Warm up your Home for the Holidays through Decorating

Want your home to be cozy & warm for the Holidays but not do any crazy renovating? Here are some ideas to create all the coziness through decorating!

COLOR:

Color is everything to warm up a space-

Neutrals:

• Beige with warm undertones

• Grays with warm undertones

• Off whites/Creams

Colors:

• Navy

• Deep Greens

• Warm Golden tones

• Burnt Orange

• Burgundy

Sherwin Williams warm colors

Warmth through Texture:

Texture brings a design to life and creates great interest to the eye. Choose items that bring nostalgia or comfort when you see/touch them. Your 5 senses play an important role in making your design complete!

• Chunky knit throw blankets (sight/touch)

• Textured Pillows (sight/touch)

• Cozy Area Rugs-Now I'm not telling you to bring back shag rugs butttt, I am saying think of the pattern, and pile of the area rug and color. Maybe layer area rugs (see blog post about area rugs) with a faux fur rug to add some warmth (sight/touch)

• Faux Fur throw that can be draped over a couch or accent chair (sight/touch)

• Blanket Woven Basket- throw all of your favorite blankets in a great textured basket to allow guests to cozy on up (sight/touch)

• Christmas tree/Garland/Wreathe- Bonus points if you get any of these fresh!! But bringing the outside in gives you a sense of oneness and comfort with nature & has an amazing smell (Sight/touch/smell)

• Choose shelf decoration that has texture, glitter, rippled glass, feathers, beading-etc. to make your design come to life and with the colors stated above (sight/touch)

• Mirrors- Choose a frame that has lots of texture while allowing the mirror itself reflect all the lighting in the room to give an extra cozy feel (sight)

• Incorporated wood- Dark or light will do but bringing in that wood texture and warmth can give a new aspect to your design, again bringing the outdoors in. For example in decor, a coffee/side table or Lamps (sight/touch)

Lighting:

Here's an easy way to bring in the warmth-

• Candles- tapered, tea lights or hurricane candles give a great ambient light to any space and can add great smells as well (sight/smell)

• String lights- I'm not hating on the colorful Christmas lights but warm white string lights give just enough glow to add that sense of warmth/cozy. But it's important to make sure you're buying warm white not bright white, it'll make a huge difference (sight)

• Lamps- Same as the string lights, lamps with a warm white bulb can have the same effect

Other:

• MUSIC!! What a wonderful way to top off the feeling of comfort and home. Break out the record player, speaker, or stereo and put on tunes that bring all the cozy!

• Coffee table books- not only does this help with decorating but very functional. Who doesn't want to cuddle up and read/look through a book?

• Fireplace-Do I need to explain further?

• FRIENDS/FAMILY!! Host the most cozy Holiday party where no one wants to leave because they feel so at home.