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Recipes for a cozy home from our regular contributor Anna Mulan
I recently moved into a new apartment. But she did not experience the expected joy of moving. I could sit until night in my favorite Starbucks: work, relax and be inspired. It was more comfortable there than at home. When I felt that I was already 80% coffee, I realized that it was time to return home.
I wondered why it doesn't go there? Why is it more comfortable in a noisy coffee shop? What are the little things that make a home a home?And here are the recipes for a cozy home that cannot be exchanged for a cafe. Verified by personal experience.
Well, I decided to make changes in the house. But where to start? Read a smart book, a magazine, watch design tutorials on the Internet, or maybe hire a designer? But this would not make the apartment more comfortable, because the concept of “ cosiness “Everyone has their own. It's something personal.
I started with a simple one - with questions: “What kind of atmosphere in the house do I really need? What feelings would I like to experience in each of the rooms?”
Do not rush to throw out the old one and buy new furniture. The apartment will not become more comfortable. Ask a question: what do you want? And for each room, choose at least three word-symbols that describe the atmosphere you want to create.
A very cool book on this topic “”. Makes it clear that before starting global changes in the house - first you need to understand yourself.
Things that I haven’t used for a long time interfered with my comfort, but it’s a pity to throw them away (“it’s a memory”). I'm sure everyone has faced this problem (our balconies are a temple of the memory of unnecessary objects).Rubbish accumulates and gathers dust for years. And old, already unnecessary, memories interfere with enjoying the present. By the way, on the topic of unnecessary things and order in the house, we have a separate
Do not be afraid to throw out jars, bottles, bags in bags, boxes - something that you have not been using for a long time. Yes, these things were once needed, but the time has come for something really important and new.
I recently traveled around Sweden and noticed one detail: in each apartment there was a paper star-lamp on the windowsill. And the rooms and balconies were decorated with lights. The atmosphere of home comfort and warmth flew up to me even on the street.Then I thought: “This is cool! And just some lights. " Mwe treat the light in the house superficially: we hung a chandelier and in best case floor lamp installed. And light is a powerful comforter that creates an atmosphere.
Highlight each zone in the room with light, do not allow dark corners. Put a floor lamp near the chair in which you like to read, hang a sconce over your favorite picture or photo, do not forget about table lamp and a chandelier with soft light.And, of course, candles are warm and lively light.
Coziness's best friend is a dimmer: set it to all light sources for the right atmosphere.
Sofa - interesting thing. He is like a gray cardinal: it seems to be not the basis of the interior, but it affects everything that is in the room.The sofa carries a great emotional load - this is a place where you can relax and unwind, chat with family and friends, wrapped in a blanket to watch TV with your soulmate. Take his choice seriously.
“Well, I’ll buy some cheap one for the first time,” I mistakenly thought. Mine was uncomfortable and hard, besides, it quickly broke down. I had to go in search of high-quality and new in order to coziness the apartment.
Quality is expressed in beauty and convenience. When choosing, look at the accuracy of the seams, the coating, and most importantly, the filler. The ideal filling is down with a thin layer of foam rubber.
A moment of theory: LPPU or latex polyurethane foam is the ideal solution. Unlike simple foam rubber, the bubbles in which burst from the load (this causes the coating to sag and lose its shape), latex does not suffer from operation, but returns to its original position each time. This can be checked by sitting on the couch. See how quickly it returns to form. Another sure way is to ask a consultant or ask to see and touch the layer.
Do not skimp on a decent sofa - this is your comfort. We even have a whole article about it: "How to choose a good sofa?" And how to make it more cozy - see below.
The plaid often travels from room to room on my shoulders. When I want warmth, I take it out of the bowels of the closet. But it can warm not only people, but also give warmth to the whole room.
Plaids thrown over the back of a chair or the armrest of a sofa, as it were, hint that they live in the room, they use it. Cashmere, wool, cotton, plaid or striped. With them, any interior will be more homely and lively.
And the pillows! To be honest, I only had one. She lay on the bed, covered with a blanket, and performed one function - she transferred to the world of dreams.Pillows can update and even change the interior. Place one on an armchair and several on the sofa, and the room will look new!
But not everything is so simple. In addition to beauty, convenience is also important here. If family members, friends, guests, sitting down, push back or remove pillows, then there is no question of any comfort. No matter how chic a pillow would be, first of all it should invite you to sit down.
Here are a couple of hacks:
pay attention to down pillows - they are the softest;
doubt the size of the pillow - make an error in the big direction;
large square sofas ( 35-50cm) , rectangular for chairs (30x40 or 40x65);
the color of the pillow must match at least three things in the interior (curtains, carpet, wallpaper, etc.)
Here is the formula for cozyizing a sofa = a blanket on the back or armrest + 2 identical pillows in the corners + a rectangular pillow in the center. (Read more about the number, place and size of pillows in ours)
A lot of useful tips for soft comforters is in the book "Home Sweet Home". I read it in one evening and was inspired to buy new pillows!
The first thing people notice when entering a house is its aroma. It remains in memory and creates the first impression. It is unlikely to be comfortable in an apartment with the smell of dampness or mold.
This does not mean that you need to buy a bunch of fragrances and spray where it smells bad. The bottom line is that you should create a basic fragrance that is always in the apartment - you feel it as soon as you come home from the street.
