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Category: Warm & Cozy Tips

DIY Holiday Mantel

A white Holiday Mantel decorated with pine branches, pinecones, birch log candles, string lights, and small white candles creates a cozy, festive DIY atmosphere.

Cozy Christmas Mantel Styling: Simple, Warm, and Elegant I’m not sure if there is anything more cozy than a fire going, a comfy armchair and a great warm throw. This classic Christmas mantel was layered with just a few pieces and would be easy for anyone to recreate.    Step 1: Add Height and a […]

5 Days of Thanksgiving DIY Inspiration for your Holiday Parties

A festive flyer for “Warm & Cozy Week” by Coastal Windows & Exteriors features Monday DIY Inspiration: gold leaf pinecone garland—perfect for holiday parties, with easy instructions and a photo of gold-tipped pinecones on a wooden surface.

We’re getting into the Thanksgiving spirit a little early this year and we want you to join in! Check out these 5 DIY projects for your Thanksgiving holiday parties, friendsgivings, and more! And as always send us pictures of your DIY projects on Facebook and Twitter!

Pottery Barn Inspired Advent Calendar

A framed Pottery Barn Inspired DIY advent calendar with 25 small black buckets, each numbered, hangs above a table adorned with greenery, pinecones, and cookies. Text reads “Pottery Barn inspired Advent Calendar.”.

DIY Advent Calendar: A Holiday Countdown to Remember When you were younger did you have an advent calendar? Not the kind where you lifted up a flap on a piece of cardboard but the kind where you got a special present… a treat to look forward to every morning. This Advent Calendar is sure to […]

A Hot Chocolate Bar for the Child in Everyone

A cup of hot chocolate from a Hot Chocolate Bar, topped with whipped cream, sits on a white saucer with a cookie beside it. A spoon with a peppermint-topped dollop of whipped cream rests nearby—perfect for everyone, even a child.

Warm & Cozy Nostalgia: Build a Hot Chocolate Bar for Snowy Days Do you remember that feeling of playing outside or sledding for hours in the snow? Your hands and feet were absolutely numb, your nose felt like there was frostbite on it, your snow pants had long ago stopped working up to par and […]

Fireplace DIY Makeover for under $20.00

An empty fireplace with a wooden mantel and brick interior sits ready for a DIY fireplace project. Cleaning supplies, including a dustpan and brush, are placed on the floor in front of this budget renovation scene.

I would like to start by saying this fireplace is over 125 years old and the only thing burned in it are candles. The brick was covered in years of soot and ash. The hearth tiles were old and cracked and the color didn’t do anything to highlight the beautiful Victorian mantel. Supplies needed are […]

Gingersnaps that Warm the Soul

A jar labeled Gingersnaps Homemade sits on a dark wooden surface, next to whole and broken gingersnap cookies—perfectly capturing the comfort of Gingersnaps that Warm the Soul. Some cookies are visible inside the jar.

A Warm & Cozy Treat: Gingersnap Cookies That Make the Perfect Holiday Gift What do you think of when you think of warm and cozy? I think of cookies. Cookies with a story to tell. Generations have lovingly passed down these cookies, carrying family traditions and cherished memories. Cookies that people are itching to receive. Today’s […]

DIY Front Door Wreath

A close-up of a DIY Front Door Wreath made from pinecones, dried bark, and other natural materials, dusted with white accents, displayed next to a large white letter V on a dark background.

DIY Burlap Wreath: A Cozy Welcome Home for Fall and Thanksgiving It seems hard to believe that we are already so close to Thanksgiving and, furthermore, just over a month away from Christmas. Of course, every year at this time, it’s dark both when we get home from work and when I wake up in […]