Transforming Your Space: A January Refresh with Expert Tips and Tricks

As we bid adieu to the holiday season, many of us find ourselves feeling drained and overwhelmed by the post-Christmas blues. But what if I told you that January can be a fresh start, a chance to reboot and refresh your living space? In this article, we'll dive into expert tips and tricks for transforming your home, one room at a time.

First things first, it's essential to assess your space and identify areas that need attention. "I like to start by dialing up my favorite area of the house," says [Name], homeowner and interior designer extraordinaire. "In this case, it was our living room. I wanted to create a cozy atmosphere that would pull us in and make us feel all warm and fuzzy inside." To achieve this, [Name] began by selecting furniture pieces that complemented each other in terms of style, texture, and color.

For instance, the addition of a new sectional sofa created a comfortable seating area that invited lounging. The surrounding decor, including throw pillows, blankets, and artwork, was carefully curated to enhance the overall aesthetic. "I love adding throw pillows in complementary colors," says [Name]. "It adds a pop of personality to the room and creates a cohesive look." To take it to the next level, [Name] incorporated statement pieces like a Moroccan pouf, which added visual interest and depth.

Another crucial aspect of transforming your space is paying attention to lighting. "I always say that good lighting can make or break a room," explains [Name]. "In this case, I wanted to create a warm and inviting glow that would welcome us home." To achieve this, [Name] incorporated table lamps, floor lamps, and candles in mercury glass holders, which added a touch of elegance and sophistication.

As the final touches were being applied, [Name] couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and accomplishment. "I love January because it's all about new beginnings," says [Name]. "It's the perfect opportunity to shake things up and try something new." With its fresh color palette, cozy textiles, and warm lighting, this transformed living room was the epitome of winter wonderland chic.

The Power of Accessories

Accessories can make or break a room, as [Name] so aptly put it. From throw pillows to vases, accessories can add personality, texture, and visual interest to your space. In this article, we'll explore expert tips for incorporating accessories that enhance your home's style and functionality.

The Art of Rearranging

Sometimes, all it takes is a little rearranging to breathe new life into an old room. "I love switching out artwork seasonally," says [Name]. "It adds a touch of personality to the space and keeps things fresh." Whether you're looking to update your decor or create a cohesive look, rearranging furniture pieces can work wonders.

From adding books to shelves to displaying decorative objects on coffee tables, incorporating accessories is an art form in itself. In our next section, we'll dive into expert tips for accessorizing your space and making it truly unique.

Steaming the Curtains: A Simple Trick for Refreshing Your Space

Sometimes, all it takes is a little creativity to refresh your space. One simple trick [Name] swears by is steaming curtains to add a touch of elegance and sophistication. "It's an easy way to update your decor without breaking the bank," says [Name]. By using a steamer or even just a hot iron, you can effortlessly remove wrinkles and give your curtains a fresh new look.

The Magic of Seasonal Decorating

One of the most exciting aspects of decorating is seasonal transformation. From swapping out holiday decorations for spring-inspired blooms to updating autumnal colors with warm neutrals, seasonal decorating offers endless possibilities. In our next section, we'll explore expert tips for incorporating seasonal elements into your decor and making it truly special.

The Benefits of January Refresh

So why January? Why start anew when the holidays are over? According to [Name], January is all about new beginnings. "It's the perfect opportunity to shake things up and try something new," says [Name]. By transforming your space, you're not just creating a beautiful environment – you're also setting yourself up for success.

The Power of Home Makeover

As we bid adieu to the holiday season, many of us find ourselves feeling drained and overwhelmed. But what if I told you that January can be a fresh start, a chance to reboot and refresh your living space? In this article, we explored expert tips and tricks for transforming your home, one room at a time.

From dialing up favorite areas to incorporating accessories and rearranging furniture pieces, the possibilities are endless. With its focus on new beginnings and seasonal transformation, January is the perfect opportunity to shake things up and try something new. Whether you're looking to refresh your living room, bedroom, or entire home, our expert tips and tricks will guide you every step of the way.

