I’m totally with you on having blankets available to grab whenever you need them and the basket is a lovely idea for that!
Kate x
Yes! Cozy blankets are always a must for sure!
Love this! I don’t want to put down the Christmas decs just yet, but this looks the perfect compromise! Thanks for sharing x
Sophie | http://www.loveandliterature.co.uk
Yes no problem at all! I would leave the Christmas up longer too if I didn’t have to get back to work!
I love these suggestions of keeping your home cosy. I’m all for pillows, blankets and candles.
Liz
http://www.piecesofliz.com
Thank you! I am too my friend!
Some great advice in there. I particularly like the idea of keeping more lights around after Christmas.
Yes, more lights equals more cozy to me!
So many lovely ideas! I love the idea ok keeping greenery and plain trees out. That little set that you have is so cute xx
Hannah | https://luxuryblush.co.uk/
Thank you so much! I love the plain trees too!
I’m all about keeping a home cozy – i usually do it with scents and candles. And colors
Yes! I love cozy candles for sure!
Oooh I love this post! It always feels so sad when you take down the Christmas decorations so I love these ideas for how to keep your house cosy!
Yes I always feel so sad taking it all down. That’s why I try to make it as cozy as I can afterwards!
Some great tips here! Although I love taking the Christmas decorations down for the fresh start feel, it always feels a little bit less cosy without them. And continuing the cosiness into January is SO important! x
Yes! Coziness is so import my friend!
There are some lovely ideas here. I especially like the textures and the greenery. I keep my blankets out all year round in my living room, and even use them in the summer!!
Your bottle brush trees look really nice. I don’t have anything like that in my Christmas decor, but I did get myself a new houseplant to brighten up one of my shelves 😊
Oh yay for a new houseplant! I love houseplants too!
I have not yet taken down our tree, lights and holiday decorations around our home. I was so ready for the cheerfulness of Christmas that I decorated early and dread removing it. I’ll miss the cheer! Your idea of leaving some of the greenery, white lights and candles around through January is one I will take to heart.
Yes you definitely should. I decorated super early too (like in October lol) so I was ready to take down all the red and real Christmasy things. Although I did leave a tree up in our downstairs game room for just a little longer too!
So many lovely ideas in this post. My house feels kind of bare but soo huge now that the Christmas stuff is all away!
Rosie
Yes that’s how mine is starting to feel too! Christmas trees take up a lot of room lol
Loved this! I keep my greenery up as well 🙂 I’m cleaning up my Christmas decor today and will use your ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Oh yay! So glad to hear that!
Great tips, the cozy lights are my favorite. Especially, when working from home and having them. Makes it enjoyable.
Yes! Cozy lights are my favorite!
Your photos are lovely. What a beautiful home you have. We are moving this week and will have two fireplaces, and I cannot wait to decorate those seasonally since I’ve never had one (let alone 2) before. So excited. I like what you said about keeping some pieces out too. We have these pretty gold deer we bought for Christmas but loved them so much we decided to keep them out all winter.
Awe yay! Yes I think gold deer is also perfect for winter decor too!
We had very few Christmas decorations but we put them away a few days ago and everything looked so bare! I will be utilizing your tips because I love to feel cozy, especially as the weather outside is wintery!
Yes coziness during the winter is so important!
Lots of plants have made the difference from my last home to this new one. I never realized how much the green would open the space and add that needed touch of color.
Yes! Greenery from plants are a must! Plus they are a perfect neutral to have out all year round!
I love the coziness of winter and like you try and keep some of the wintery versus Christmasy items out to create a vibe. Candles are a staple in my home during fall and winter. Thanks for sharing.
Yes I always got to have my candles too! Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
These are all great ideas, I have also read that adding a candle and spices aromas help with the cozy environment…
Yes I mentioned candles. I love having them burning on a gloomy day. They definitely help for sure!
I need to hire someone to decorate my house. I get too overwhelmed. Lol..love these ideas though!
Lol well I would love to decorate other peoples houses for a living! Decorating brings me so much joy!
I love these tips on how to keep your home cosy after Christmas! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Thank you so much Lucy. I am so glad you think so too
These are great ideas! I love your home, it is cozy indeed!
Awe thank you so much. I am so glad you think so!
Absolutely love some of these ideas! I hate when he house looks so stark after the decorations come down!
Yes! I hate that too! It’s always so sad!
Love this! I really love how cosy everything is during winter and it’s so sad seeing things go back to normal, but this will definitely help. Fairy lights are honestly the best thing! Thanks for sharing x
Thank you, they really are!
I love these ideas! We have regular fires in the winter.
Yes having fires in the winter definitely helps a lot!
My house always feels empty after I take all the Christmas decorations down. These are great ideas. Nothing better than a cozy home during the cold season. Thank you for sharing these tips.
Thank you so much. I am glad you thought so as well.
This is full of great ideas. I just moved South last month so Christmas is very different here. When I was up North I would keep everything with snowflakes and snowmen out for the winter season as my “winter decorations”. Thanks for sharing even more ideas!
Awe yay. I am so glad you found it to be helpful then!
Great ideas! I always struggle with this. My house always seems so empty after I take the Christmas decorations down.
Yes, I hate that feeling so I try to make sure it doesn’t happen!
These are great ideas…simple, elegant, and I would think they could be done with most any budget.
Thank you, they definitely could be!
Greenery and candles are a stable in my house! I love lighting a candle if I’m reading or studying, and just having plants all near me. Thanks for sharing!
No problem at all. Greenery and candles are always good to have around!