I am so excited to be part of this tour hosted by Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home . She has gathered a group of amazing bloggers to share inspiration for your home decor this winter. Many people find this time period after Christmas hard to decorate, I’m honored to be part of this group giving you ideas to make it easy! See a full list with links at the bottom of this post.
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If you are coming over from Lora Bloomquist’s post, weren’t her ideas for decorating a vintage birdcagebeautiful?! She always leaves me in awe! I’m so glad you have come for a tour of our home in The Wisconsin Northwoods where winter is a BIG deal. We typically get around 60 inches of snow a winter and bitter cold temps. But we embrace the winter and enjoy its beauty and the fun activities it brings. You can see some of the fun we have in this post.
I decided this winter to go with an Apres Ski theme. A pair of vintage red skis were the starting point. These skis usually hang in our guest half bathroom. I took them off the wall and leaned them on the mantel.
One of my favorite old photos is of my dad cross country skiing back in the late 60s. I took it to Walgreens, scanned it and had it blown up to put inside one of my vintage gold frames.
I went through my 12 year old daughter’s fabric. (she loves to sew) and took some white and black buffalo plaid fabric and put it behind the frames. I love the mantel both ways, with the vintage photo or the fabric in the frame.
I also added a few vintage red lanterns.
I moved our buffalo plaid chairs in front of the fireplace and threw some wool, red plaid Ralph Lauren pillows on them. I found these pillows at TJ Maxx. Our Minocqua pillow, the name of our town, is from Chandler 4 Corners.
I fell in love with these brass candle holders I found at Roughing It In Style that have Fair Isle style ceramic candle holders inside the glass.
Using unique vintage pieces as end tables is one of my favorite decor tips. Plaid Scotch coolers work so well. I love collecting vintage books with outdoor titles too, so I pulled out some of my ski books to set around.
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Such a great winter home….love all the plaids and your mantle is beautiful. Love the photo of your dad…..
Thanks so much! I love incorporating old family photos! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving such a sweet compliment!
Kristin, I enjoy decorating with family photos, too. I would love to be curled up next to your fireplace in your cozy buffalo check chair! Happy to be joining you on the hop! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction!
Kristin, the mantel decor combination is awesome and I love the idea of enlarging and framing old photos. Brilliant! So happy to be on the hop with you. 🙂
Well if you don’t have the perfect winter home, I don’t know who does! Love your theme and what a great idea to frame the checked fabric! It’s all so cute.
I always just drool over your home. What a cozy and beautiful home you have. I am loving every part of your room. It is BEAUTIFUL!
I love it all. It reminds me of all the different homes we rented on ski trips. But by far, yours is the best.
Stay warm and cozy this winter.
Love, love, love it all. Reminds me of when I lived in the Cascade Mountains and we had tons of show. The photo of your dad is priceless and I am so partial to plaid too. Great tour.
Your home is such a fun place to decorate, especially at this time of year, Kristin! Love the skis on the mantle and the old pic of your dad; cute and sentimental is a wonderful combo! Fun to be hop neighbors again!
What a lovely North Woods home you have and it’s decorated perfectly for winter. Your idea of using fabric in a frame on your mantel is a good one and it looks great beside that wonderful picture of your dad. Your skis are perfect on the mantle this time of year and I enjoyed seeing all of your old ski books as well. Enjoy your cozy home this winter!
Thanks so much Paula! It was so much fun to put this together!
Kristin, you have the perfect winter home. Everything looks so beautiful, cozy, and inviting. I love all the plaid touches..they just create such a welcoming space. It has been so much fun being on this hop with you! Enjoy your week!!!
Thanks so much Shannon! We are still hoping for lots more snow and reasons to be cozy this winter! Love Hopping with You!
Great idea to choose a ski theme this year Kristin! I love that you used the photo of your Dad. Just another special touch in your love-filled, cozy home. Those candle holders are stunning too, and of course I love the vintage ski book! I also love those frames with the buffalo check. Too cute!
Thank you so much for joining our winter hop. Enjoy your cozy home and all of the wonderful winter activities in the Northwoods!
You organize the most amazing Hops Amber! I don’t know how you do what you do! I’m always in awe of your creativity, leadership and your own beautiful blog posts! I’m always so honored to be a part of these!!!
I love your log home and all the rustic decor, with the plaids and checks. I’ve always wanted a log home, but when we found and bought our red painted cottage years ago, which happens to be a red painted log cabin, my husband informed me I now have my log home, LOL! Your home really looks cozy and comfortable.
Your home is always such a joy for me to see. It’s always been dream of mine to live in the mountains. That fireplace is just so cozy. I’m sure you run it nonstop! What a treasure having that old photo. You’ve inspired me to do something similar! XO
Thanks so much Christy!!