Our home reflects our personality. We all want a home that is welcoming, beautiful, comfortable, and functional. Grand rooms with expensive decor look great but the kind of charm that a small, warm, and comfortable space offers can’t be ignored either. A cozy house would meet your needs and would also invite visitors in. Apart from cleaning the house, maintaining hygienic toilets and a tidy kitchen, there are some other tips on how to make your home cozier and welcoming.
COME IN AND STAY FOR A WHILE !
Comfortable Furniture
Everyone who is welcomed in the home should feel comfortable when they get in. Furniture is one of the main factors which set the comfort levels in your room. We always look for furniture which is great to look at, ignoring the coziness that it offers. The perfect bed or sofa for your room wouldn’t be the pretty one but would be the one in which you can just curl up, feel comfortable and relaxed. Think about what would be the ideal sofa to sit on and work on getting it done. For inspiration check out Ikea’s new catalogue for 2015.
Do not buy furniture that goes with each other. Try to mix pieces with different styles to make the place more inviting. A slight compromise on the matching looks of the furniture would be a great idea to make your home a better place.
Fabrics in natural tones
Warm-up your room with fabrics in natural tones and textured prints. Colors have the ability to lift up your mood and elicit various emotions. Cooler colors like green, blue and purple can enhance a room while warmer shades like orange, browns and red can make the room compact and more inviting.
Vintage Items
Accessories that are ancient add a charm to the room. An old leather chair, a worn-out table, a large mirror, a gramophone or an antique lamp add interesting warmth and personal touch to your room. Make the home more welcoming by adding texture to it by surrounding yourself with things that you would want to touch.
Lighting
One of the most important factors contributing to the look and feel of a room is lighting, whether it is living room wall lights or kitchen pendant lights. They can make a room appear bigger, taller, cozier, and more inviting, depending on what you choose. It’s important to have multiple light sources in a living room. Have brighter ceiling lights for large gatherings and table lamps and subtle lighting for a smaller group. For a wider range, you can check out San Francisco city lights online at websites such as citylightssf.com to see what you could get for your home and where you would like to put it. Before you go about installing any new lights yourself or switches, it would be best to consult with a professional first to make sure everything is being handled correctly and safely. This can be done by looking into a good electrician Werribee has to offer or check your local listings for an electrician that can pop by for an assessment.
Small Details
Fresh flowers, photo walls, nice fragrances are few things that visitors will notice when they enter your house. For tips to create a photo wall, read here. Cleaning your house is great but visitors come to visit you and not to inspect your house. No one expects your house to be perfect; it just needs to be more relaxing and authentic.
Try adding more texture to your home to make it more interesting. Natural textures like stone, marble, leaves, wood add delight. Cleanliness is a must for a cozy home.
Natural elements
Add natural elements from the outdoors to create a cozy organic look. Flowers, plants, aquarium add life to your home.
Personal Touch
Surround yourself with the things you love. Your precious memories, photos, favorite paintings can give your home a personalized touch. It will give your home a personality of its own. Keeping it up with the latest trends doesn’t reflect your taste and doesn’t exude warmth. When you are at home, you should have a sense of belonging there. Perhaps adding some colors onto your wall with a custom neon sign of your name or initials, such as the ones you can find on websites like www.neonfilter.com or similar others, can bring in a sense of individuality to your space.
If you have any more tips of making your home cozy and comfortable, please do share it with our readers in the comments section below.
