Cocoa & Candlelight

December fills up fast. Parties, school concerts, shopping, wrapping, and the work deadline that always lands the week before the holidays. Somewhere in there you need one night where the only plan is a mug of cocoa, a candle, and a movie you've seen twenty times.

This is the uniform for that night. A matching knit lounge set in rose pink looks put-together enough to answer the door for the takeout, and everything else here is built for staying put: slipper boots, a heavy chunky knit throw, a mug big enough for marshmallows, and a candle that makes the whole room smell like the holidays.

The Cocoa & Candlelight Formula

Two Piece Knit Lounge Set
A matching sweater and pants in rose pink with white trim. A set means zero decisions: one piece on top, one on the bottom, and you look like you meant it.

Fuzzy Slipper Boots
Soft, warm booties that cover your ankles, so cold floors stop being your problem the minute you get home.

Chunky Knit Throw Blanket
Draped over the arm of the sofa it's half decor, half the best part of the evening. Pull it over your lap when the movie starts.

Large Stoneware Mugs
Big 20 oz mugs that hold the cocoa and the marshmallows. They come in a set of two, so someone can join you.

NEST Classic Christmas Candle
The splurge in this Edit, and the reason the room smells like the holidays. Light it before you sit down and let it do the decorating.

Large Claw Clip
Hair up and off your neck in one twist, with no ponytail dent when you take it down.

Pro Tip: Make the cocoa first, then light the candle and turn off every overhead light. Lamps and candlelight only. It turns an ordinary Tuesday into the coziest night of your week. Just blow the candle out before you head to bed.

Not every holiday night has to be an event.

Some of the best ones happen on your own couch, in your softest set, with the lights turned low.