You can use the following:
aromatic blend
Convenient to use sachets. Sachets are small sachets or pouches filled with natural materials: petals, twigs, herbs, spices.
Such bags are placed throughout the apartment, and always in the hallway, so that pleasant aroma met after a hard day at work.
aroma candles
Depending on the season or our mood, we can change the smells of the house using aroma candles. They enliven any room and are appropriate almost everywhere, except dining table- there is a place for smell tasty food.
Be careful. From candles made of cheap and low-quality materials, you will not get relaxation, but headache. Choose from soy or coconut wax with natural ingredients.
Have you noticed how a room transforms when you stand in it? beautiful bouquet? Somehow fresh, joyful, comfortable. But such transformations in the interior of the majority happen on holidays, when flowers migrate to the house as a gift.
I love fresh flowers. They invigorate the room and create a fresh scent. So I made it a rule to keep them at home all year round(You can read about how to choose flowers). No one says that you need to buy huge gift bouquets. A couple of tulips, peonies or ordinary daisies - and the room becomes cozier.
Another option - houseplants. With them, such a homely and well-groomed view of the rooms. Choose cute and fragrant plants: jasmine, narcissus, amaryllis, geranium, citrus.
Just imagine, after a long renovation, you enter the apartment. The house is unrecognizable, everything is stylish and new. Walk around the apartment like in a museum, looking at every detail. Get on the chic and soft sofa and look around. Everything seems beautiful, but you uncomfortable. And all because it remains to add myself .
Photos, paintings, books, memorabilia tell our story. With proper arrangement of these items, it turns out living house, talking about the owner.
We make the house our own through:
Books
This is what we love and admire. Through books, we are able to talk about our hobbies without even naming them. Therefore, you do not need to put them in boxes and store them in a closet.
You can stack books on the floor. It can be placed on the shelves, diluting them with candles, figurines, photographs.
Photo
I love live, random shots. They accurately convey our emotions and state at the moment of the past. It is these photos that should be stored not on a smartphone, but on the walls in the apartment. How to do it, read
Print, hang or place anywhere in the room. Fill it with emotions.
Paintings and drawings
You surround yourself with creativity that inspires.
Hang pictures on the wall or simply place them on a table, mantelpiece, or lean against a wall for a carefree atmosphere. (For how to do this, see the article "How to hang pictures without a headache?")
I recently discovered the magic decorative mirrors. Walking through IKEA between showrooms, I noticed one living room. It was airy, fresh and light. And all because of the decorative mirrors in unusual frames.They so multiplied the light of the chandeliers reflected in them that the room became very lively. Diffused light illuminated the dark corners of the space and it turned out very cozy.
Do you understand what I mean? Mirrors won't hurt. Hang them on the wall instead of a picture, place them above the fireplace or next to some piece of furniture, place them between a pair of windows, above a sofa, above any shelf or dressing table.
If there is a fireplace in the house, then 50% of the coziness plan has been completed! Because fire is warmth, tranquility, peace, comfort.Alternative - electric fireplace: no need to throw firewood, it is impossible to get burned, there is heat.In general, if there is an opportunity to purchase this magical thing - do not hesitate!
These points helped me bring the apartment closer to a cozy ideal. But there is another important detail - the comfort in the house is created by its people.
Your comfort is yourself and the emotions that you bring. Positive or negative, they charge every corner.
And so perfect formula comfort: sincere gatherings with family and friends + love + 10 tips mentioned above, and you will never exchange your house for a noisy cafe.
Returning home from work, a person wants to go to cozy apartment where happiness, warmth, comfort, harmony reign. Not feeling comfortable in your own apartment - start acting! Create comfort in the house with your own hands.
Action depends on home comfort. Creating comfort in a house with your own hands is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Let's take a closer look at the nuances of creating comfort.
Comfort in every home
A cozy living space takes into account the habits and wishes of all residents. Comfort home illuminated by kindness, warmth, tranquility, comfort, smiles and good mood.
The owners of the house must independently create a favorable atmosphere for themselves in the apartment, making their dreams come true so that they want to find themselves in a warm home environment after a working day.
Creating comfort in the house with your own hands, it is important to take into account all the nuances:
- features of windows, space, home rearrangement;
- color scheme rooms;
- condition of the kitchen, bathroom;
- cleaning schedule for;
- pleasant, unpleasant odors;
- home indoor plants;
- musical accompaniment for comfort in the soul, to create a good mood.
If you take into account all the above details when creating coziness, the house will be filled with warmth, you will always go home with pleasure to plunge into home comfort.
Do-it-yourself comfort in the house with the help of window decor
When examining the apartment, you may think that the rooms are dark and dull. To saturate them with light, wash the windows, replace the curtains with brighter ones.
Considering the financial possibilities of your own family, replace windows. Competent specialists will carry out the installation plastic windows, which will become the face of the house, fill your rooms with sunlight.
Large window sills can be decorated with a variety of indoor flowers in beautiful multi-colored flowerpots.
Plants for home comfort
What colors to choose? To make the room stylish, choose pots for flowerpots of the same shades as upholstered furniture, or another home textiles. Place some pretty flowerpots on the windowsill of a small apartment.
