I am really open to anything here. My space feels really cold/stale, I want it to be cozy!
For the living room: The curtain height just feels weird & I can't pinpoint if they should go up or down. Unfortunately nothing I can do about the giant TV lol. The fireplace is also way too modern but unsure how to warm it up…
For the kitchen: Going to remove the plant, painting & roman shades and start from scratch. Thought about wallpapering the windowed wall… thoughts?
For the entry way: Thinking a plant in the corner and a small end table on the left. Should mirror be taller?!
by alliebstruggling
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Rugs will help add warmth. Also, artwork that feels reflective of your hobbies or interests. For the entryway, if you raise the mirror higher so that it’s centered that will look great. Beautiful mirror by the way. A rug at the entry there will look great, and maybe under the table too. Something with a design you like🙂 Perhaps consider adding in an easy plants like snake plant. You have great lighting there
For the dining area I would keep the Roman shades and just add long see through curtains that are linen. It will give it an organic natural feel and add depth to the room. You will also need a bigger more horizontal piece of art for that space.
Living room: curtain rod is too high and looks odd. Tv placement is unfortunate as well. Can it go on a console along a wall instead? Everything is the same height though: door frame, curtain rod, tv and it’s awkward. Hard to comment on the rest of the room as we can’t see it.
Dining room: The cool tone grey walls are taking away from the warm, cozy vibe. I’d paint. You could even continue the green from the living room. Find another place for the shoes or get a shoe rack. Different window treatments would help.
Entry: paint a warmer tone. The mirror is too low and looks awkward. This space needs an entryway rug. Again, get a shoe rack.
Its not the curtain height, its the window height, nothing you can do about that.
Dining room: you need a circular rug, and some tall furniture against the wall, a bookcase or something with the same mid tone wood,l which is a different species from your table.
Your entrance: 5£3 mirror is comically low. You mr nose needs to be level with the middle of the mirror. You need a ‘catch-all’ piece of furniture or even a shelf below the mirror, and put the seat elsewhere.
Rugs, curtains, cushions, are great for making a space feel cozy.
Lighting is essential, google ‘light layering interior design’.
Get as many variation of texture as you can into your home, it adds visual depth and more sense of cosiness and luxury.
You need some area rugs. I even put one under the cat condo 😂. Put one under your dining table for sure.
The problem is the wall color. Grey is cold and conflicts with the warm wood floors. You will not be satisfied until you minimize the blue undertones in the wall colors.
The rug swap will make a bigger difference than almost anything – going from cool to warm taupe is the right call.
A few other things that warm up a space without requiring paint right away:
Lighting is huge. Replace any cool or daylight bulbs with 2700K warm whites throughout the room. The perceived warmth shift is dramatic and costs maybe $15. Floor lamps in room corners do more for coziness than overhead light.
Textiles – a throw blanket draped over the sofa, a few throw pillows in terracotta, ochre, or warm cream. Even 2-3 pieces in the right palette pulls the whole room warmer.
Plants help too, especially trailing ones on shelves or a medium floor plant in a corner.
When you do save up for paint – one accent wall is much cheaper than all four and can completely transform the room’s temperature.