3 Cosy Living Room Ideas for Your Home
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UK’s Retail Times says in the past five years, the average Brit has spent £10k on home perfections, including living rooms. In a further breakdown by Opinium.com, 90% of Brits love to spend time indoors than the outdoors. Therefore, with these statistics, it is not surprising that you will be interested in creating a cosy living room for your home. After all, the bedroom and the living room tend to be the most popular places UK residents like to spend indoor time. If you’re looking for ways to create living room cosiness, see how these ideas can be helpful to you.
- Add rugs to your hard flooring
It doesn’t matter if your living room is small or big. The most striking cosy effect you can instantly create is by using rugs. Usually, in older properties, the typical flooring is hardwood. For some people, even though the overall effect is to create cosiness, rugs are strategically placed on hard flooring to cover up defects. Regardless of the reason, houzz.com reports that more than 60% of the UK population lay rugs in their living rooms to create warmth and give the home a more cosy appeal.
The guideline to using rugs is to know where to lay them. First of all, depending on the arrangement in your living room, you have the option to use it as a floor centrepiece. You can also use them as corner rugs. Usually, rugs become the focal point of the living room when surrounded by furniture and a mantlepiece. A strategic point to have your fluffy rug is immediately in front of your couch or settee, with the front legs (couch stand) placed on it. This frames the area and enhances the cosiness appeal.
- Choose the right blinds or curtains
Your window dressing is vital to creating a cosy living room. Whether you opt for blinds or curtains, the overall purpose is to choose something that can serve you all year round. Remember that the UK weather is not always too friendly. Therefore, choosing window dressing that is suitable for the summer and winter is crucial. Unless you’re willing to change your blinds and curtains every season, a dual-purpose option is a way to go.
According to interior designers, you can combine curtains and blinds for your window dressing to create elegance in your living room. The trick to getting it right is to hang the curtain over the blinds. This means the inner portion of your window is laid with the blinds while the curtains hang slightly above it.
- Layer up pillows, blankets, and throws
Have you ever wondered why throws and blankets add texture and layers to any room? That’s because they are stylish, affordable, and tend to infuse instant elegance and cosiness into a room. For your living room, drape a throw from the arm of the couch to the back. Because throws are smaller than blankets, they are easier to work with on the sofa or couch.
Indeed, throw blankets are more like a hybrid of the two, but go with either one for uniformity. It works fine if you want to add a touch of eclectic taste by using both simultaneously. To avoid giving off a tacky appearance in your living room, do not just place pillows on the couch. Instead, arrange larger ones to the back, while the smaller ones should be in front.
Lastly, do not forget soft lighting in your living room. This is particularly important for the nights as they cast a comforting glow in your space and create the ideal cosy space.