Tall flowers standing on the floor as a separate composition look pretty. Home flowerpots create comfort in the house. They oxygenate the room. At night, flowers absorb a lot of oxygen, so it is better not to put plants in the rooms where you sleep.
Thanks to fresh flowers, comfort is created in the house, the air is purified, and the energy of the house is improved. Flowers can become talismans, as well as healers for homeowners. They also help you be productive.
Cozy home colors
Think about whether you will be comfortable in rooms with walls of red, orange, purple? Or when the interior will be created in black and white?
Such colors are now fashionable, original. But, they have a bad effect on the psyche, because of which a person is constantly irritated or excited.
It is possible to stay in such a room for several hours, but it is not recommended to live permanently.
Decorate rooms with unobtrusive, muted ecological shades. For example, pale yellow, light brown, light blue, pale green. Such colors soothe a person, saturate the room with comfort.
What to do with old things?
Old things and furniture can greatly litter the house, kill all home comfort. Therefore, go through them and throw out old things without regret in order to make room for saturation with positive energy, adding something new and more comfortable.
Among the old things you can find a thing that is valuable for you and your family. Just wash the figurine, picture or vase, wipe it, renew it, refresh it with something and place it in a new place.
Some old furniture can be reanimated. For example, in a strong old sofa, change the upholstery, sew a stylish bright cover for it, or buy a new blanket.
Sometimes old furniture much stronger than new. Therefore, do not rush to throw it away. Thanks to the updated furniture, you will create a cozy family corner.
Carpets can be removed from the walls and laid on the floor. Decorate the walls with children's drawings in frames or family photos. On the shelves, put crafts made with your own hands with the kids. Thanks to such trifles, your interior in the house will be individual and cozy.
home permutation
Having freed the house from uselessness, refreshing old things with novelty, you can begin to rearrange. Measure the dimensions of rooms and furniture. Draw on paper rough plan rooms. Think about what kind of interior you want to get.
Consider various options. Having picked up the best comfort option, arrange the furniture and interior items in their places. A cozy home will always please and warm even in inclement weather outside the window.
By doing a home rearrangement, you can find a lot of lost and long-forgotten things, wipe all the dust. Clear the rooms of bad energy and fill them with positive energy.
General cleaning will help create comfort
For comfort in the house good repair not enough. Daily keep order and cleanliness in the house. From time to time, carry out general cleaning in all rooms.
Usually after work there is no desire to cook dinner, where to take it for cleaning. Therefore, set aside a day and do a general cleaning every fourteen days. Dust all corners of your apartment.
Arrange things so that they do not wrinkle, and they can easily be taken out of the closet at any time. Store clothes that you wear in the summer in a separate place from your winter clothes. The joint efforts of the whole family in a few hours will lead to the fact that cleanliness, order and comfort will settle in your house.
Except big cleaning Make a daily small cleaning schedule that everyone in the family must follow.
Your schedule might look like this:
- on Monday you need to clean the toilet, bath;
- on Tuesday - the stove;
- on Wednesday - to wash the floors in the kitchen, in the corridor;
- on Thursday - iron all clean things;
- on Friday, sweep the rooms.
If you break down all the cleaning tasks into the days listed, then it will be very easy and fast to clean up. After all, it is easier to clean up a little than to redo everything in one day.
Order in the kitchen
Comfort depends on the condition of the kitchen, kitchen utensils, garbage can, bathroom products, cosmetic accessories.
- It is important to place everything wisely in the kitchen. Under the sink in the drawers you can hide everything kitchen items that help in cooking.
- Store all your essentials in drawers. Kitchen utensils that are rarely used can be placed in the back drawers. Place pots and pans that you use every day closer.
- Place the covers on racks hanging in a conspicuous place. All baking dishes, boards, jars can be stored in drawers located closer so that they can be easily taken at any time.
- Hang some hooks on the doors to hang sorting bags or clean kitchen towels for hands and dishes.
- For coziness in the kitchen, store soap, spray and kitchen sponges under the sink, neatly arranged so that you can easily get tissues or detergent in right moment. To make storing such items convenient, buy a kitchen cabinet with a rotating stand. Keeping all the kitchen necessities and appliances in this way, the kitchen will always be clean and in order.
- Place the trash can under your arms, but out of sight. Hide it under the washbasin or in a lockable lower cabinet kitchen set. In order to fill the trash bin compactly, throw away paper waste separately, empty containers and food waste separately. Place recyclables in sliding drawers. plastic bags store in chrome holders. By making a small cut in the container with packages, you can easily get right amount sachets.
Creating comfort in the bathroom
If you have a storage space under your bathroom, keep all your cleaning and dishwashing supplies there. Put all the accessories used every day in an accessible place. Thanks to this storage system, everyday cleaning will be easy and fast.
Jars with detergents place in a large box so that you can easily find the right product. If there is more space in the locker, arrange an additional box in the second box. toilet paper, sponges, rags and other items for cleaning.
Store frequently used bottles separately and in an easily accessible place.
If you have a lot of makeup products, store them in cabinets under the bathroom sink. Create separate boxes for each family member to store only those items that they individually use. Thanks to this approach, you will not have quarrels about the loss of some important cosmetic product.
Do-it-yourself comfort in the house with the help of smells
Since ancient times, next to the word comfort, a pleasant and tasty smell of pies and fragrant tea has always been walking. To make your home cozy with the help of aroma, you should not choose incense sticks or toilet water, as such smells adversely affect human health.
