As the nights are drawing in and the weather turns chilly it is the time of year when your home should feel warm and cosy.
Choosing the right colours for fabric in your home will help to achieve a cosy feel. Warm colours of deep red, burnt orange and plum are good accent colours to use and work well with a neutral background of cream or grey. This will cream a calming yet cosy room.
Textures and layering is important and this can be achieved by introducing rugs, throws and cushions.
For cushions use different styles and designs and pile onto your sofa or bed. To help keep you warm in the evenings have some cuddly throws in your room, they add a nice decorative touch and are also cosy to wrap up in. You could keep these in a basket for you and your family to use in the chilly winter months. Rugs are great for adding a touch of cosiness especially if you have wooden or tiled floors.
Plaid fabrics are a key trend this winter. There are lots of different tartans to choose from, for a contemporary feel use plum tones or turquoise and pink or for a more traditional room use reds and greens. A tartan armchair would look great as would plaid curtains however you could just accessorise an existing scheme with some new cushions.
If you favour neutral schemes then you can still achieve a cosy look you just need to layer lots of different textures of fabric in different shades of neutral. Winter whites and creams look stunning and if done properly will not make your room feel cold, you could also add cushions in a metallic fabric to make your room sparkle - just right for Christmas.
To add real warmth to your home a lined curtain hung just above or on the frame of the door is excellent insulation for a draughty door. You could also use a lined and interlined roman blind at your windows this will also help with insulation. Interlined curtains also help to insulate a draughty room.
Comfy sofas are a must for the winter months, preferably a warm to the touch chenille with plump cushions to sink into and curl up on.
The ultimate finishing touch to a cosy room scheme is a roaring log fire or woodburner, however if you do not have one of these then add a warm glow to your evenings by using candles of different sizes grouped together or decorative fairylights to create a relaxed and romantic feel!
Follow some of these ideas and you will have a warm and cosy place to relax in this winter.
Shabby But Chic
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