North Woods in the Sun Room

Author:  Autumn (Janette)

Even though I am going with a soft natural colors for this year’s Christmas decorating inside, I decided to once again give the north woods look to our new sun room.  I used to put this look on the screened-in porch at our last house.

It gives me the chance to use the flannel and wool plaids that I love.

In the summer, when I first decorated it, this is how it looked.

Then when I was free-falling (here), it looked like this.

All of the basics are the same.  But I covered the ticking cushions on the wicker sofa with a piece of flannel plaid fabric I bought a few years back at Walmart.  I added some stadium blankets that we use during football season, and tossed on two big ole buffalo plaid pillows purchased for $6.00 each at a discount store a while back.

I love the way the different fabrics play with one another.

Now the trunk, that formerly held a swan and later a pumpkin, holds hot chocolate for two.  The thermos came from the Brimfield antique show about five years ago.

Now that the ferns are long-gone, I placed some magnolia leaves in the plant stand outside in the courtyard.  I will add some evergreens and balls as Christmas gets nearer.

The trunk holds all of the seasonal pillows.  It also holds a faux bear skin rug that I cut out of furry black fabric.  I decided not to use it this year since I have the new sisal rug left over from fall.  I will keep this look until late February or early March when it will be time to transform it back to a pastel color scheme.  But until then, I am going to enjoy this, my favorite look.

Do you decorate your porch, deck, or sunroom for the winter?  It’s a lot of fun to shop the house and see what you come up with.

Let us know how you give your outdoor spaces a winter look.

Take care.

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