How to Decorate for Comfort

As winter approaches and the temperature begins to fall, autumn’s cool comfort makes curling up with a fluffy blanket a daily treat. While work often beckons and the fast pace of life makes stopping to relax a challenge, with the right eye for warmth and calm, your home can become an oasis of coziness.

Therefore, when decorating the main areas of your home—particularly your living room—if you’re looking to make comfort a priority, take note of the following tips:

1.) ADD LAYERS: When you’re looking to make things just a bit more snuggly, make a point to keep an assortment of blankets, throws, and quilts within easy reach. For a bit of visual intrigue, feel free to store stacks of throws with different textures and colors, and make a point to use them as part of your general design.

2.) GO FOR WARMTH THROUGHOUT: While it may sound strange to bring a bit of humor into your space, the most comfortable homes are often those which not only feel lived in, but inviting throughout. To add some fun, pay attention to the little details and don’t be afraid to do things like paint your stairs with rich colors, arrange bowls filled with game pieces, or add whimsical touches of paper flowers. If you approach the design process without taking yourself—or the process—too seriously, you’re more likely to achieve a comfortable, classic result.

3.) ADD SOME FLUFF: When it comes to dressing sofas and other pieces of furniture, comfy pillows can make a huge difference, even on the coziest of furnishings. Soft, down-filled pillows beckon you to lounge all day, which makes taking a sigh of relief with a good book that much easier.

4.) SURROUND YOURSELF WITH STORIES: One of the quickest ways to warm a home is to fill it with literature. Books help create spaces that beckon one to relax in the quite solitude of the written word. To give your home this vibe, fill your shelves with beautiful reads and style your coffee table with lovely photography books and volumes of scripted poetry.

5.) GO FOR WARM TONES: If you’re looking for a quick warm-up, the addition of various shades of red will help your space feel cozy and inviting; however, if you’re not ready to see an abundance of this hue, feel free to start with reds that are a bit more washed out and subdued.

In the end, the goal of adding comfort to your home is all about how it makes you feel at the end of the day. If you find yourself longing to be home because you cannot wait to breathe a sigh of comforted relief on your couch, then you’re certainly on the right track.

Here at All Around the House Fine Consignment, we carry an abundance of beautiful items which will help add a bit of comforting style to any home. To learn more about what we have in store, feel free to contact us at your earliest convenience.

Susan Hill | All Around the House Fine Consignment | www.allarondthehouse1.com | 770-781-8777

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