Interior Design Tips & Ideas DIY

 

The living room is the heart of a home, not only because it is the place where you entertain guests but also due to its role in fostering closer family ties. Spending time with your loved ones in this part of the house is relaxing, to say the least, especially if this space has a cozy and homey interior design.

Although interior design may seem like a complicated endeavor, turning your living room into a warm and tranquil haven for your family is not so difficult. In fact, you can easily transform this space in your home by choosing the right colors, patterns, and fabrics, and adding things that bring out your “happy.”

To help you out, here are six interior design ideas and tips that can make your living room cozy all year-round:

 

 

1.   Choose Warm Neutral Colors

When choosing a color scheme to make your living room homey, warm neutral hues are recommended. You can try a palette composed of soft greys matched with warm browns that will serve as a great canvas to stage laidback fabrics and comfortable furniture.

 

 

2.   Arrange an Intimate Seating Space

Creating an interior design layout with a homey vibe is all about intimacy. As such, changing your living room into a warm space means you have to incorporate an intimate seating space that complements the atmosphere you’re going for.

For example, you can place sofas, and couches close together near the fireplace if you have one. You can also have a plush carpet and plenty of throw pillows to make your furniture feel more inviting to tired bodies.

 

3.   Bring in Nature

Another way to make your home living room feel calm and relaxing is by closing up any negative space along the corners with tall or voluminous indoor plants. They can also remedy those blank vertical spaces that defeat that homely appeal you want to have. Just don’t forget to give them a chance to bask in the sun, so they continue to flourish.

 

4.   Replace Coffee Tables with Oversized Ottomans

 

 

Glass or sharp-edged coffee tables may not be the best furniture to implement that “cozy” vibe you want for your living room. Instead, use oversized ottomans with hidden storage. Place them at the center of your living room to serve multiple purposes: as seating implements, additional storage for your knickknacks, and a place to hold trays of tea and coffee.

This plush furniture piece not only adds to that homey feel you want for your living room but also provides a great place to rest your feet on. Try looking for button-tufted ottomans in a rectangular shape to replace wooden coffee tables to achieve just that.

 

5.   Maximize Natural Light

 

 

The importance of natural light in your living room cannot be understated as it can easily make the space inviting and warm. Conversely, dark living rooms may come off as small, uninviting, and a bit depressing, which is the opposite of what you want.

With that, make sure that you keep the windows open as much as possible. If you want to place curtains, you should choose sheer, see-through types that will add an airy feel to the space without blocking out the sun’s rays too much.

 

6.   Throw in Some Blankets

 

 

Aside from throw pillows, blankets can also help add more color, texture, and warmth to your living room. Not only will this complement the aesthetic you’re going for, but it will also help your guests feel at home.

 

7.   Use Floor to Ceiling Curtains

 

 

Adding curtains that run from the ceiling to your living room floor is also a great way to make a small room feel bigger than it is. Choose ones that are made from warm-hued fabrics to get that homey vibe you’re after.

Just make sure the curtains you choose don’t clash with the decorative flooring design you want for your living room.

 

8.   Express Your Personality Using Items You Love

One of the most important elements of a cozy living room is personality, and there’s no better way to show it than by displaying items that you love.

Select favorite pieces from your collection and display them on shelves across the walls of your living room. Corner shelves are also excellent choices, especially since they can maximize the use of negative spaces along the corners.

 

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Make Your Guests Feel at Home

Warmth is all the rage when it comes to living room interior design.

Not only does it exude a classic elegant appeal, but it also offers a way for homeowners to make their guests feel at home.

From choosing warm colors to using your personal collection as décor, you should be able to make your living room cozy in a breeze.

 

 

AUTHOR BIO

Ralph El Eid is the Business Development Manager at COLORTEK – Wall & Floor Fashion. EQUIPAINT is the franchise owner of COLORTEK in Dubai (U.A.E.) and Doha (Qatar); an international paints manufacturer specializing in the widest range of decorative paints and seamless concrete & resin flooring, with a unique showroom concept, and thus an ideal destination for homeowners, consultants, architects, interior designers and paint applicators.