How to make a room cozy with your own hands - photo
Elements that embody coziness and comfort help make the “right” interior warm and homely. You are familiar with them, but in order for these details to “work” for comfort and not create chaos in the house, they need to be used correctly.
Chaotically scattered anywhere, not coordinated in color with other interior elements, pillows will not decorate, but rather clutter your home. Beautiful, but too hard pillows will make you and your guests want only to remove them when you sit down to rest, so:
- Choose soft, voluminous pillows: down, synthetic padding, or holofiber. The most environmentally friendly options for fillers are bamboo fiber and buckwheat husks.
- Pillows can be laid out not only on the sofa, but also on armchairs and on the floor.
- The color of the pillows should be repeated in other things that are in the room (curtains, carpet, wallpaper, lamps, flower pots, etc.).
Depending on the season, pillows (or their covers) can be changed in autumn and winter, using knitted and woolen ones in warm, soothing shades, and in spring and summer – silk and cotton ones in rich, rich colors.
We remove everything unnecessary
Remove as much, if not all, furniture from the room. The more furniture there is in a room, the cramped and smaller it seems. If this is a living room, limit yourself to a soft corner and perhaps a TV, but you need to do without tables, sideboards and cabinets. The bedroom has enough bed and a couple of bedside tables.
If the room was covered with wallpaper with any pattern, remove it and paint the walls the same color. Patterns on the walls visually narrow the room, so its size visually looks even smaller than it actually is.
How to make a small room cozy and beautiful
Functional layout and comfortable placement of furniture are necessary to create comfort, especially in small rooms. Modern modular shelving, horizontal and vertical shelves, sofas, chairs and coffee tables can visually enlarge small spaces.
Soft fabrics, soothing and elegant patterns, stylish fabrics and embellishment accessories handmade with embroidery or appliqué, crochet and knitwear bring a cozy feel to a small room design and create a stylish yet relaxing and tranquil atmosphere.
A blanket as a decorative element is very “movable”: it can travel from room to room on your shoulders, “move” from a sofa to an armchair, from an armchair to a bed, and from there to the floor. But, no matter where the blanket is, it will add coziness to the room.
The most comfortable blankets are cashmere, wool with the addition of artificial fibers (in this case, the product does not itch), cotton, knitted (especially large knit), and also those in “Scottish check” colors.
If you are not using the blanket at the moment, do not put it away, but carefully fold it and throw it over the armrest of the sofa or the back of the chair: the mere presence of this element will warm the room.
Checkered and colorful blankets look good against the backdrop of furniture and other interior items of calm, solid colors.
Lighting and additional light sources
Lighting a cozy room
To provide an additional source of warmth and peace of mind, sometimes it is enough to add two or three lamps - a table, wall or floor lamp. The best combination is considered to be the installation of a table lamp and a floor lamp, made in the same style. Floor lamps and lamps equipped with a dimmer - a lighting regulator - are a godsend for creating coziness in a room.
Remember that installation of both ceiling and recessed lighting must be carried out by a qualified electrician.
Small closed wall lamps or sconces will create a cozy atmosphere in any room - bedroom, living room, hall and even in the kitchen.
Window opening design
Window decoration in a cozy room
Have you noticed that the transformation of a room occurs as soon as the textiles are replaced? As soon as you change heavy curtains to light translucent curtains, the room is filled with air and light. The disadvantage of this kind of replacement is the loss of internal heat, since the curtains perfectly retain it and do not let in cold air from the glass that penetrates in bad weather.
An alternative solution could be:
- model of Cellular Shades blinds, consisting of hollow tubes;
- roller blinds made of wool or cotton;
- bamboo curtains.
Equipping the inside of the frames with such special models will not only retain room heat, but will also create comfort in the house.
Design of a cozy room - colorful accents
Design of a cozy room
Even with a modest budget, you can create a cozy room by introducing just a couple or three bright accents into the interior.
A bedspread, a blanket and a rug, objects designed in a single color scheme of bright or contrasting shades, can radically transform the room as a whole.
The same upholstery of the chair and bedspread, as well as the created curtain holders, will create a unique ensemble, making the room more comfortable. And if there is a floor lamp, then several attached scraps of the same fabric or a completely updated lampshade will perfectly complement the composition. You can also replace the lampshades on your table lamps and wall sconces.
Decorative elements
Decor of a cozy room
Linking the components of the furnishings is done with the help of decorative pillows and bolsters, designed in a single color concept of the interior.
When giving preference to eco-style, you should remember that its basis is the presence of wooden and clay decorative elements, which carry a special calming energy.
When decorating a room in a Scandinavian or nautical style, placed shells and shell rock crafts will become key decorative elements.
How to make your dorm room more comfortable
If you want the comfort of a dorm room, choose upholstered furniture with textile upholstery, and decorate the windows with fabric curtains.
Excellent creators of comfort - tablecloths, bedspreads, handmade textile elements. They will soften and “domesticate” even the most austere interior.
Curtains and other textile elements can either transform a room or ruin its appearance, so take the choice of colors and textures seriously.
Avoid excessive variegation: the checkered upholstery of the chair, the variegated bedspread on the sofa and the flowered curtains will “quarrel” with each other.
Bright and colorful elements look good against the background of plain wallpaper and furniture (especially pastel shades).
Cover the table with two or three tablecloths of different lengths, one peeking out from under the other, and the dorm room will become more comfortable.
How to make a children's room cozy
To make a child's room cozy, look for white, airy decor with bright details to add warmth and color.
Children's toys and accessories for interior decoration create a beautiful and cozy interior for a child's room.
The creamy white and light yellow shades of natural wood and the dark gray or brown colors are very attractive and beautiful.
Decorative fabrics, wallpaper or vinyl wall decals, wall art ideas and furniture enhance the interior style and make the kids room design look pleasant, cozy and relaxing.
Convenient storage containers, baskets and shelves made from natural materials can help organize decor and keep your child's bedroom clean and tidy.
Wall color palette
You can cover a room with beautiful, inexpensive wallpaper yourself, as well as paint the walls with water-based paint. This is inexpensive, but requires physical costs that are incomparable with the aesthetic pleasure obtained from reformatting the space.
The color scheme affects well-being and emotional state. Cozy tones include all warm and earthy shades.
When transforming an existing interior, you should decide which shade will become dominant. Having opted for photo frames or wall paintings, you should stick to this color when creating the interior and selecting textiles.
Warm shades should be correctly combined with each other - red with brown, yellow with orange, brown with gold.
When choosing dark tones and rich shades, you should not decorate the entire room with them at once. It is enough to decorate one wall as a color accent and feel the atmosphere. The remaining walls can be painted with light paint in warm shades and without resorting to a deep tone.
