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How to make a living room look cozy. Whether you live in a loft have a living room with extremely high ceilings or simply have a lot of space to fill these 13 ideas can help you make your room feel balanced and comfortable. This living room functions for a young family with three children two cats and a puppy. Just be sure that any plant you add to your home gets enough light to survive. You can literally give the gift of cozy.
A vintage cognac brown leather club chair an overstuffed sofa and armchairs an oriental rug soft warm lighting built in shelves for books and objects and a vintage gilded mirror over the central fireplace create the kind of unpretentious cozy living room you will want. A cozy throw is perhaps the easiest and cheapest living room addition. The first step to make your living room more cozy is to declutter it. Create a living room design that caters to your family.
Grab a laundry basket and walk around the room filling it with anything that doesn t belong in the living room. It s important to do this on a regular basis and can be a part of your 10 minute chore routine. Dead plants do not make a living room or any room cozy. Putting a plush mattress topper on your bed is a total game changer.
In a tall room adding tall or voluminous plants can help take up empty corners spaces or fill vertical space. They also make a great gift for just about anyone on your list. A small living room may be limited by its size but designed with thoughtfulness and few tricks you can make the space feel larger than it is while maintaining a cozy feel. Strategically place tall potted plants.
Always remember for whom and how a room will be used. Traditional living rooms prioritize comfort and familiarity which are two ingredients that this cozy room has in spades. A surplus of pillows a textured rug underfoot and a luscious green plant. Whether pitch black blue gray or forest green a darker color will make you want to hunker down and unwind.
This cozy living room has all the elements of warmth and comfort. Perhaps most striking however is the quadrant of warm hued photos that add shades of orange and yellow to the room and a curved reading lamp that makes the space feel like a relaxing reading nook. Your bed will feel so much more plush while you sleep not to mention that it even looks more comfortable. If you want to really give your living room a cozy feeling nothing accomplishes that quite as easily as painting the walls a dark moody color.


