How to make your living room cozy?

Hide unnecessary

Often the attractiveness of the interior is lost amid the abundance of things and unnecessary furniture. Leaving clothes, toys and wires in sight, apartment owners deprive their main room of comfort.

Visual noise from clutter can quickly tire and make the room smaller. We recommend leaving in sight only what really pleases you and reflects your character: the rest should be removed behind the cabinet facades or transferred to new owners.

Look for ways to improve your storage - take advantage of ceiling and sofa space and reorganize filling cabinetto free up as much space as possible.

Transform furniture

While in the living room, take a look around and decide which elements do not suit you or even irritate you. Perhaps it is a shabby chair, a bulky wardrobe that does not fit into a light environment, or an old chandelier. If an expensive furniture replacement is not planned, try remodeling it:

• overtighten the upholstery with a thick fabric and a stapler;
• repaint cabinet furniture, primed it with a high-quality composition and cover it with a stable paint (optimally - odorless acrylic enamel);
• transform the chandelier by painting it from an aerosol can.

Many items can improve with your own hands... Taking advantage of online master classes and connecting your imagination, you will get a more original and stylish living room.

Use natural materials

Plastic and laminated surfaces do not add comfort, as they seem to be artificial, but often you cannot do without them. To make the living room seem more welcoming dilute it with wood details (inexpensive furniture made of solid pine, accent wall made of lining, decor from racks).

Also works brickwork and imitation of natural stone... Do not forget about textiles and details: instead of polyester, it is better to purchase products made of cotton or linen, and instead of plastic containers - baskets made of natural vine.

Arrange plants

Home flowers will help to complete the natural theme: even if you are not confident in your abilities, you should not give up green spaces. They relieve stress, purify the air and add volume to the room.

Beginners can choose for themselves unpretentious plants, which do not require special care, but delight with their beauty and make the living room inhabited.

Decorate the sofa with textiles

Soft plaid, which is nice to wrap up in, and fancy pillowsthat enliven a boring sofa will bring home warmth to the living room setting. We advise you to purchase a blanket with a minimum of synthetic additives, otherwise it will quickly become covered with pellets or begin to accumulate static electricity.

Removable covers that are easy to wash and change over the seasons will help you save on pillows.

Decorate an empty wall

Family photos, postcards and children's drawings hung on the walls of the living room will instantly make the room cozy and dear.

If you own the art of weaving macrame, decorate the wall with a panel of threads, and if you want to expand the space, collect a collection of small old mirrors and fill the free space with them.

Set up a reading corner

When decorating a cozy living room it is worth using zoning: the room can be divided into sections using furniture (cabinet, shelving or sofa), color (painting the walls in different tones), as well as lighting. A corner with an armchair and a floor lamp, equipped not far from the home library, will become a pleasant island for a relaxing holiday.

If possible re-equip a window sill in the reading area, use it: this detail will not only become a highlight of the decor, but also add a couple more seating places for guests.

Change curtains

New thick curtains will help transform the interior in just a few minutes. If there are a lot of small details in the living room, choose a plain fabric, and if you want to liven up a strict atmosphere, hang colored curtains with patterns.

Do not buy curtains to match the walls: if the elements merge with each other, the room will lose its expressiveness.

Put the rug

Soft carpet will make the living room more attractive and warmer. Products with a long pile made of combined materials heat more and look more comfortable. On the other hand, carpets made of artificial fibers are easier to care for: they do not absorb unpleasant odors.

If a Soviet woolen carpet hangs in the apartment, remove it from the wall and lay it on the floor: you will not only fall into the trend, but also decorate your living room in a new way.

Install fireplace

A real fireplace in a private house is a luxurious detail, as well as a guarantee of soulful evenings. But residents of apartments are not deprived of a choice, because there are several solutions for urban housing:

• electric fireplace with imitation of fire and sounds of crackling fire;
• biofireplace with a safe flame;
• false fireplace in the form of a portal. You can make such a decor with your own hands by filling it with candles or laying a garland.

Revise lighting

If there is only one chandelier hanging in the living room, you should not expect comfort from it. Distribute local luminaires according to functional zones, providing spot illumination:

• the floor lamp should be placed near the sofa or in the reading corner,
• hang the diode tape behind TV,
• place a table lamp on a curbstone or in a mini-cabinet.

Pay attention to the temperature of the light: warm lamps are much more suitable for cozy evenings, and neutral ones for daylight. Cold light tires quickly and does not create a feeling of comfort.

Put candles

The final touch remains - add candles that will bring magic to the living room atmosphere. Connoisseurs hygge This recipe has been used for a long time: on cold evenings, such simple details create a sincere and romantic atmosphere.

Choose beautiful thick candles with which you can create an interior composition and leave it in plain sight - then the desire to light them will arise more often.

As you can see, creating coziness does not require a lot of money: if a soul is invested in the living room setting, things and furniture cause joy, and both guests and households like to gather in the room - it can rightfully be considered the most comfortable place in the world.