So go ahead, grab a cup of coffee, put on your favorite playlist, and get ready to transform your space into the home of your dreams!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello and welcome to the house of valentina i'm valentina and today i want to start a new series i wanted to go month by month for a whole year and i wanted to share with you some of my favorite decorating tips that i use they really help me to prepare my home for that month what i found over the years is that each month and with each season there's always something that needs to be done there's a fun new thing that i do in my home that gets it ready for the month of january or the month of june and i thought it'd be really fun to break that down for you guys and it also kind of gets my mind thinking about it i hope this will be a series that you'll really enjoy i hope it'll be one that we get to learn together and find new ideas together i'm definitely going to be loading you up today with january ideas these are decorating tips that you can use that will really help you to get your home feeling cozy and warm and light and bright and they're very simple things a lot of these things aren't even going to cost you a cent and they're just things that you can do to style your home up just to have it ready for the month of january so i hope that'll be a lot of fun for you i hope you want to hang around and we'll fill a whole playlist with each of these videos i hope that sounds like fun i hope you'll hit subscribe let's dive into decorating tips that you can be using for january number one thing that we have to start with is of course we've just finished out the holidays and so one of my favorite things to do of course is to take down the holiday decorations well is that really my favorite thing to do it kind of is it's kind of weird because i really enjoy putting it up but when it's time for it to come down i'm kind of motivated i want to get it organized i want to put it away so i've got a couple tools that are going to be helping me with this first one i've got a beautiful little canvas box which i have found off of amazon and inside of it it will help me store my ornaments in the past i've had to remember which box to put them in if i saved the original boxes or try to wrap them all and i decided to go for this instead and it's got this really great little dividers that you can put together it comes flat packed when you order it and then it's got the little cardboard separator and then if you see inside it's got the slots that are ready for me to put all the ornaments in so i'm going to start in the sun room and i'm going to put all the ornaments in here i also have already taken my wreath down from the little dining area and i put it into this amazing little wreath holder isn't that so great i just love the fact that these are really going to protect all of my items and they're gonna look really cute in my storage area because i've realized over the years the big rubber maze that a lot of times we do buy to store our christmas items not really the most they're just really not that pretty a lot of times and a lot of times it's not the best most effective way to store things so this year i'm committed to getting my christmas stuff put away but i'm also going to be organizing as i do it now i need jack to help me with one thing because the lights are always his job i was hoping if i just gave this to you you would do it oh no no no nice try there though and i was like there you go have fun no i also bought another organizer which jack is going to be helping me with and that is for the lights i'm really excited about this i think that you are gonna really enjoy this because i think it's gonna make things easier for you because every year you're a little bit frustrated every year i turn into clark griswold creating this ball of lights that i can't figure out of so this i just wrapped them around it and this is gonna be perfect i'm gonna help him real quick and let's get all these ornaments off and into this little box all right i've got one box for one tree that was really awesome i may even add like a little tag onto here so i'll know exactly what tree it is i know that's a little extra but i'm super excited that i was able to make this so organized now i've got jeff working on the lights and now let's chat about the sofa one of my favorite things to do in january is to just restyle my sofa i love to mix in some really warm velvets at this time of year i've also got some leather i'm still have a lot of the same things that you've seen around my house but i just like to mix it up a little bit so i've got the boucle little blanket which i got at ikea i brought up my velvet little pillows i got these from pottery barn but there's some other companies that have them as well because i think this color keeps selling out so i'll make sure to link to everything that we show you in the video down in the description box if you're wanting to shop and you're watching on your tv you'll need to go either on your phone or on your computer to get all the links because they are linked in the description box but apparently they haven't figured out how to do that on their tvs yet but i'll leave all the links for you down below but velvet and a little bit of leather this time of year is always really really nice it just gives you just that kind of wintry vibe you'll see i left even this pillow that i had here from the holidays but i just added an accent color to the sofa and i think that just kind of warms up the space so one blanket is really great but when i've changed out the color on the pillows the next