so long, decorations
Jan 7, 2010 The decorations are coming down, and honestly, I’m not that sad to see them go. I love putting them up and basking in the glow of the lights when they’re up. But then it feels equally right to pack everything up after the hoopla winds down, and move into the new year feeling a little more unencumbered. Plus, we do get a last hoorah: we push our tree out the front window of our apartment and then drag it to the corner, which always provides a final little burst of joy.
You may have noticed I have a thing for hauling branches and fallen bits of trees inside. This one came home with me on a morning dog walk, and I set up it in a neglected little corner to arch over a doorway. The only other thing to do was hang some simple straw ornaments from Ikea.
And while I’ve been getting antsy to put everything else away, this is one that might linger (or not, I still haven’t decided). The bare, wintry branches are lovely to see when you come into the front hallway.
In this last photo, you might just make out the fuzzy silhouettes of paper decorations I made and hung to create a kind of curtain effect above the stairs. They added a clean, wintry touch and were super quick and satisfying to slice up one evening.
So long, holidays. It’s been nice spending time together.
Reader Comments (2)
There are always a few decorations I want to keep out for a while too. The wintry branch and paper decorations are lovely - and certainly more seaonal than the little black cats I still have sitting around from Halloween!
Love the clean, spare look of bare branches with just a few non-glittery decorations. It's somehow calming and comforting when all the "stuff" of Christmas is put away.