A Guide To Help You Decorate Your Home Specifically For Winter

With the weather doing its worst outside, now is the time to ‘winterfy’ your home with maximum cosiness. With everything from textiles and lighting to festive touches and natural elements, read on to get some practical tips and seasonal inspiration that will make you never want to leave your home again.

Embrace warm and cosy textiles

When it comes to achieving a cosy winter aesthetic, It’s super important to layer different textures and fabrics. Use materials like wool, faux fur, and velvet for throws, blankets, cushions, and rugs, and be sure to incorporate seasonal patterns like plaid, tartan or Fair Isle knits into your look.

Set the mood with winter lighting

Did you know that lighting can significantly impact the ambience of a space? Yes, that’s right—with a few interior design tricks, you can make a room feel that bit warmer without having to switch on the heating!

Use warm-toned light bulbs with a Kelvin rating of around 2,700 and incorporate different light sources such as candles, fairy lights and lamps to give your room that extra-warm feeling. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the soft glow of Christmas tree lights can add a magical touch to your living room.

Incorporate some festive touches

Subtle festive decorations like winter wreaths or dried flowers can complement any interior, while natural elements like pinecones, holly and winter berries can bring a much-needed explosion of colour to garlands or centrepieces, providing a nice talking point to your hearth or mantlepiece. And don’t forget to complete the sensory experience with warming scents such as cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel.

Welcome Mother Nature into your home

It might be a tad too cold to truly enjoy the great outdoors at this time of year, so now is the perfect time to bring a touch of nature to your home. Introduce a sense of calm and tranquillity by adding branches, pinecones, and seasonal flowers in vases or as decorative accents, or go one better by creating a winter terrarium or adding cold-weather-loving houseplants such as Fatsia japonica, Zamioculcas, or even a Norfolk Island Pine tree.

Create a cosy corner

Now is the time to go big on comfort and relaxation, so why not go one step further by creating a cosy reading nook with a plush leather armchair and glowing floor lamp? Having a dedicated space to relax and read or meditate is super important when it’s cold outside, so invest in a cosy chair or beanbag, and add soft blankets and plenty of cushions for extra cosiness.

After that, all you have to do is add your favourite books and magazines, grab a hot drink, put your feet up – and relax!

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