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Holiday decor From Page 1 guy's hand. The little guy really has to keep up with the trend," Slais said. Welcoming entryways Whenever home owners may settle on a time to switch the decor for the season, Slais and others say the process need not be difficult. For those creating an outdoor holiday display, Sheila Kruepke, owner of the store Urban Farm Girl in West Bend, said the process can be "fun, easy and budget- friendly." "Create a gorgeous welcoming entry by using items that look natural," she said. "If room permits, start with some sort of seat- ing arrangement." From there, she advised incorporating items already at home, like a blanket or pil- low. "In the past, I have taken an old decora- tive pillow and wrapped it with material to get the look I wanted," Kruepke said. She recommended to incorporate differ- ent types of textures and a vertical sign for a look with varying dimensions. "If you don't have a sign, wreaths always seem to say 'welcome,'" said Kruepke, who said crates can be used to create different heights. "Rugs and mats are great for grounding your porch vignette and tying it all togeth- er," she said, adding that the use of green- ery can soften the look of an area. New colors In recent months, warmer color schemes and earth tones have become especially popular, according to Slais. She said the transition to warmer colors is coinciding with the change in tempera- ture but also a larger scale trend following difficult times for many during the pan- demic. "The gray and white cool tones are switching more warm for fall and because of what we've been through. They are familiar and comfortable and the warm colors are very popular this time of year," Slais said. She said the Midwest is moving toward the warmer colors following a shift in other parts of the country. "I've noticed that the white furniture and decoration and woods, everything is start- ing to transition into warmer colors," Slais said. "We've had the white-and-gray look for quite a few years." She projects that the most popular color of 2022 will be green. Using small items If looking to purchase larger pieces to match trends, there may be some wait time, however. Amy Monroe, co-owner of the home stag- ing and styling business Becoming Home serving Waukesha and Milwaukee coun- ties, said furniture delivery times are slow- er. "In the home staging industry we have definitely felt the impact of long waits to have furniture delivered from online retailers. In the past we could order furni- ture and have it delivered within three days for a current staging project, but in recent months there has been multiple weeks of waiting for furniture delivery," Monroe said. But for those whose homes feature cooler colors, Slais said the warm color trends can be incorporated into the decor through smaller items like "comfy pillows and chunky throws." "And candles are always good this time of year," she said. And those wanting to include the warmer color trend in holiday decorating can find individual items with a mixture of colors to incorporate, according to Slais. "You'll find in Christmas decor there's still a lot of white and gray to blend," she said. HOME NOVEMBER 2021 2 Distributed by: ©2021 by Conley Media Waukesha County Home is published monthly by Conley Media - Waukesha County, 801 N. Barstow St., Waukesha, WI 53186. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the publisher. A publication of Conley Media Sales Director: Jim Baumgart 262/513-2621 jbaumgart@conleynet.com Editor: Dan Muckelbauer 262/513-2626 dmuck@conleynet.com Production: Patricia Scheel 262/513-2690 pscheel@conleynet.com Home Volume 10 ■ Number 7 ■ November 2021 Photo courtesy of Over the Moon Whether it's in stores or from designers, more colors are beginning to be noticed after a long period of grays and whites, which are still around. Fittingly for Christmas, green is one of those popular new colors. Think about ways to say welcome to guests right at the entry- way during the holi- days. Photo courtesy of Over the Moon

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