thing i like to do is to add some color back in through the blankets as well so i think that adding blankets just in general is a really good idea for the month of january we use blankets all year round but especially in january when you've taken out all that holiday decor that cozy factor is more important than ever so i was not only am i adding blankets but i'm also adding a little bit of color which i know is going to be shocking to some of you but uh yes and even at house of valentino we do add a little bit of color and actually before i put this down let me show you this blanket is actually a faux cashmere from amazon and it is one of my best amazon finds of all time because it really does look like cashmere and it's very warm but it's very light which is why we all love cashmere so much so i'm gonna probably lay that here i've got this big basket where i'm going to put this boucle blanket because i don't want to take blankets out i'm only wanting to add blankets in i've got a little little uh leaf that came out of here no telling where that came from but i've got this big big basket here because i want to make sure that when we come in here to watch movies we have lots of cozy moments and so i'm just going to keep piling on the layers of blankets now that i've added this color here the next thing i'm going to do is add some color down here so i want to add some color to the coffee table which is what i've done with these leaves apparently but uh i'm going to take a leaf off and then i'll show you down here what i've done so i've got a little bit of this sort of brownish color down here and it does not have to be an exact match to what is going on over there but i love to add some fresh flowers to the coffee table that's another tip is to make sure to bring in some fresh flowers i've also got in some beautiful vases and the other thing that i've done is i've turned the page of my book i wanted to bring a little bit of this sort of camel color into what's going on on the table so now i brought a little bit of this color over here through the picture that's here i've got a little bit of some color here i even brought in a little bit of this concrete color through this salt little um candle which actually smells so so good i've got a little bit of gray i've even got my coaster still sitting out and i've just rearranged my coffee table the other thing that i like to do is i like to light my candles this little thing was a christmas gift that we received from a friend and it is amazing because it really does light your candles about as fast as i have ever seen and it is chargeable and it's just such a cool little gadget now i've got my coffee table set i have my candles lit i have fresh flowers you can see how we're really building out this room we're not leaving the holidays behind we're actually bringing the best elements of the holidays we're taking them straight through january the room is really starting to come together the problem is is that it's still a little bit dark especially when it's overcast like this even in the middle of the day so one of the other things i like to do in january is to turn all the lights on so i'm gonna go around and turn all the lights on i love to have a lot of them on dimmers i still need to get a little uh cover for this so that you won't see all that but by turning on the lights it really instantaneously adds amazing amazing coziness to the room and that's what i really love about january so we've got a couple more things left to do i need to finish getting this tree out of here and i've got to bring some new life back in well did you get those down how did it work this is perfect this is 300 lights on one little thing which is perfect wow oh so you just put more lights on one no i mean this is one long strand oh wow that's a really long one of the super long strands this actually really really works okay let's get this out and let's get this out even though i have look at this the next thing that i like to do this time of year is that i really like when you take out the christmas tree is to add some green back in so it doesn't feel so sad i know it's sad afterwards it does feel sad but we're going to fix that because we've already got all the lights on we've got the candles lit and we're going to put the fig tree back in here coffee time yet because i literally just want to sit down not yet okay you take those out and we need the let's take this out too okay all right ready yep and what i like about this tree is that you turn it over and it's like an umbrella it is like a dream i don't have to like fight with it or anything it's just done and the advantage of having this planter here is that we can now put our tree back in the same planter so that was somewhat planned all right here she comes you guys ask us all the time you're like where'd you get that fake tree and we're like no no it's real yeah we do have fakes in other parts of the house but these are actually these are amazing yeah so i've got a couple more things left to do whether you have a fireplace or not lighting the fire in january is probably one of the most therapeutic things that you can possibly do for yourself we're gonna light this baby up we're gonna get some fire in here and it'll really help the whole space to feel just so cozy and i swear even though there's no heat coming out of it it does make it feel warm it's already pulled up yeah and apparently landon was watching uh one of his favorite youtube channels apparently which wasn't his mom's all right now we've got the glow of the fire so even if you don't have a real fireplace to light the fire in i do