New Adventures in DIY

Projects in preparation for winter

It’s been a while since I’ve done an interiors/DIY post, so I thought I’d do a summary of all the little projects in which I’ve been engaged over the last month or so. In late August, I posted about my hatred of the autumn and winter months: the ubiquitous decay that makes me think of death, the darkness that restricts my outdoor hours, the painful cold.

Usually I go into denial, and try and pretend that autumn and winter aren’t happening and then, when it becomes impossible to deny it, I start counting down the days until spring. But this autumn, I thought I’d do things differently, and instead lean into the cold, dark months, and properly prepare for them. I hope that it will feel that autumn and winter are happening with my consent, rather than against my will, if that makes any (narcissistic) sense! So I’ve thrown myself into preparing the garden for winter - cutting back all the summer growth and setting things up for a new start in the spring, plus making it as beautiful as possible with winter lighting - as well as creating nooks around the house in which to curl up with a blanket and keep warm. Maybe some of these ideas will strike a chord for you too?