Changing Your Home With The Seasons
As the atmosphere gets colder outside, we begin to look inward at our environments, looking to adapt to the cooler days and nights ahead. Though it is often tempting to leave our home the same throughout the year, embracing impermanence and changing with the season can help us feel more ready for the upcoming cold and make sure we have what we need to enjoy our hibernation. Today Nicole is sharing a few ways to help make sure your home is ready for the coming season.
Textiles
Depending on the age of your home you’ll potentially be working with a heating system that isn’t entirely reliable. Ours is an older radiator system so heat is possible but can be arguably inconsistent at times. When the temperature drops we love to pull out some of our favourite blankets and textiles, and layering them on our couch, bed and chairs so there’s an extra veil of warmth as we spend time in our small home. Choose textiles that add to the colour story of your home and help create an element of warmth where you spend your time.
Cookware
As the season cools we often start to dream of warm, rich foods in the meals ahead for the holidays and want to enjoy our cookware as much as we can. Take some time to pull out your cast iron pots, slow cooker, or whatever you’re working with and have them a little more on hand. This also goes for your baking supplies, unearthing them from the back of the cabinet and refreshing any ingredients that may have gone stale since your last baking frenzy. Having these items ready and available will be much easier as we get closet to the holidays.
Make Space For Decor
Though many people don’t mind it, I always tend to get a little challenged by the clutter of holiday decor, so to mitigate my discomfort I try to purge and put display items away ahead of time so there is a spot for holiday items to fill. Whatever you celebrate, decorating is half the fun, but creating space for the decor makes it feel a little more integrated into your home, instead of simply putting more items in front of what you already have out.
Adjusting Your Closet For Transitional Seasons
One of my favourite activities, as we move into the fall and winter, is adjusting my closet so my sweaters are more accessible along with any thicker layers. Pulling your jackets out from the back of the closet, and your turtlenecks from storage are what makes it feel like we’ve moved to a new season. Not to mention, feeling as if I’ve gained a section of my wardrobe back. There’s nothing more fun than shopping in your own closet!
Stock Up On Sensory Experiences
Anyone in my life who knows me knows I love using scent in my home. Being an avid diffuser user during the warmer months, I love to put the diffuser aside and bring out our candle stash, lighting one each day. Adding this element of warmth and light creates a new dimension to the space and can be a friendly reminder to take pause and breath as we move through our busy days.
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