Winter Living Room: Warm Colors and Hardy Plants

When it soooo cold outside, it is important to create cozy interiors with warm colors and live plants. Neither of these come naturally to me. I love cool tones and kill plants on the regular. That said, if I can do this, so can you! Read on to check out our Winter Living Room.

Winter Living Room: Incorporating Warm Colors

Let’s start with the warm colors in our winter living room. Before this past November, we had what felt like zero warm colors in our home. Then I received a text from my mom asking if we wanted their rug. Yes! Yes, yes, yes. It is the softest, most comfortable, doesn’t-show-stains, perfect kind of rug. I love the rust color combined with the blues, greens, and creams. And just like that, our house is warm. Funny how it just takes one piece to warm up a space.

But of course, it’s hard to leave it at just one piece. Our cubby that had been behind the couch moved to my husband’s office for his record collection, leaving the perfect space to add a console table for the gathering of books and the setting of drinks. Keep scrolling to see it, but the gold finishing also adds the warmth we were looking for.

Winter Living Room: Hardy Plants

Let’s move on to plants. I am the worst plant killer. I even kill succulents. But slowly, ever so slowly, plants have come into our home. Somewhat miraculously, they continue to live. This doesn’t mean that our fake plants have left. Some are mixed in and some are in the wings just in case there is a casualty.

See the Jasmine plant by the back doors? That is the secret celebrity. It is a little finicky. Jasmine definitely needs to be watered weekly. It sheds its leaves. But then, about once a year, it blooms. It is the best smell ever. I’m not even kidding. I wish I knew exactly when it was going to bloom because I would plan all of the dinner parties, book clubs, etc. during that time. It is such a lovely refresh for our home.

The Peace Lily. I love the color of the green and vibrant leaves. In addition, the flower that blooms is lovely and can stand alone as the focal point. 

Aloe is our newest addition to the living room. It seems hardy, adds some visual interest, and a plant with healing power in the middle of a cold winter seems like a good idea. Given that it is a succulent, I’ll likely be watering via ice cubes to be safe. 

The plant by the fireplace has been with us for a few years now. It has moved rooms effortlessly. It is not fussy. It requires watering a couple of times in a month. If you forget, no big deal. The leaves are interesting and pretty. Hence, it gets front and center by the fireplace. (I think that it is called an Umbrella Plant, but I’m not 100% sure.)

Another stand out, not pictured but probably my favorite, is our Snake Plant. You cannot kill this thing. It is hardy, requires very little watering and changes locations easily. I’ve brought it to the Beach Cabin and back. It currently resides in the dining room but could survive almost anywhere in our house. (You can sneak a peak of it in this post or at the Beach Cabin here.

And that’s all I have. Easy-to-keep-alive plants. Because it’s the beginning of February. And we all need some plant life to get us through until the tulips come in May. Just 3 short months away, right? 

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Sources (contains affiliate links):

Narrow Console Table

Rug (very similar)

If you have dogs in your home, this (affiliate) also comes recommended by two friends.

And, of course, check to see which plants you bring in to your home may be toxic to your pets and take the necessary precautions.

Also, I now think that I may need to paint the walls… because if you give a mouse a cookie… Here are my Top 4 choices: