Make the season feel warm, intentional, and easy to plan. This coffee-table guide brings together our best holiday playbooks—decluttering and reset routines, “peace not pressure” décor, cozy corners & winter scents, low-stress hosting, kid-friendly outings, and hyper-local ideas—plus QR links to city guides that are updated weekly all season. Grab the guide now so when you tune into my new series, Your Home For The Holidays, you can follow along step-by-step.

Cozy Corners & Winter Scents (Quick Guide)

Goal: one chair, one light, one scent—instant calm.

Pieces

  • Chair or sofa corner • side table or tray

  • Soft throw + supportive pillow

  • Small lamp (warm bulb) + outlet/charger

  • Basket for book/journal/remote

  • Scent tool: one per zone — diffuser or simmer pot or single candle (unscented if diffuser is on)

5-Step Corner Setup (10 minutes)

  1. Clear: remove extras from seat/table.

  2. Light: lamp on; overheads off.

  3. Layer: pillow behind back, throw within reach.

  4. Power: plug a charger; stash remotes/pen in basket.

  5. Scent: choose one option below; keep it consistent.

Winter Scent Map (one scent per zone)

  • Entry: pine + cedar (welcome)

  • Kitchen: orange + rosemary (fresh)

  • Living: vanilla + amber (cozy)

  • Bedroom: lavender + cedar (rest)

  • Bath: eucalyptus + mint (spa)

Simmer Pot (stovetop or slow cooker)

Cover ingredients with water; bring to a light simmer, then low. Refill as needed.

  • Pine & Orange: pine clipping, orange slices, 3 cloves

  • Apple Pie: apple peel, cinnamon stick, star anise

  • Citrus Herb: lemon slices, rosemary, bay leaf

Diffuser Blends (total ~6–8 drops)

  • Evergreen Glow: 4 pine, 2 cedar, 1 orange

  • Vanilla Hearth: 3 vanilla*, 2 cedar, 1 clove (*use diffuser-safe blend)

  • Spa Night: 3 eucalyptus, 3 lavender, 1 peppermint

Candle Notes

Use one candle per room, away from greens/stockings and drafts. Unscented tapers are great when a diffuser is running. Never leave unattended.

Small-Space Tricks

  • Put the setup on a rolling cart (lamp + diffuser + basket).

  • Store throw + pillow in a lidded bin; pull out nightly.

  • Clip-on reading light if outlets are scarce.

Nightly Reset (5 minutes)

Fold throw • straighten pillow • lamp off • cup rinsed • scent device off. Tomorrow’s calm is prepped.

 
You

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