suggest checking out one of these youtube videos we'll i'll send you the link down below in the description so you can see what which one we've got right here so much fun but it is a lot of fun it helps really warm up the space and it just adds actually a lot of light to the space as well and it's got the cool sound it does you can actually hear the wood it does which every now and then will kind of freak us out because we're like what's on fire and then we're like oh yeah and i'm like kid's out of the house we have the fire going so one of the other things that i like to do at this time of year is that i like to organize and i've got this cabinet i feel like a lot of times at the holidays we just like shove stuff in because we're all so busy i'm almost afraid to open this but i do need to organize my linens and that's what i've stored here because of course nowadays everything's digital what you're doing there yeah no it's it's messy yeah i may have contributed to that a few times yes so i'm gonna organize this console and uh get it to where it feels a little bit better for the space and it'll help us function better for the upcoming year ahead of us so um yeah i'm gonna get down here let's let's check out what we've got and what we need to deal with all right now you guys are gonna see that i'm wearing my comfy cozy slippers i know did you tell them you ordered every color they make i did i didn't wear them in every color i ordered them two other colors because they're amazing and now i feel like i have to do a fashion show they they're not stinky you haven't worn them for a few days look at these they're so amazing they're sherpa and if you remember i showed you guys in the gift guide that i was freaking out over the sherpa uh slippers jack actually found these at target and gave them to me for christmas and i loved them so much that i was like maybe we should get them in gray and tan so yeah so i like to get cozy when i'm doing this job because this is the time of year i think when you really get cozy in your home you get to be more casual you're really just trying to enjoy your space and just start the year off with like i think a little bit slower i don't know about you but i don't necessarily want to start january off like bang bang bang it's like no let's just like slow down and relax a little bit so um that's why i like to get cozy i've got random things like random leaves i've got uh this is napkin rings these were so cool i found these at west elm they were inside they were inside a candle so what i need to do is i actually need to empty these i'm going to put these by the sink so i can get the wax out and what i'll do with this is i will actually reuse the wax don't throw it out this is still tons left to be used i put this in a wax melter i've got to go find it because i can't remember where it is now but if you burnt a bunch of candles over the holidays in the month of december or so and you have a bunch of these you can actually run the hot water on the bottom of it and it'll heat it enough that you can pull the wax out and you can pour it into a into the wax warmer and use every last bit of this you'll get to the point if you do that they burn so slowly in that that this could last you like a few months so it's amazing so i'm going to take out anything that's not supposed to be here first i've got a couple baskets that i've gotten these from amazon and the reason i'm going to be using these is because i want to be able to have a spot to put my napkin rings in here so i think i'm going to take this smaller one for the napkins as i drop them i've even got cute little name cards and i'm just putting all of that down into this basket so it's going to make my life a lot easier to have everything stored like this and i just place it in here now these do have these extra ones if i want to be able to store some more stuff so as i continue organizing this entire cabinet i now have these really nice baskets and i'm like ooh can maybe get one more scent that's really pretty i'm just going to put these in here and see where we end up i think that's pretty good look at that the last thing that we need to do is to style this area up which would be styling up your fireplace or like your media consoles i think that's a really important job to do in january so let's dial this one up next the final thing that i do is that i check my house and whatever accessories that i might want to bring into the space for this new little layout that i've created i'll go grab maybe like the drink table that's why i love these drink tables so much i can just move them from room to room so i love this sort of like brassy tone of the table i love that this little tone will really kind of pull in the color of the pillows that i've added and then i grabbed the moroccan poof this is one that we actually bought while we lived this was actually before we lived in morocco we actually lived in spain and just visited that's how old it is we've had it for about 20 years so it's been forever literally a lifetime and i just love this sort of camel design and the color of it too so i'm going to add this into the room and then i think we're ready to enjoy january in this space and i'm so excited so i'm gonna put these in and then i think it's coffee time don't you yeah definitely so all right well that was a marathon i thought it was just going to be like a little tips and tricks video and then we actually transformed the entire room giving you all of our tips and tricks so yeah i'm excited because now not only have we done this to this room but we'll do this for every room of the house we'll go