Give your preference to an unobtrusive vanilla scent. When baking delicious pastries, you can open the kitchen door to fill other rooms with aroma. When frying fish, on the contrary, close the door and open the window, as the pungent smell will cause discomfort.
In winter, when going for a walk, ventilate the rooms if possible. Do not let dirty things get stale, take out the trash regularly, store food properly. Once a week, inspect all shelves of the refrigerator. Check the availability of products, and remove the spoiled ones.
Fans of air fresheners are best to buy products with a citrus scent, the smell of vanilla, cinnamon or bergamot. Delicate notes will add peace to your home.
Comfort in the house with your own hands with the help of music
Musical accompaniment contributes to obtaining positive emotions and maintaining a good mood. Turn on quiet, melodic and monotonous music to feel wonderful and comfortable.
If guests have come, ask them about the musical accompaniment so that everyone is comfortable.
From the article it became known how to create comfort with your own hands, so that you would like to return home after working days. Adhering to the above tips, daily maintain cleanliness and order, which create warmth and comfort for all family members.
Take care of harmony and home comfort own house. Love your home. Then friends-guests will gladly come to you to enjoy communication, comfort and get a charge of positive energy. When the weather is cloudy outside, it will not spoil your mood.
A cozy interior is a rather subjective concept. For each person, the criteria for a cozy interior will be different. The only thing that unites in this matter is that this is a kind of space in which you want to be and in which the mood rises, and bad thoughts and problems fade into the background.
We will figure out how to create a cozy interior and harmony in every corner of the house. We will give some ideas for decorating a cozy interior in an apartment. Just choose the one you like and implement!
“Cozy interior” is a very broad concept, it consists not only in a beautiful design, but also in the fact that order reigns in the apartment, all things are in their places, and the rooms smell pleasant. But, in addition, there must be harmony - the design must be developed taking into account the characteristics of the living space and the taste of the residents.
All interiors of houses and apartments are developed according to the same principle, and it all starts with the fact that a person determines for himself how he wants to see his apartment.
How to create a cozy apartment interior
Children are very fond of drawing, and often in their paintings you can see objects and things that they dream about. Adults usually do not do such things, but in order to create a cozy atmosphere, you will have to “visualize” what you want.
Even if a person does not know how to draw, he must at least approximately depict the environment in which he wants to live.
The subconscious itself will tell you the items that will need to be placed, and even some details, for example, or the shape of a chandelier.
It is from this that it will be possible to build on, and think over a combination of interior decoration, furniture and decorative elements.
If there is not much experience in choosing materials and buying furniture, then you can use one simple trick:
Each room has its own theme. For example, for a living room, you can use a sea theme, and for a nursery, a fairy tale theme. For the kitchen - the theme of a Parisian cafe. The living room and kitchen can be chosen to your taste and ordered.
In this case, it will be easy to choose materials, as well as details that will overlap and harmonize with each other.
But "visualization" is only First stage. People who are wondering: “How to make a room cozy and beautiful?” Should understand that any room in an apartment should be very comfortable and functional.
Therefore, it will also be necessary to carry out zoning on paper and think about what items must be in the house. After that, you can choose the style in which the room will be decorated.
Cozy apartment interior - a selection of the most comfortable styles
Design in this style will create comfort in large rooms. Examples can be seen in Hollywood films. The space in the apartment should be free, but not empty. So, it is better to demolish unnecessary partitions, but be sure to buy a large and comfortable sofa.
Of the items that can be seen more often than others in such interiors, one can note a fireplace, a bar counter, a large armchair or rocking chair, as well as large cabinets and shelves on which you can store all the details that create a homely atmosphere.
For those who want to make not only a cozy room, but also a very Beautiful design, English style can be selected. It should only be noted that this will have to be spent, because one of the main features is the use of only natural materials.
But if it is possible to make three-level walls, purchase English massive furniture, armchairs with “ears”, and there is also a huge amount of books, then this is a suitable option.
Biedermeier
Despite the strange name, designers love this style. This is how comfort is created in German: simple finish, floral wallpapers, wooden furniture, framed portraits and embroidered items.
Vintage
This style should be chosen by those people for whom the word "comfort" is associated with the house of their parents or grandmother. An amazing environment is created by combining new things with shabby items.
Those who have old furniture only need to restore it and choose exactly vintage style for decoration. Flowers in vases, fringed or ruffled tablecloths, and items with flea market, will transfer the owner of such a room to a carefree childhood.
Country
Previously, this style was chosen only for interior decoration in private country houses, but now it is used in apartments. A kitchen or living room with light furniture, wooden shelves, wicker baskets and a floor lamp will surely become a favorite place in the house.
This style is called "soulful". France lovers, lavender lovers and turquoise color they choose him. The overall color scheme is suitable for creating such comfort even in the smallest room.
The biggest difficulty is to work with your hands: age furniture, decorate objects with lace and ruffles, embroider lavender sprigs on napkins and pillows. But the result is worth it.
This style is suitable for decorating a women's room or living room. The room looks like Dollhouse, but for romantic natures creates a feeling of comfort light furniture, textiles with floral motifs and items decorated using decoupage technique.
