Get inspiration from our top 7 cosiest homes now on the market!
With the Christmas season approaching, it’s time to snuggle up, create a hygge space and relax in the warmth of your home. Need inspiration for those cosy nights? We have you covered – see our top 7 cosiest homes currently on the market…
Winter can seem like a never-ending season dampened by drizzly weather, cold temperatures and dark nights that can leave you in a miserable mood to match. Combat the seasonal blues by creating a cosy home that can be your sanctuary while winter rages on outside. In fact, the act of taking pleasure and contentment from a cosy environment is known as ‘hygge’ – a term coined by the Danes. Hygge is a central part of Danish culture, which perhaps explains why the Danes are some of the happiest people in the world.
In the quest for creating a more cosy, hygge home, where do you start? Our advice: hunker down with a hot cup of cocoa and read on for our tips on how to create a cosy home this winter:
Let there be lighting
Soft, diffused light works best in creating a cosy warm atmosphere so opt for globe lamps to cast a diffused light in your space. As well as being on trend the globe shape evenly disperses light and produces a soft light and a warm ambience – perfect for creating a cosy living room or adding warmth to a bedroom. Choosing lamps or pendant lights with brushed brass or gold accents helps reflect the warm metallic hue around the room making it feel doubly cosy. Materials like beech, birch and other light wood will create a similar cosy feel.
Snug rugs
Don’t be fooled into thinking that rugs only belong on wooden or uncarpeted floors. Of course, rugs on uncarpeted floors really help a space feel more cosy, but layering up rugs on top of carpet adds new texture and depth – the shaggier and softer the rugs are, the cosier they’ll make your home feel. Adding softness under foot in the form of layers of rugs not only keeps in the heat, but also means you can sidestep your slippers, although who can resist slipping their feet into a pair of cosy sheepskin slippers?
Super soft furnishings
Cushions, throws, blankets are the ultimate way to crank up the cosy factor in your home. When it comes to cushions, we say more is more. Pile them high on your sofa, chairs and even invest in larger, floor cushions to place round your coffee table. The more mismatched the better, experiment with different textures, fabrics and designs for maximum cosy impact.
If we were to suggest just one item to make your home cosier this winter it would be warm blankets or throws. Wrap it round yourself as you curl up with a book and it provides actual warmth, or spread across your bed or sofa and it adds interest and different depths of texture.
Candles galore
Candles are essential for anyone looking to bring more cosiness into their space. The benefits of candles are two fold: they cast a cosy glow to warm up a space, and, if you opt for scented candles, then you can also add scenting a room onto the list of benefits. Dotting clusters of church or column candles around a room will spread out the light and warmth and add a bit of drama to your room. Just remember to blow them out before you go to bed!
The scent of cosy
On the theme of scents, smell is one of our most powerful senses which has the capacity to conjure up vivid memories and feelings. Don’t underestimate the power of scent in creating a cosy home environment this winter. We recommend woody aromas that recall a crisp alpine forest or warm, exotic scents that will transport you away from cold, miserable winter to sunnier climes and exotic lands.
Make your home your own
Want to know the true secret of creating a cosy home? In order to make your home perfectly cosy, it must feel like your own and that can be achieved by decorating and designing it exactly as you want. Whether that’s filling your mantelpiece with your favourite collection of vases and ornaments, piling your coffee table with the coffee table books that inspire you, or stacking your sofa with cushions and soft furnishings that spark joy, make your home your own, and then the cosiness will come.
Need inspiration? Here’s our cosiest homes now on the market:
Imagine curling up on the soft sofas with the fire lit, the blinds drawn and the cosy cushions surrounding you.
The light’s soft glow work with the cosy surroundings to make this room perfect to snuggle up.
With soft table lamps, a feature fireplace and velvet accents, you can imagine getting cosy in this beautiful living room.
Rug, blankets, pillows and a beautiful fireplace!
Wood burning fire, stunning beams overhead and soft rugs make this space a relaxing, cosy place to be.
Scatter cushions, wood effects, and soft rugs work to make this room ‘hygge’.
We love the soft over head lights, with a hanging lamp to give extra warming light if its needed. There’s also plenty of cushions, and soft rugs and sofas to make this space extra cosy.
To see more information or view one of the homes on this list, please get in touch today.