When we design our home, we undoubtedly want it to be warm, and to live in a space that makes us feel good. But it is not always easy to create a warm space in your home between decorations that are too busy and those that are too pure and minimalist to fit in. To help you in this mission, the Modern Gentleman has put together an article to help you make your house or apartment more welcoming, step by step.
The design that automatically makes your home warm
First of all, you should know that your home can basically help (or not) in creating a warm space. In fact, certain things help make a home warm almost automatically, for example:
- Homes made of light wood (cottage, etc)
- The presence of bay windows or large windows to let in light
- Wooden floors
- The presence of a fireplace
- Exposed beams
- Spaces that are open to each other, for example, a kitchen that is open to the living room
Please note that just because your apartment or house does not have these elements does not mean that it cannot quickly become welcoming, thanks to a few adjustments.
For a warmer home, manage your light intake
In order to create a warm home, it can be interesting to manage the amount of light in your home. Dimmed light is often associated with something soft and comforting, almost giving spaces a magical feel.
Thus, choosing your lighting carefully allows you to recreate a typical atmosphere worthy of American Christmas movies. For this, we recommend the following:
Garlands and light curtains
The product we propose is a garland in the form of curtains, this one is 3 meters by 3 meters, and can be installed along a wall or a ceiling. It can also be placed around objects.
LED ribbons
The suggested item is an LED ribbon, available in various sizes (10 to 20M). It has 20 different colors and 8 different light intensities. It can be controlled by remote control to give you the ambiance you want.
The auxiliary lamps
To complete your light contribution, you can use accent lights, which you can place in the four corners of your apartment. These lamps can have various shapes and sizes. Here, we propose a small folding lamp, in the shape of a luminescent book.
Wooden elements to make a house warm
As you may have gathered from the beginning of our article, wood makes a home warm almost instantly. This natural and comforting material with warm colors can be found on the floor, ceiling or walls. It can also be found in your furniture:
Open wood shelves
Wall-mounted, suspended or free-standing, shelves and storage units can be open and made of wood, rope and/or metal. Always essential in the home, we offer two types of shelves: a 170 cm high shelf with a metal structure and five wooden trays. Or, 2 hanging shelves with a rustic style.
Elements that bring back the wood
For example, you can place wall panels on certain sides of your interior to create more cocooning and warm places. These details can also be found in elements of your home: your dining room table, or a coffee table. Your worktops, furniture or decoration (photo frame, for example). Wood can be inlaid in many elements in your apartment, but choose light wood, which attracts and reflects light better than dark wood.
Plants at home for a warmer atmosphere
If you want your interior space to be warm, then you can also think about house plants. Preferably live than artificial, these will add softness and naturalness to your space. The choice of your plants can be extremely varied:
- For artificial plants
- from small to very large plants
- All shapes and colors
- With or without flowers
- Garland and lianas
- For natural plants
- Small or large
- With or without flowers
- Plants that purify the air
- Edible plants
From our side, we recommend air-purifying plants, which will be useful in the kitchen, to be functional and pretty.
Creating spaces to gather together
If you want a warm house, plan a place where you can all get together, surrounded by your loved ones or your family.
To do this, we advise you to start by ensuring that everyone can comfortably sit. For this purpose, we recommend the creation of a cocooning corner in which you will find :
- A large sofa
- Like the product we offer, which is a U-shaped XXL sofa, so that the whole family can sit on it.
- Individual armchairs
- Footstools and cushions
Like the one we propose, which is an XL pouf from the brand Bananair, that we have tested and validated for you!
In addition to comfortable seating, making your home friendly also means finding something to do. Liven up your evenings with laughter, sharing and fun, for example, with group activities:
- Meet around a pool table or a game table of some kind to have fun
- You can also plan to connect a video game console, like here, the old-fashioned way with a Nintendo 64.
- You can plan to set up a cinema room with a video projector and a giant screen
- You can also, if you prefer, meet around board games!
Creating a space to be alone and to feel good
Creating a warm and welcoming space in your home should always include a corner where you can be alone. Being alone is very enjoyable when it is a choice, allowing you to refocus on yourself and take care of yourself.
In order to create more moments like this for yourself, make sure you have a cozy, warm place to settle in. In addition to our tips so far, through soft lights and natural atmospheres, don’t hesitate to find your own cocoon.
By cocoon, we mean an armchair (or even a throne if you like) in which you will feel comfortable, and whole. Maybe that chair will be yours, and no one else will use it. The objective is to create your own space, whether it is for reading, working on your goals, or watching movies…
So, we propose you three types of chairs that we find ideal to begin the development of your little corner to you:
- The rocking chair is ideal for people who like to be rocked, and appreciate the rather extended positions.
- The hanging chair will be beautiful in your decoration, in addition to allowing you to swing, to turn, for a rather round position and on yourself
- The massage chair is reserved for people who know that taking care of themselves is an investment to go further, faster, and stronger in all areas of their life. Adjustable position, heated and vibrating, ideal for relaxation.
Details for a more cocooning home
Making a home cozy also and especially involves the details. So, here are some additional suggestions:
- Throws for more cocooning
- For a house we want to stay in, we need comfortable elements that make us want to stay. Among the accessories that have this effect on almost anyone, we find plaids.
- These soft blankets are enchanting. To find your own enchanting blanket, we suggest two solutions:
- The fleece blanket, size XXL 2m30 by 2m70, is ultra soft, to wrap yourself, alone or with two!
- The heated blanket, also rather large (180x130cm), ultra soft, can heat you on 9 modes of heat, with a timer to fall asleep quietly.
Cushions for a warmer home
For a warmer home, consider adding some cushions to your home. Whether it’s a simple cushion to put on the sofa or, better yet, an XXL pouf like the one at Bananair, creating comfortable places will make you want to sit there.
Other accessories for a friendly home
Among the other accessories that you can adopt for a more friendly and warm home, we find for example:
- The rugs or carpets, are soft, which would break the cold of the floor
- The macramé, which in general, transmits a rather soft and calm atmosphere
- The excellent kitchen accessories allow you to eat what you like and let your greed speak for itself.
You can also think of more crazy and sophisticated accessories and fittings:
- A decorative fireplace, or a heated electric fireplace, to meet all by the fire
- The installation of a movie room to meet with the whole family
- The installation of accessories that would allow you to make your life easier (like connected home accessories)
- Etc
You have now reached the end of this article about designing a warm home. Of course, the notion of a comfortable and friendly home is undoubtedly subjective. So please feel free to share your vision of the warm home with me.