How to Design a Cozy Interior This Winter

Winter is here. A season when you may be spending more time inside and at home. So you may wonder how to make your home cozy, warm and inviting. Especially if you plan to invite family and friends to visit. I will share a few tips that make your home feel comfy no matter what your interior decorating style is.

Include Window Coverings

The first cozy home tip I will share is to add curtains or drapes to your rooms. Sheers and other curtains add visual coziness to a room. Furthermore, they soften the edges of your windows and add a finished and inviting look to your room in winter and summer. And they hide that dark hole of the night (windows) during the winter months.

Consider thermal drapes since they keep the heat in your home better than sheers would in the winter. And if you plan to decorate with home staging in mind, remember to choose neutral-coloured drapes such as warm white. The sheers, for example, in the living room pictured above, are colder white. Without the sheers in the room, it would not look as cozy. This picture window is beautiful but very big. So the sheers soften the window’s edges. And sheers help to create an inviting look.

Invite Nature Inside

Tip number two is to add plants. Plants and flowers have a unique way of breathing life into your room. You, like me, maybe drawn inherently to nature and its greenery. In the winter, there may be little greenery outside in Aurora, Ontario, except for the evergreens! So plants bring that nature indoors, which is very inviting during the dead of winter. If you do not want living plants, you can go faux. They can add warmth and coziness to a space too.

Add Cozy Accessories

  

A mix of throw pillows and rugs will add coziness to a space. A throw blanket to wrap yourself in or cozy up with can help you feel warmer when you feel chilly. Plus, they create a visually warm and inviting look to your space when you display them on your furniture. Many throws have a chunky or furry texture, making them look cozy and adding that warm and inviting look to a room.

It is cold to sit on leather furniture. Throws and pillows add that physical warmth to a room: particularly if the seating has leather upholstery. If a room creates a feeling of well-being for you, chances are you have a cozy element going on in the room. If you need some tips for cozy Christmas decorating, go to: https://lynteriors.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/inspiration-for-cozy-christmas-decor/

Include Warm Wood Furniture

Furniture can add an element or feeling of warmth to your space too. For example, wood furniture can create that warm and cozy feel in your room because of the warm tones that stained wood furniture brings. So add window treatments, plants, throws, pillows and wood furniture to create a cozy interior in your rooms. For cozy Christmas decorating tips go to: https://lynteriors.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/inspiration-for-cozy-christmas-decor/