With the colder winter months quickly approaching, now is the time to refurbish your home’s interior. Whether you choose to radically change the colour of your interior walls or add more delicate touches, it’s important to update your home seasonally to ensure it is inviting and welcoming throughout the year. At this time of year, most homeowners want to create a warm, cosy home design that is worth staying in for.
During the cooler months, we tend to spend much more time indoors relaxing, entertaining and going about our general day-to-day activities. If you are going to be spending more time indoors, you need to make sure your home is somewhere that you can cosy up and hibernate from the cold outside. Incorporating texture, layers and colours that reflect the season, you can ensure that your home is ready for the cooler months ahead.
Let’s take a look at a few tips to help you style your home for the cooler months so it is warm, welcoming and inviting.
Use Natural Materials
Incorporating more natural materials in your interior design can help to make your space feel cosier. Wooden furniture and timber finishes can instantly transform a sterile space into a warm, embracing cocoon-like room. Consider adding a wooden bedside table, a timber chair or natural photo frames to make your home feel a little cosier on those chilly evenings.
Include Layers And Textures
If you really want to make your living room or bedroom feel cosier, it’s important to layer different textures. On your bed or living room furniture, you can use blankets, cushions and throws with neutral colours that compliment your existing furniture to create a warm and cosy feel to your space. Using different textures and materials will help to finish your new cosy look.
Paint With Warm Tones
When the weather starts getting cold outside, you want the interior of your home to feel warm and inviting. Using the right colours in your interior can help to make your home glow. Choosing earthy colours and warm tones will help you to create the right atmosphere in your home. Avoid cooler colours such as whites and blues, and instead focus on warmer colours such as reds, oranges and yellows.
Put Down A Rug
Whether you have laminate, timber or carpeted floors in your home, a rug will instantly make our space feel more welcoming in the cooler months. Having a soft rug beneath your feet when you’re in the living room bedroom or hallway will help to keep you warm and cosy. From a design perspective, a rug can be used to complement your existing design, to be a feature in your room or simply to provide more comfort for you, your family and your guests.
Update Your Lighting
Many homeowners overlook just how effective lighting can be at creating an atmosphere and setting the right mood in your home. Adding new soft lighting to your home’s interior through table lamps, standing lamps or accent lighting can help you to create a cosy ambience with a soft, warm glow. Try using bulbs with a warmer colour temperature to make sure you get the best results from your new lighting.
Take The Time To Prepare Your Home For The Cooler Months Ahead
If you and your family are coming back home after a long day out in the cold, you will want a warm cosy home to relax in at the end of the day. With just a few small updates to your home’s interior, you can ensure that your home provides a warm, welcoming ambience for you and your family to enjoy when the temperatures start to drop.