through and restyle so i'm sure that we'll be sharing more styling tips and tricks and what we kind of do in our house as we take over the rest of the house and take out all of the christmas decor and that's what i love about january is i dread it i dread it and then we put it all together and i'm like why was i driving i know you did amazing because normally when christmas leaves i'm like sad and depressed curled up in the fetal position like word police navidad no he actually is like i really am because i just missed the ambiance i missed the greenery and you've like replaced it this looks amazing the fig tree brings that green back in the candles are just warm the blankets like i don't miss it i missed it as i was walking out but now i'm like winter yeah like cozy i really just don't feel like there's a void in the space no and that's what i was dreading because it's always so cold afterwards so i hope these tips and tricks have really helped you this is just one room with examples of how to use these tips and tricks but i hope it'll just kind of arm you with some strength to create spaces that really get you excited about january because this could end up being the best month of the whole year as far as i'm concerned i agree yeah actually based on this yeah i really love it so we're gonna we're gonna attack the other rooms and start adding candles and rearranging things and the magic apparently thank you guys so much for stopping by make sure you hit subscribe because we're definitely going to have more coming out and coming your way in the next few days and we just don't want you to miss out because we love hanging out with you guys you guys are awesome so thank you again for stopping by cheers and uh have a great day bye okay so i have a few last things to do gotta move that light yeah did you guys by any chance notice that um i changed the artwork and forgot to tell you about that it's one of the other things that i do on a seasonal basis is that i switch out the artwork yeah and um and i'm gonna do something you have it on video i will hang out next time you come back and the accounts are gonna be hung right they will be i promise you i'll take care of it write down in the comments hang the curtains chat we'll know that you made it to the end of the video if you write hang the curtains exactly that means you're one of the ones who make it to the end if you are one of those thank you so much that means a lot too it really does all right let's get to work all right let's do it okay oh man all these books though i know all these new books there's several that i haven't even opened yet because we've been so busy i got one on copenhagen it looked beautiful yes i'm so excited how about i sit here and pretend like i can actually relax while you do the work no i'll never be able to do that how about i steam the curtains and you hang the rods okay okay all right let's do it youhello and welcome to the house of valentina i'm valentina and today i want to start a new series i wanted to go month by month for a whole year and i wanted to share with you some of my favorite decorating tips that i use they really help me to prepare my home for that month what i found over the years is that each month and with each season there's always something that needs to be done there's a fun new thing that i do in my home that gets it ready for the month of january or the month of june and i thought it'd be really fun to break that down for you guys and it also kind of gets my mind thinking about it i hope this will be a series that you'll really enjoy i hope it'll be one that we get to learn together and find new ideas together i'm definitely going to be loading you up today with january ideas these are decorating tips that you can use that will really help you to get your home feeling cozy and warm and light and bright and they're very simple things a lot of these things aren't even going to cost you a cent and they're just things that you can do to style your home up just to have it ready for the month of january so i hope that'll be a lot of fun for you i hope you want to hang around and we'll fill a whole playlist with each of these videos i hope that sounds like fun i hope you'll hit subscribe let's dive into decorating tips that you can be using for january number one thing that we have to start with is of course we've just finished out the holidays and so one of my favorite things to do of course is to take down the holiday decorations well is that really my favorite thing to do it kind of is it's kind of weird because i really enjoy putting it up but when it's time for it to come down i'm kind of motivated i want to get it organized i want to put it away so i've got a couple tools that are going to be helping me with this first one i've got a beautiful little canvas box which i have found off of amazon and inside of it it will help me store my ornaments in the past i've had to remember which box to put them in if i saved the original boxes or try to wrap them all and i decided to go for this instead and it's got this really great little dividers that you can put together it comes flat packed when you order it and then it's got the little cardboard separator and then if you see inside it's got the slots that are ready for me to put all the ornaments in so i'm going to start in the sun room and i'm going to put all the ornaments in here i also have already taken my wreath down from the little dining area and i put it into this amazing little wreath holder isn't that so great i just love the fact that these are really going to protect all of my items and they're gonna look really