Eclecticism
This is one of the most comfortable styles, its peculiarity lies in the combination of things and objects from different eras. It is suitable for people who have inherited many different beautiful things from grandmothers and even great-grandmothers, and who do not want to part with them.
All these items should find a place next to the latest models of technology, modern finishes and practical furniture.
Colors in a cozy room
If you look at how the interiors of houses and apartments are mostly decorated, you can see that usually only some details or separate parts of the room are bright.
Calm colors predominate, or those that are often found in nature. That's exactly what color solution creates a feeling of comfort.
Choose a color scheme depending on the style, function of the room and your own preferences.
However, designers do not advise lovers of red or purple to use these colors in large quantities, so it’s definitely not possible to make the room cozy, on the contrary, the interior will soon begin to annoy.
The walls in a cozy room mostly have neutral shades, but furniture and textiles can be made in the person’s favorite colors.
Details you can't do without
As you can see in numerous photos, a cozy do-it-yourself room has certain features. And also in rooms created primarily for comfort, you can always find the same objects.
Here are the details without which it is impossible to create comfort:
Good lighting
Light can visually change any room, and cosiness is created with the help of warm lamps with yellow light. But it is not enough just to hang a beautiful chandelier.
Additional light sources, such as sconces, floor lamps, or spotlights, will help create a homely atmosphere.
Textile
It is textiles that make the design complete. To improve the appearance of the home, it is enough to change the details. For example, curtains or sofa upholstery.
Required attribute cozy room- curtains on the windows. They can be light or heavy. The main thing is to have smooth folds and drapery.
Comfort is also associated with softness. Therefore, you can use various bedspreads, blankets, soft seats for chairs and fabric that is pleasant to the touch for upholstery of the sofa.
And, of course, one cannot do without decorative pillows! They can be used as an addition to any room.
Carpet
Naked flooring it usually happens in the lobby of the theater or in the dance hall. But the house should have a carpet. This is not a very convenient thing, because it constantly needs to be cleaned. But it is the carpet that creates the feeling of home. After all, a person takes off his shoes and walks on a soft surface.
In addition, you need to have small rugs everywhere. In the hallway, bathroom, kitchen and balcony - this also creates comfort.
Plants
How nice to sit in a cafe at a table surrounded by greenery. It is plants that allow you to feel the beauty of this world. And at the same time cheer up and enrich the room with oxygen.
Therefore, at home you should acquire at least a few indoor flowers. If you do not want to care, then you can occasionally buy flowers and put them in vases. And now in stores they sell various unfading bouquets.
Screens and various partitions
These zoning elements should be used carefully so as not to clutter up the space. But how nice it is to change clothes behind a screen! Or hide behind her in a chair with a mug of tea.
These details also create comfort. In addition, if guests suddenly appeared, you can hide a dirty corner of the room behind a screen.
Cozy interior with DIY crafts
The cozy interior of the room always has its own face. It should be unique, reflecting the character and habits of the people who live in it. The room should say that they live in it.
Put photos on the nightstands, hang pictures on the walls, place on open shelves books. The use of various baskets, boxes and other containers for storing small items is encouraged.
Also, the cozy interior suggests that it was created with love. Therefore, it is also worth decorating the room with items made with my own hands.
What can be used:
- hang pictures made using the wood carving technique;
- hang a panel made in the style of batik;
- put hand-sewn covers on the chairs;
- decorate pillows with pillowcases with embroidery.
It has become very popular to decorate the house with knitted details, or things with decoupage elements. The main thing is to show imagination and make a room in which you want to be constantly.
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What do you immediately pay attention to when visiting friends, acquaintances or even strangers? What helps you make the first, yet unconscious, impression of every house you visit? That's right - the atmosphere reigning in it. Any housing, and indeed any room, always evokes certain emotions and associations. Some houses inspire melancholy, some make you want to leave this place as soon as possible, while others seem to invite you to stay longer, surrounding you with warmth, tranquility, and raising your spirits - this is home comfort"In action".
It is very important that your home is the happiest and most joyful place for you, where you can relax, gain strength and positive energy. Therefore, you should not trust someone to create the appearance of your home or any other personal space, because different people have different understanding of comfort.
cozy house
How to create comfort in the house?
There are two main points here:
- Choose a style, which you most like, and try not to deviate from it, making out your "palace". Things that are chosen at random, not combined with each other will bring dissonance into the interior of your home. But dissonance and comfort are completely incompatible concepts.
- Fantasize! You just need to sit down, close your eyes and imagine your future home in every detail. Ask yourself, surrounded by what things you will experience only the most positive emotions ... Imagine their color, quantity, shape, smell - everything, everything, to the smallest detail. At this moment, you will probably remember some suitable thing that you accidentally saw in the store, or an original handmade idea will come to mind.
Starting with color
Start with the main thing: choose the right colors for your interior. As you know, each color tunes our subconscious to certain emotions, and can even contribute to recovery (and vice versa). For example, from the interior in pale green tones, it smells of “mint” coolness, which is very pleasant in hot weather. summer days; sunny interior yellow tones will cheer up the cold and long winter; White color often associated with medical and similar institutions, and not always suitable for the home.
