Welcome to my Styling the Seasons post for June! Usually for these posts I style one of the surfaces in my home that I use for that purpose... the mantelpiece, the hall table, the kitchen shelves, etc. This month I didn't feel like anything needed changing, so I set up a little photo shoot just for today. I've pulled together some items that represent June to me... let me show you.
The front hallway is the perfect place for a photo shoot in winter. The low sun shines through the frosted glass in the front door at just the right angle to illuminate things nicely. I love how it looks lighting up this maidenhair fern. I bought this gold spotted cushion recently and love it's metallic accents! It's also nice to recline against, very important for hibernation this time of year.
There are plenty of buds and flowers on my various cyclamen plants. This one is unscented, but I love its pale pink flowers and marbled leaves.
This is my latest crochet project which I'll share more about in a later post. With long dark evenings, I like to have a project to work on while sitting on the couch watching Game of Thrones. Actually, winter evenings are some of the best of all... when its cold and dark you don't have to try as much to justify all the things you should be doing but aren't!
Snuggling up with a book and a coffee is another winter favourite... although to be honest I do this all throughout the year.
One thing that is specific to June is the wintersweet flowers. For most of the year the plant is an insignificant shrubby bush but for a couple of months in winter the leaves drop and the buds open up to tiny, pale but incredibly sweet scented flowers. I make them into posies with azalea leaves and the last of the rosebuds (too cold for them to open properly now), put them all around the house and breathe in as much as I can. When the flowers have faded I burn scented candles... my favourite this month is Pumpkin Cream.
My little egg cup lady has a gorgeous camellia hat! It goes well with the embroidered rose on the warm woolly jar cosy.
Another thing I enjoy about winter is forcing bulbs to bloom inside. I have a couple of bowls of hyacinths and these muscari. They are just in a shallow bowl filled with water, held upright with some big stones. Easy and beautiful.
Hope you have enjoyed this post. Looking at my favourite things gathered together here makes me realise winter isn't that bad... I think I can handle another couple of months of this!
Styling the Seasons is a monthly styling challenge hosted by Katy at Apartment Apothecary and Charlotte at Lotts and Lots. Find out more by searching the hashtag #stylingtheseasons on social media.
This is so pretty, every winter I say I'm going to learn how to crochet!
ReplyDeleteThanks Charlotte, it's definitely become one of my favourite hobbies!
DeleteLovely pictures, Ruth. I love your second picture most, the maidenhair fern looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks Hari, I love that fern too... so pretty and delicate :)
DeleteWhat a great shoot - I especially love that ladder! All for the plants really add so much lovely life to the styling and I love forcing bulbs in the winter too as it cheers up the dark days so much xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Katy! I love my houseplants especially in winter when they all seem to perform so much better. Watering the garden also takes a lot less time :)
DeleteThis is gorgeous, I'm loving all the greenery, the knitting bits and it's all so homey :)
ReplyDeleteAlina from The Fairytale Pretty Picture
Thanks Alina, I love your comment... having things homey is very important to me! :)
Deletehi Ruth !,,Love your house and your blog ,, you have a new follower from chile
ReplyDeleteAngelica
Hi and welcome Angelica! Thanks for your comment, I'm so glad you visited :)v
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