cute in my storage area because i've realized over the years the big rubber maze that a lot of times we do buy to store our christmas items not really the most they're just really not that pretty a lot of times and a lot of times it's not the best most effective way to store things so this year i'm committed to getting my christmas stuff put away but i'm also going to be organizing as i do it now i need jack to help me with one thing because the lights are always his job i was hoping if i just gave this to you you would do it oh no no no nice try there though and i was like there you go have fun no i also bought another organizer which jack is going to be helping me with and that is for the lights i'm really excited about this i think that you are gonna really enjoy this because i think it's gonna make things easier for you because every year you're a little bit frustrated every year i turn into clark griswold creating this ball of lights that i can't figure out of so this i just wrapped them around it and this is gonna be perfect i'm gonna help him real quick and let's get all these ornaments off and into this little box all right i've got one box for one tree that was really awesome i may even add like a little tag onto here so i'll know exactly what tree it is i know that's a little extra but i'm super excited that i was able to make this so organized now i've got jeff working on the lights and now let's chat about the sofa one of my favorite things to do in january is to just restyle my sofa i love to mix in some really warm velvets at this time of year i've also got some leather i'm still have a lot of the same things that you've seen around my house but i just like to mix it up a little bit so i've got the boucle little blanket which i got at ikea i brought up my velvet little pillows i got these from pottery barn but there's some other companies that have them as well because i think this color keeps selling out so i'll make sure to link to everything that we show you in the video down in the description box if you're wanting to shop and you're watching on your tv you'll need to go either on your phone or on your computer to get all the links because they are linked in the description box but apparently they haven't figured out how to do that on their tvs yet but i'll leave all the links for you down below but velvet and a little bit of leather this time of year is always really really nice it just gives you just that kind of wintry vibe you'll see i left even this pillow that i had here from the holidays but i just added an accent color to the sofa and i think that just kind of warms up the space so one blanket is really great but when i've changed out the color on the pillows the next thing i like to do is to add some color back in through the blankets as well so i think that adding blankets just in general is a really good idea for the month of january we use blankets all year round but especially in january when you've taken out all that holiday decor that cozy factor is more important than ever so i was not only am i adding blankets but i'm also adding a little bit of color which i know is going to be shocking to some of you but uh yes and even at house of valentino we do add a little bit of color and actually before i put this down let me show you this blanket is actually a faux cashmere from amazon and it is one of my best amazon finds of all time because it really does look like cashmere and it's very warm but it's very light which is why we all love cashmere so much so i'm gonna probably lay that here i've got this big basket where i'm going to put this boucle blanket because i don't want to take blankets out i'm only wanting to add blankets in i've got a little little uh leaf that came out of here no telling where that came from but i've got this big big basket here because i want to make sure that when we come in here to watch movies we have lots of cozy moments and so i'm just going to keep piling on the layers of blankets now that i've added this color here the next thing i'm going to do is add some color down here so i want to add some color to the coffee table which is what i've done with these leaves apparently but uh i'm going to take a leaf off and then i'll show you down here what i've done so i've got a little bit of this sort of brownish color down here and it does not have to be an exact match to what is going on over there but i love to add some fresh flowers to the coffee table that's another tip is to make sure to bring in some fresh flowers i've also got in some beautiful vases and the other thing that i've done is i've turned the page of my book i wanted to bring a little bit of this sort of camel color into what's going on on the table so now i brought a little bit of this color over here through the picture that's here i've got a little bit of some color here i even brought in a little bit of this concrete color through this salt little um candle which actually smells so so good i've got a little bit of gray i've even got my coaster still sitting out and i've just rearranged my coffee table the other thing that i like to do is i like to light my candles this little thing was a christmas gift that we received from a friend and it is amazing because it really does light your candles about as fast as i have ever seen and it is chargeable and it's just such a cool little gadget now i've got my coffee table set i have my candles lit i have fresh flowers you can see how we're really building out this room we're not leaving the holidays behind we're actually bringing the best elements of the holidays we're taking them straight through