Therefore, let's look at all the main colors, the moods they give us, and their use in the interior:
- Red- bold and energetic color. It increases activity, but also increases aggression, so you need to be very careful with it. You can use this color in the bedroom, in your intimate personal area, as it enhances desire and excites the imagination, but do not overdo it! Particularly sensitive natures under the influence of red can easily reach violence. Also, do not use it in the children's room or in the bathroom.
- Orange- a great color that serves many purposes. It invigorates, tones, pleases, warms, causes appetite, and stimulates brain activity. Therefore, you can decorate any space with orange, but in moderation, since a person will become uncomfortable in a completely “orange” room - the color is too active. It is especially well suited for the nursery, as the "sunny" shades (yellow, orange) have a positive effect on the health and growth of the child.
- Yellow- inspires joy and optimism, sets up for easy communication, helps get rid of depression and illness, improve memory. The color is true happy people- it's not for nothing that this is the color of the sun itself! Perfect for rooms where there is little light - corridors, bathrooms, kitchens.
- Green- an excellent sedative for people with increased nervousness. Contemplation of green shades will relieve stress, restore peace, create a feeling of reliability, confidence and help to gain concentration. It is also a symbol of renewal, spring and freshness. Good for the living room or kitchen, as well as for the office.
- Cyan and blue- romantic, gentle, relaxing, wonderful rest for tired eyes, and the whole body. Perfect option for your bedroom or nursery. Surrounded by blue, the whole body and thoughts relax. But so that calm does not turn into melancholy or melancholy, it is worth diluting the blue interior with bright color spots (pillows, bedspreads, paintings). Dark blue color is therapeutic, as it lowers blood pressure, helps to fall asleep and even relieves skin itching in allergy sufferers, so you should stock up on bed linen of this shade.
- White- creates a feeling of freshness, cleanliness and high cost in the house. But, as mentioned above, excessive whiteness resembles hospital walls, so the white interior must be diluted and decorated with other colors. A room decorated in white looks bigger and more spacious than it actually is, and it's easier to breathe in it.
- Pink- gives a feeling of security and comfort, soothes and relaxes, perfectly relieves aggression and tension. Perfect solution for a bedroom or a child's room.
- Grey- not very suitable for housing, as it depresses and reduces efficiency. In a gray room, any, even very active person, sooner or later will begin to experience depression. Therefore, gray is used only in combination with other bright and active shades.
- Brown- elegant and "expensive". Associated with massive wooden furniture, family traditions and high social status. It creates a feeling of reliability, security, in a word, "My house is my fortress." Perfect for living rooms, libraries, offices, but in combination with light shades that will moderate the activity of brown.
- Peach- a great base color for your interior, which can then be supplemented with other shades. It creates a summer mood, tunes in to positive and helps to maintain a good mood. Intensive peach colour good for the bedroom, as it refreshes and helps to cheer up in the morning.
The most "comfortable" are traditionally considered warm shades(orange, sand, gold, peach, pale pink), which are associated with fire in the hearth and warmth.
Let's move on to the interior
Less plastic and gloss - more fabrics and wooden surfaces. Fabrics are the easiest and surest way to create coziness in the house. For example, a soft fabric looks great on the walls, instead of wallpaper, but it also costs a lot. Let instead of office blinds, windows are decorated with heavy fringed curtains or light elegant curtains. Get beautiful bedspreads for beds, rugs and carpets - then your interior will become "soft" and very homely.
For really cozy room just needed natural materials. Wood radiates a special warmth and fragrance that cannot be compared to any other synthetic room fragrance. Wooden furniture looks comfortable, reliable and very homely. It's always nice to be in harmony with nature! Therefore, the next important point in the transformation of your home is flowers.
A house without living plants looks empty and "dead". It is not for nothing that even in offices they put tubs with bizarre palm trees and ficuses - a person is still a part of nature. Choose plants according to the type of your room: sunny, shady, dry air, humid, and so on. It is not necessary to arrange winter Garden”, but a couple of plants and flowers in each room should be required.
To pay attention walls your housing. Empty walls give the impression of unfinished repair, incompleteness, and the absence of the very comfort that we are striving for. Here it is - a huge space for your fantasies, for creativity, for imagination. Dare! Choose one of the walls (a corridor, for example) and make a gallery of family photos out of it, but do not forget that you need to choose the same style frames - hi-tech and gilded carvings will look strange side by side.
Decorate each room with paintings, panels and posters that match in style and color (the poster here is not a photo of an idol, but a three-dimensional picture without a frame). If you are an artist and love to create beautiful things with your own hands, you can paint the walls the way you like, thereby giving personality to your home.
Create a composition from curly mirrors that are popular today - they can be found in online stores in unlimited quantities, for every taste and budget. And if you like to change something all the time - perfect for you vinyl stickers for the interior. If you do not know what it is and have never tried it, then do not give up on this idea in advance. The choice of vinyl applications today is huge, and their advantage is that they are easily glued and easily removed without leaving marks. You can change them or even get rid of them as soon as you get bored. From these stickers you can create interesting compositions on walls, furniture and mirrors - there will be something to surprise and impress guests.
Among other things, do not forget that comfort is made up of such household trifles, surrounded by which it is pleasant to be. Fill your home with little details like soft seats with frills on chairs and stools, vases with fruits and flowers, beautiful napkins on the tables, figurines of smiling angels and lamps with warm light.
