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    Home » Home Decor And Tips

    Pinecones For Winter Home Decor

    Published by Pam Kessler | 616 words. · About 4 minutes to read this article. - 7 Comments

    What do you do about winter home decor?

    Do you ignore those long, cold and boring weeks between when you take down your holly jolly Christmas decor and when you can drag out your bunnies and Easter baskets?

    Not me, I fill those weeks with pinecones.

    How to use pinecones in winter decor

    And a few deer thrown in for good measure.

    Although I dismantled most of my Vintage Lodge Inspired Christmas Porch Decorations you'll notice I kept the tub '0 greens and some of the birch logs and just added some large pine cones into the tub (a wooden deer head was sticking out of the galvanized tub previously).

    And I replaced my Upcycled Plaid Christmas Door Hanger (aka vintage thermos carrier) with this simple yet classic pine cone wreath. I bought it at an after-Christmas clearance sale to take my front door through winter.

    I have a thing about naked doors.

    If you think about it, pinecones are a natural for your winter home decor, both inside and outside:

    They're Cheap

    At the after-Christmas sales you can pick up a bag of scented pinecones at the craft stores on clearance. I try to buy a bag a year and add it to the ones from previous years, so I always have a stash of cones.

    I'd rather have a stash of ice cream cones, but pine cones will do.

    BTW, am I the only one who has to cover their nose when walking into Michaels in November? The cinnamon scent of the pine cones at the front door is overpowering.

    But by the time I buy them at the after-Christmas sales they are much less obnoxious. The smell has mostly disappeared.

    Learn how to use pinecones for winter home decor. Decorating during that awkward time between Christmas decor coming down and spring decor going up.

    They're Easy

    Let's face it, what's easier than taking a bowl and filling it with pinecones.

    Done.

    On to watching some Netflix.

    And throwing some clearance pine branches with attached pine cones into a galvanized bucket is a super quick and easy way to get the cozy winter feel without shouting "I forgot to take down my Christmas decor".

    I may trade out the red thermoses for some blue ones when I get a second also because they are looking a little lumberjack-ish to me in this photo.

    They Never Go Out Of Style

    Well in summer maybe, but they're sort of the little black dress of winter home decor.

    They were popular in 1920, they are popular in 2020 and they will be popular in 2120.

    Although I possibly might not be around to see them in 100 years.

    Pinecone Tip Of The Day

    That olive bucket FULL to the brim with pinecones? Not so much. I stuffed grocery bags in the bottom and the pinecones are only about four inches deep.

    You can stretch out your pinecones by not wasting them where they aren't seen.

    Don't look too closely at my home decor, it may blow away in a good breeze.

    pine cones in winter home decor

    So let's recap, shall we:

    • Pinecones
    • Use them
    • They're cheap
    • They're easy
    • They never go out of style

    Do you use pinecones this time of year? If so, what's your favorite way to use them?

    Learn how to use pinecones for winter home decor. Decorating during that awkward time between Christmas decor coming down and spring decor going up.

    Additional posts you may like:

    How To Make Winter Porch Pots
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    Pine Cones From Around The Web:

    How To Bake Pinecones - Debbie at Refresh Restyle shows us how to make gathered pinecones from the yard safe for inside use (ie to get rid of bugs)
    How To Make Pine Cone Zinnias - Leo and Jane at Cottage At The Crossroads have a cute way to turn pine cones into colorful flowers
    How To Bleach Pinecones - Stephanie at Garden Therapy has a tutorial for giving your pinecones a softer, more weathered look for home decor

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    1. gina

      January 17, 2020 at 9:05 am

      I love them and I use them all over the house, too. They seem to fill that empty post Christmas pre-Easter gap quite nicely. I also stuff the bottoms of the containers {with crumpled tissue from Christmas} but I don't have any birch limbs and I didn't even think about gathering oak limbs. Hmmm....

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    2. Jenny

      January 17, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      You made me laugh several times today! Thanks for that!
      I get a lot of fairly attractive pine cones for free from my yard and walks in parks. I have pinecones less than an inch long and some about a foot long, which I picked up years ago in Alabama! I do give them a rinse or wash if they are coming inside! Sometimes they start out tightly closed and then kind of unfurl, and sometimes they stay tightly closed. Sometimes they smell piney and good, too. Yeah, that craft store cinnamon can be too much.
      I get a lot of clippings from my own and neighbors' trees and use those for decorations, but have no source of birch, and those sure are pretty!

      Reply
    3. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      January 17, 2020 at 5:28 pm

      Pinecones are my favorite thing to use for winter! You have so many great ideas! I'm in love with that deer holding remotes!

      Reply
      • Angel

        January 17, 2020 at 7:51 pm

        I also use pine cones after Christmas along with snowmen, white metal trees & white deer. I use our window sills, they make me smile when I open the blinds each morning. Copper buckets, in bowls & on shelves. Calmer colors from the bright ones of Christmas & the coming pinks & reds of Feb. I too love the cozy, warm feeling I get when I see them. In Mich. we usually need that warm feeling in Jan. Happy January everyone.

        Reply
    4. Naomi Shelton

      January 17, 2020 at 7:46 pm

      You can never have too many pinecones--that's my motto! I love them in all their sizes and designs (is that the right word? you know what I mean, right?) I pick them up along my path wherever I see them when I'm walking and have a ton. Although you can buy them here and there I never have. I always seem to be able to collect more than enough free of charge. As for using them in the Spring and Summer I have used them like you did in the olive bucket but in the bottom of a large plant pot so I didn't have to use as much soil to fill it and so it was lighter to move. Just the old, scrubby ones, of course. Don't know where I learned that idea but I tho't it was a great one. So...let's hear it for pinecones!! May they be ever plentiful!

      Reply
    5. Leslie Schmidt

      January 18, 2020 at 8:53 pm

      All of your decor items look so cozy and charming. Plus, you make me chuckle. I don't do any decorating except for Christmas these days, but I get so much enjoyment from seeing what you devise. I love the vintage things you find.

      Reply
    6. taryterre

      January 19, 2020 at 6:03 am

      i love pinecones and that first display you show has absolutely touched my heart. it's so sweet and wonderful for winter.

      Reply

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