january the room is really starting to come together the problem is is that it's still a little bit dark especially when it's overcast like this even in the middle of the day so one of the other things i like to do in january is to turn all the lights on so i'm gonna go around and turn all the lights on i love to have a lot of them on dimmers i still need to get a little uh cover for this so that you won't see all that but by turning on the lights it really instantaneously adds amazing amazing coziness to the room and that's what i really love about january so we've got a couple more things left to do i need to finish getting this tree out of here and i've got to bring some new life back in well did you get those down how did it work this is perfect this is 300 lights on one little thing which is perfect wow oh so you just put more lights on one no i mean this is one long strand oh wow that's a really long one of the super long strands this actually really really works okay let's get this out and let's get this out even though i have look at this the next thing that i like to do this time of year is that i really like when you take out the christmas tree is to add some green back in so it doesn't feel so sad i know it's sad afterwards it does feel sad but we're going to fix that because we've already got all the lights on we've got the candles lit and we're going to put the fig tree back in here coffee time yet because i literally just want to sit down not yet okay you take those out and we need the let's take this out too okay all right ready yep and what i like about this tree is that you turn it over and it's like an umbrella it is like a dream i don't have to like fight with it or anything it's just done and the advantage of having this planter here is that we can now put our tree back in the same planter so that was somewhat planned all right here she comes you guys ask us all the time you're like where'd you get that fake tree and we're like no no it's real yeah we do have fakes in other parts of the house but these are actually these are amazing yeah so i've got a couple more things left to do whether you have a fireplace or not lighting the fire in january is probably one of the most therapeutic things that you can possibly do for yourself we're gonna light this baby up we're gonna get some fire in here and it'll really help the whole space to feel just so cozy and i swear even though there's no heat coming out of it it does make it feel warm it's already pulled up yeah and apparently landon was watching uh one of his favorite youtube channels apparently which wasn't his mom's all right now we've got the glow of the fire so even if you don't have a real fireplace to light the fire in i do suggest checking out one of these youtube videos we'll i'll send you the link down below in the description so you can see what which one we've got right here so much fun but it is a lot of fun it helps really warm up the space and it just adds actually a lot of light to the space as well and it's got the cool sound it does you can actually hear the wood it does which every now and then will kind of freak us out because we're like what's on fire and then we're like oh yeah and i'm like kid's out of the house we have the fire going so one of the other things that i like to do at this time of year is that i like to organize and i've got this cabinet i feel like a lot of times at the holidays we just like shove stuff in because we're all so busy i'm almost afraid to open this but i do need to organize my linens and that's what i've stored here because of course nowadays everything's digital what you're doing there yeah no it's it's messy yeah i may have contributed to that a few times yes so i'm gonna organize this console and uh get it to where it feels a little bit better for the space and it'll help us function better for the upcoming year ahead of us so um yeah i'm gonna get down here let's let's check out what we've got and what we need to deal with all right now you guys are gonna see that i'm wearing my comfy cozy slippers i know did you tell them you ordered every color they make i did i didn't wear them in every color i ordered them two other colors because they're amazing and now i feel like i have to do a fashion show they they're not stinky you haven't worn them for a few days look at these they're so amazing they're sherpa and if you remember i showed you guys in the gift guide that i was freaking out over the sherpa uh slippers jack actually found these at target and gave them to me for christmas and i loved them so much that i was like maybe we should get them in gray and tan so yeah so i like to get cozy when i'm doing this job because this is the time of year i think when you really get cozy in your home you get to be more casual you're really just trying to enjoy your space and just start the year off with like i think a little bit slower i don't know about you but i don't necessarily want to start january off like bang bang bang it's like no let's just like slow down and relax a little bit so um that's why i like to get cozy i've got random things like random leaves i've got uh this is napkin rings these were so cool i found these at west elm they were inside they were inside a candle so what i need to do is i actually need to empty these i'm going to put these by the sink so i can get the wax out and what i'll do with this is i will actually reuse the wax don't throw it out this is still tons left to be used i put this in a wax melter i've got to go find it because i can't remember where it is now but if you burnt a bunch of candles over the holidays in the month of december or so and you have a bunch of these you can actually run the hot water on the bottom of it and it'll heat it enough that you can pull the wax out and you can pour it into a into the wax warmer and use every last bit of this you'll get to the point if you do that they burn so slowly in that that this could last you like a few months so it's amazing so i'm going to take out anything that's not supposed to be here first i've got a couple baskets that i've gotten these from amazon and the reason i'm going to be using these is because i want to be able to have a spot to put my napkin rings in here so i think i'm going to take this smaller one for the napkins as i drop them i've even got cute little name cards and i'm just putting all of that down into this basket so it's going to make my life a lot easier to have everything stored like this and i just place it in here now these do have these extra ones if i want to be able to store some more stuff so as i continue organizing this entire cabinet i now have these really nice baskets and i'm like ooh can maybe get one more scent that's really pretty i'm just going to put these in here and see where we end up i think that's pretty good look at that the last thing that we need to do is to style this area up which would be styling up your fireplace or like your media consoles i think that's a really important job to do in january so let's dial this one up next the final thing that i do is that i check my house and whatever accessories that i might want to bring into the space for this new little layout that i've created i'll go grab maybe like the drink table that's why i love these drink tables so much i can just move them from room to room so i love this sort of like brassy tone of the table i love that this little tone will really kind of pull in the color of the pillows that i've added and then i grabbed the moroccan poof this is one that we actually bought while we lived this was actually before we lived in morocco we actually lived in spain and just visited that's how old it is we've had it for about 20 years so it's been forever literally a lifetime and i just love this sort of camel design and the color of it too so i'm going to add this into the room and then i think we're ready to enjoy january in this space and i'm so excited so i'm gonna put these in and then i think it's coffee time don't you yeah definitely so all right well that was a marathon i thought it was just going to be like a little tips and tricks video and then we actually transformed the entire room giving you all of our tips and tricks so yeah i'm excited because now not only have we done this to this room but we'll do this for every room of the house we'll go through and restyle so i'm sure that we'll be sharing more styling tips and tricks and what we kind of do in our house as we take over the rest of the house and take out all of the christmas decor and that's what i love about january is i dread it i dread it and then we put it all together and i'm like why was i driving i know you did amazing because normally when christmas leaves i'm like sad and depressed curled up in the fetal position like word police navidad no he actually is like i really am because i just missed the ambiance i missed the greenery and you've like replaced it this looks amazing the fig tree brings that green back in the candles are just warm the blankets like i don't miss it i missed it as i was walking out but now i'm like winter yeah like cozy i really just don't feel like there's a void in the space no and that's what i was dreading because it's always so cold afterwards so i hope these tips and tricks have really helped you this is just one room with examples of how to use these tips and tricks but i hope it'll just kind of arm you with some strength to create spaces that really get you excited about january because this could end up being the best month of the whole year as far as i'm concerned i agree yeah actually based on this yeah i really love it so we're gonna we're gonna attack the other rooms and start adding candles and rearranging things and the magic apparently thank you guys so much for stopping by make sure you hit subscribe because we're definitely going to have more coming out and coming your way in the next few days and we just don't want you to miss out because we love hanging out with you guys you guys are awesome so thank you again for stopping by cheers and uh have a great day bye okay so i have a few last things to do gotta move that light yeah did you guys by any chance notice that um i changed the artwork and forgot to tell you about that it's one of the other things that i do on a seasonal basis is that i switch out the artwork yeah and um and i'm gonna do something you have it on video i will hang out next time you come back and the accounts are gonna be hung right they will be i promise you i'll take care of it write down in the comments hang the curtains chat we'll know that you made it to the end of the video if you write hang the curtains exactly that means you're one of the ones who make it to the end if you are one of those thank you so much that means a lot too it really does all right let's get to work all right let's do it okay oh man all these books though i know all these new books there's several that i haven't even opened yet because we've been so busy i got one on copenhagen it looked beautiful yes i'm so excited how about i sit here and pretend like i can actually relax while you do the work no i'll never be able to do that how about i steam the curtains and you hang the rods okay okay all right let's do it you\n"