Furnishing your home with furniture, remember that comfort largely depends on its proper placement. Correct the shape of rooms with furniture, it's easy: an elongated room should not be made even more elongated and narrow, in a large space you should not place everything on the walls, creating a dreary emptiness in the center, and in a small room you should not pile up a huge number of things and trinkets. Don't get too carried away furnishing and decorating the space so that it doesn't look overcrowded and cluttered - you are unlikely to feel comfortable in a room where you are afraid to step in order not to break another vase or figurine.
We create the right atmosphere
Create a pleasant and warm atmosphere in the house will help soft lighting. Avoid bulbs that produce cool bluish and bright white light. Get a couple of sconces and floor lamps with fabric shades, because the side light is the most cozy and relaxing.
Have you noticed that each dwelling has its own smell? So let the aroma of delicious food, pastries and freshness become the smell of your home. Ventilate your home regularly and dust it off to prevent build-up musty smell, which is then very difficult to derive. Also, for "tasty" smells and creating a good mood, it is useful to have an aroma lamp with a set essential oils that are pleasing to you. This is a great way to create cozy atmosphere and relief from stress and depression.
In conclusion
So that positive energy is always preserved in your house, and all the negativity brought from the outside world does not linger for a long time, you can “settle” positive things there.
- Dried flowers and herbs - for comfort in the house, health and wealth.
- Soft toys with kind and gentle faces - for peace and love.
- Small pillows made of tapestry fabric with bright embroidery will protect you from separation from your spouse. With the image of animals - they will protect you from dangers and evil machinations, with flowers - they will protect your health, with houses and landscapes - they will give you good luck in business.
- Figurines of different animals - protection from loss of money, troubles and evil spirits. Elephants of different sizes, standing in height - to purify the atmosphere in the house. And figurines of bears and dogs will protect the inhabitants of your house.
- White furniture covers - protection from someone else's negative energy. Cushioned furniture very strongly absorbs all the negative manifestations and emotions of people sitting on it. It is believed that removable covers protect furniture from evil, and the white color reflects all the negativity received from a guest who came with unkind thoughts.
In addition, try not to use other people's old things, as they still keep the energy and problems of their former owners. Do not keep old and worn out clothes at home - they only accumulate negative vibes.
Well, in conclusion, it must be said that hospitable, "bright" and hospitable hosts are the center of any home. Do not forget about yourself, avoid quarrels and conflicts in the family, do not accumulate irritation and hatred, forgive others and be kind. After all, where love lives, there will always be comfort!
When decorating a home, it is difficult to find the right balance between functionality, comfort and style. No matter how much money we spend on decent furniture, the rooms are always missing something and as a result they don't look anything like the perfect apartments we see in magazines.
Sometimes the situation can be solved with the help of small tricks that take only a few minutes of your time and do not require any money at all. Read the following tips to find out how you can make your home more stylish and inviting with minimal effort.
1. Take care of the front door
Do not forget about the front door, even if you live in apartment building, as it is she who creates the first impression of your home. Take care of it in the same way as you would take care of interior doors. Put out some flower pots, hang a seasonal wreath or decorations, upgrade your license plate, or paint your door a bright color.
2. Arrange objects according to the rule of three
As in many areas and disciplines, the rule of three is heavily used in decorating and styling. The trio of items looks visually more appealing and more balanced, especially when it comes to size, height and materials.
Start small and decorate a small corner in your living room or table. For example, put a vase of flowers, a basket of books and a clock. You will see how cute and cozy this composition looks. But do not oversaturate the room with such decorative trifles, otherwise the effect will be misread.
3. Lay out carpets in several layers
Lay a small, thick rug on top of a larger, more neutral rug. This is also a great way to check how you feel about bold experiments in the interior, and such a design move will make the room more comfortable and stylish. Thanks to this advice, you can divide the space into zones or make accents on the necessary places.
4. Arrange books in alternative ways
A vertical or slightly inclined stack of books is canon for classic interior. Alternative placement speaks of a bold and modern style. Try alternating shelves, arranging books either vertically or horizontally. Horizontal lines will break the pattern of vertical lines and draw attention. You can put additional items on the shelves with books. Just make sure the order is random, as the rigid layout is very conspicuous.
5. Display things that have a story to tell
This advice is a little more complicated than it sounds, because not every person wants to showcase objects dear to their hearts and realize that no one else but themselves is impressed with them.
In order to grab people's attention, your favorite things need to stand out from the crowd. environment and immediately catch the eye. Don't forget that you don't have to cross the ocean to find an item worth telling others about. As long as you have a precious memory associated with a thing, you can captivate your guest with this topic.
6. Make a cute thing out of an old bottle
The next time you have a beautiful bottle of alcohol, milk or perfume, don't be afraid to throw it away. Save it and use it as a vessel for liquid soap or vases. Alternatively, fill it with beads and tie a bow with twine. But first, soak the bottle in warm, soapy water until all the labels come off easily. The transparent vessel looks very stylish and futuristic.
7. Dust often
Nothing kills style like dust. Maybe you only cleaned yesterday, but the dust will quickly find its way back. Take a closer look and find the surfaces on which it is most visible in daylight, and be sure to wipe these places between “general cleanings”. So you can enjoy clean air and not to worry when guests unexpectedly arrive.
