How to Cozy Up Your Living Room

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Use Heavy Draperies

Sheer curtains make a home look airy and spacious during the warm weather, but they can make a room feel cold and exposed during the cold season. Heavy draperies on the other hand can be compared to a cozy sweater, they are perfect for chilly weather. They make a room look lush and rich, block drafts, and provide extra insulation. Use fabrics like velvet or heavy linen which are thick and stylish.

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Change the Lighting

Lighting fixtures can greatly impact the way a room looks. Harsh overhead florescent lights can make a living room feel like an office. Remove such lights and replace them with table lamps and lights with dimmers. You will not only save energy, you will also reduce your power bill. You can also use candles to enhance the atmosphere.

Decorate with Neutrals and Warm Palettes

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Neutrals and warm palettes are a great choice for living rooms because of two reasons: they never go out of style and always look good. If you don’t like them, incorporate bold colors sparingly. Use bold paint on an accent wall or add colorful accessories. This way, you can always change the paint or get new accessories when you get tired of a specific color. When you buy colorful furniture, you will have to spend a lot of money to replace it.

If you want to cozy up your living room, use these tips. Nothing is as inviting as a warm and cheery living room. It is the perfect spot to fraternize with family and friends and to while away chilly winter evenings. As you redesign the room, consider your family’s needs. Think of how every person uses the room and you’ll be able to come up with a perfect design.

How do you make your living room cozy?

January can be a slightly tricky month for many of us in term of updating the home interiors. Summer’s green grass and holiday season’s colorful fashions are clearly over but at this point, the hope of  bright flowers of cheerful spring are visible at the end of a long winter tunnel. To fight the dreariness of the cold months, the best way is to bring more vibrant colors into your home. Awaken your gloomy interiors  with these creative winter decor ideas by adding these cheerful additions.

Winter Decor Ideas: Cheering up your Home with Color

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Jazz up your interiors with Rugs

A few colorful rugs can jazz up your home and fill it with energy and vigor. If you have carpet or hardwood on the floor, update it with one or two rugs. Try electrifying orange, cheery lemon yellow or lush green and balance the décor with a few accent pieces of the same color around the room. However, do not add too many colors in a single room, as it will make the place look like a circus.

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A Cheerful Bathroom

Throw out the lackluster bath mats and place a lush rug runner instead. You can also use exotic tribal runners that will add a special touch of surprising splendor in the bathroom. A good rug runner will provide so much more bang for the money and will get better looking with age. The place can also be accented by installing a small mirror with an ornate, colorful frame. Besides, change the shower curtain, decorate a bare wall with wall decals, and install a new towel rack.

Bring in Nature’s Spirit

Winter is the time when the nature goes into hibernation. So, cheer up your home by reenacting nature’s liveliness in the interior. Create an accent wall in your bedroom by decorating it with floral wall art. Place good-quality artificial floral arrangements in some key places like the living room, kitchen, foyer, etc. Floral-printed pillows, colorful curtains, and one or two landscape paintings on the walls will bring the outdoor spirit inside the home.

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Elevate Your Bedroom Decor

Your bed is the place where you spend a lot of time, especially during the winter months. So, updating your bedroom will give you the feeling that you are somewhere special. A canopy over the bed, engaging details on the ceiling, and a chic piece of artwork or a favorite poster above the headboard can elevate the décor of the room. A silk or embroidered bed runner will add a little touch of luxury in your bed.

Hope, these winter decor ideas will help you changing your home interior from something dreary to inviting and cheerful.

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