I am slowly transitioning my decor from Christmas to the crisp white of winter.
When I remove Christmas decor from a surface, I cannot let that surface stay bare for long.
In fact, I have to gather items right away to create another vignette.
I had a vision of a crisp white winter vignette with just a little pop of color.
What items can be more perfect to fit the bill than the crisp white of ironstone.
I had some ironstone that I bought last month still wrapped and waiting to be set free.
Some of these pieces landed on the table for the first coffee table vignette of the year.
I love Cyclamen . . . it seems like this is my go-to flower/plant in the winter months.
The white flowers of the Cyclamen and it’s beautiful leaves were perfect to place in the tureen.
I chose the cool color of the blue to add to the vignette for that pop of color along with
the green from the flowers’ leaves and the mini Norfolk pine in the blue transferware pot.
The sugar bowl with that beautiful lid is a new addition to my collection.
These same birds were used in my Christmas decor and will be hanging around
for a couple more months.
I love these birds, but I am noticing that this one looks as if he has an attitude . . .
I think he may be saying, “Are YOU looking at me?”
For height, I added a tall pitcher and decided to group 2 additional pitchers
in this corner of the table.
I am trying to increase my collection of small ironstone pitchers so that I can display them
on an item that would be totally unexpected . . . an idea I got from Mary Alice.
I love the look of the Cyclamen in the ironstone tureen and think that I just may go back
to Trader Joe’s to buy more.
So here is my first coffee table vignette for 2015 and I am seeing a pattern of things to come.
To lighten up my interiors and continue to incorporate my love for color.
Have a great day and for most of you I can say, stay warm!!
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That’s so pretty Shirley. I love cyclamen and mixing them with the pitchers was a great idea.
I am really not so great at vignettes and always like to study them when I see that key word. 🙂
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Very pretty winter decor….love it!
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I was just looking at cyclamen plants yesterday thinking I should pick one up to brighten things up at home – except Max would eat all the flowers and I’d be left with more green leaves. When do kittens finally grow up???!
Beautiful vignette!
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Shirley, Your table vignette is gorgeous! Did you get the tureen when we were together? The addition of blue makes it seem icy and cool! LOVE all your vignettes… you are one talented girl!!!
Are you coming my way soon? Got your email. Thinking how I can make this work.
xo
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This is perfect for January. I love crisp white and clean candles smells in January such as fresh linen.
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Love your ironstone. It looks amazing and the all white is so pretty for winter.
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Looking beautiful! I love the white with the blue.
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It’s perfect! It says warmth and winter all at the same time, and that little bird DOES have attitude! He makes me smile just looking at him. Can’t wait to see your next post.
Love the coffee table vignette! I like the cyclamen in the tureen- great look! My landscape is so white outside I just can’t go with too much white indoors- I need color! The white does make other things pop like your chair in the background! The books like a couple of good reads!
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Beautiful Shirley! That’s the only thing I really hate that when you take the Christmas décor down, the house looks so bare, I feel like everything is just blah. I love the cyclamen in the pots. It gives you nice pop in the ironstone.
Wintry white and blue with touches of winter green have combined perfectly in your latest vignette. Cyclamen is the perfect plant for the season.
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Very pretty winter vignette. I usually go with white, too but looking out the window at all the snow on the ground, I put the white flowers back and decided to use lavender this winter!
Beautiful! I love the cyclamen and I especially love how you placed the ironstone lid next to it!!
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Soooo pretty…..just perfect for the winter months!
Those little birdies are so adorable.
~Des
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Shirley, you have created a beautiful vignette, one that tells a story. White ironstone is beyond perfect, and the cyclamen adds hope and warmth during the cold (3 degrees here tonight, with flurries)winter. That bird _does_ have an attitude!
Lovely, lovely….thank you for the inspiration. I still have bare surfaces I haven’t had time to cover yet! Rosie
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I sure do get you when it comes to a blank spot. It’s just the Interior Designer in us! LOL Jo
Your coffee table vignette is so crisp and pretty for winter. Love the whites with touches of blue and green. Beautiful…peaceful…calming…
Mary Alice
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It looks great Shirley! I actually love when the house looks bare after the clutter of Christmas!
Stacy
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Charming vignette and your ironstone collection is growing nicely.
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Well, you need to come over to my house, Shirley, because I have one spot that I just can’t figure out for the life of me! : ) I love your little birds. I was going to bring out my nests and some ceramic birds, but thought that might be too “Spring” like. Maybe I should just have gone with my initial instinct!
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Your vignette looks amazing – love all the white winter. The house looks so bare with all the decorations down. I do have a hunky young man coming tomorrow to put all my treasure away until
next Christmas. Then I can think of what to do. I did leave up some pine garland so it does look a little wintry on my hutch and secretary.
We had 87 yesterday and now today is was cooler and is going down to the high 60’s. Crazy weather – stay warm.
Mary
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Beautiful vignette Shirley!! I love the Cyclamen in the tureen!
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Beautiful!! You are so talented, come help me! Pinned and love!
Debbie
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I love your coffee table vignette! Great minds must think alike: I did a coffee table vignette today and am posting in the morning:) Love the cyclamen too. I never have much luck with them but they are so pretty! Up late trying to catch up, was dedecorating all day again! Still alot to do but also did a winter mantle that I will post too. XO PS, are you coming up this way soon? I saw Y’s comment…..
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It’s beautiful! Just what I would choose. I do love white crockery. If things settle down here for 5 minutes I am going to put together a few new vignettes.:-)
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What a beautiful look to welcome winter. Lovely
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Love your ironstone vignette Shirley, perfect for winter!
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Your vignette is so pretty and serene! You have such a lovely collection of ironstone! I love your idea lightening thing up for winter!
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Looks very pretty… I still haven’t finish with all the Christmas decorations… It takes a while for me to get it all put away…
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