8. Arrange the flowers randomly
When you receive bouquets, put them somewhere in the corner of the room, and never on central location. Bonus points if they are field or garden flowers. Random placement creates the feeling that flowers are an integral part of your home, and you are not trying to show off or impress others with them.
9. Move furniture between rooms
We are used to moving things within the same enclosed space and it is not natural to move furniture from room to room. In fact, things may look much better in a new space, or they may serve more functionality. When you don't have the time or budget to buy new home furnishings, the most fast way to freshen up any room of your house is to rearrange the furniture.
10. Store white towels in the bathroom
This is a personal choice for everyone, but the white color of the towel gives a feeling of freshness and cleanliness. Plus, having more than one towel in your bathroom adds a touch of relaxed hospitality and attention to detail.
11. Always keep a few books on your coffee table.
Books instantly add style and serve as entertainment for guests. Be sure to put your favorite book and a few works of different genres. You can put only books or mix them with magazines and photos. This is the perfect place to apply the rule of three and combine books with decorative elements and small items.
12. Serve water in a pitcher
Whether you drink tap water or bottled water, keep it in a jug. There is nothing cuter than putting it on the table during lunch with the family or dinner with guests. If it is a transparent jug, you can add slices of cucumber or lemon to the water.
Leave the pitcher on bedside table to humidify the air and add some style points at the same time.
13. Paint some things the same color as the walls or trim.
Most often, things in the apartment are poorly combined with each other due to different styles, colors and finishes. Paint some pieces of furniture the same color as the walls, or match the curtains/carpet/cushions to match. This will create a certain unity of space. Such items should be scattered throughout the room, not too close to each other. There is no need to repaint everything - even a small dose will help create harmonious composition.
14. Keep napkins on the table even if you don't eat anything.
This may seem counterintuitive, but it actually creates the illusion of cleanliness in the house and order in the family (especially if you have children). Napkins are also great way to add color and pattern to your kitchen interior. They can be inexpensive, plastic, rubber or paper. You can also make your own napkins by cutting the fabric into small squares. The main thing is to take into account the color scheme.
15. Decorate the house with variations of the same element
Choose one type of product that you have enough. For example, fruits and brighter color, all the better. You can also use some vegetable or simple elements that are found in nature, such as rocks or wood.
Put them in a vase or bowl and put them in a prominent place, but not in the center. The goal is to attract attention, so the vase should be of simple shape and common material.
16. Group candles
Collect all the candles you have and arrange them in small groups throughout the apartment. The living room is the first place. Lighting candles in groups is much more effective than individually, as they provide more light, which is ideal for an evening with guests.
When shopping for candles, avoid flashy designs and scents. Best of all - white classic candles, which are ideal for grouping.
17. Add houseplants
Plants not only bring freshness and color to a room, but are also an important decorative element. Place them near large pieces of furniture or use to fill empty corners. small plants can be mixed in the composition, guided by the rule of "three".
18. Remove some accessories
If you are a fan of small knick-knacks, decorative items, art, carpets, pillows, your home most likely resembles a folk art museum. Minimalism in home interior looks much better than the abundance of unnecessary things. Try removing some accessories, replacing them, adding something else until you are happy with the result. It is best to decorate the house with one kind of decorative items. It looks stylish and cozy.
19. Keep a small blanket on the couch
Light blanket not only creates coziness, but also allows you to add textures and colors to a fairly flat or neutral room. If you only want to add one bright touch, make sure that the blanket is not neatly folded, but casually thrown over the back.
20. Arrange baskets around the house
The basket is a lifeline when you need to clean up the mess before guests arrive or move things from room to room. They seem much more expensive and exotic than they really are. Baskets can be different sizes and shapes, but they should be made of the same material or have a common color so as not to create too much chaos. They can become a completely unique and loud spot in neutral space your room. If the interior of your house is made in light colors, pick up baskets more dark shades, and vice versa.
21. Store Food in Containers
This is the best way to organize your kitchen space and add a stylish touch to your interior. Store cereals, spices, cookies, and other foods in containers. Glass containers look nice, but they can be expensive. Use inexpensive options. The point is not to have the whole set. The key is to keep the containers in the same material and color to create a clean and organized look in your kitchen or pantry.
22. Hang things on the walls
Many people avoid decorating walls because they don't have enough money for expensive art. But you don't need fancy pictures because anything can be art as long as it makes you feel. Hang magazine pages, photos, and your own drawings in random order to add dynamics to the wall. From time to time, change the images to update the interior a bit.
23. Show off your hobby
Feel free to openly show off your hobby. First, it will be a topic for interesting discussions. Secondly, you can hang the results of your work on the walls, or randomly place them on shelves or just leave them on the floor. It is guaranteed to add uniqueness to your home.
24. Use unnecessary things in unexpected ways.
Whether it's a fireplace, an old piano, large furniture, appliances, empty corners... Place books, vases, plants there, and unnecessary items will instantly turn into stylish interior elements.
25. Let your home reflect your personality.
Majority stylish houses adorned with photographs of their residents. But the houses from real life, in which interesting personalities live, are filled with things that the owners like. Musical instruments, books, old cassettes ... After all, the simplest and most reliable way to make your home more stylish is to add more information about who you are and what you like.
Take the time to turn your home into not only stylish, but also the most beloved place on earth!
