Cozy Up Your Nest for Winter

Beat those winter blahs by cozying up your spaces with these quick, easy and affordable ideas.

• Focus on the Fireplace – This is a great time to mix up the furniture arrangement in your family or living room and create a cozy grouping close to the fireplace, perfect for a cup of cocoa or curling up with a good book on a snowy afternoon.


• Add Texture and Layers – Just like we layer up our outfits in the colder weather to keep warm, adding layers and textures both looks and feels good for our winter-time décor. Think thick, cozy throws, extra pillows, more substantial window treatments, stacks of books, a basket by the fireplace with logs (even if you have a gas fireplace), a new area rug—the options are limitless.

• Turn up the Light – You need to be proactive in balancing the long, dark days of winter. Add additional table or floor lamps (stores are filled with gorgeous, affordable choices these days), a candle grouping, or an accent uplight in a dark corner of the room.

• Bring in the Outside – Adding natural elements to your décor this time of year adds some life to your rooms and is a reminder that this hibernating period is what leads to the brighter, warmer, greener days of spring. Try a bowl or basket overflowing with pinecones, a large vase filled with tall, interesting branches, a live plant in a decorative pot, or a vase with fresh flowers.

Now you're ready to grab a good book and settle in to relax and enjoy the slower pace of this winter season!

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Want some help warming up your spaces for winter? 

Feels Like Home Interiors

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mary@feelslikehomeinteriors.com

Fall ~ The Perfect Time to Go Au Naturel at Home!

Ok, I am not suggesting you decorate in the buff in order to spice things up at home, although that might get some interesting results. I am suggesting that you stick with what comes naturally when making seasonal fall updates to warm up your living spaces.

Look to nature for your inspiration and many of your materials—and you will create a fresh, organic, warm feeling in your home that will carry you right through Thanksgiving.

So here are some of my Top Tips to Add Spice To Your Fall Décor:

Tip #1: Bring the Outdoors In

Look no farther than your backyard and you will find wonderful natural items that will add life to your surroundings. Beautifully colored leaves, acorns, chestnuts, pine cones, branches, crab apples, bittersweet, and fallen pine needles are just a few of the free treasures nature provides for your decorating pleasure.

Tip #2: Head to the Market

Make a quick stop at your local Farmers’ Market to find more affordable natural wonders to welcome autumn. Look for pumpkins (white ones are a favorite of mine), gourds, Indian corn, mums, apples and pears.

Tip #3: Go with Groupings

Add the biggest impact by layering a number of fall items together in a basket, on a decorative plate, or a fall colored or textured fabric and then display on your dining, entry, coffee or end table. Adding decorative candles in your groupings can warm the look up even more. (Just be careful to have them in safe containers, not to burn them close to flammable items and to never leave a burning candle unattended.)

Tip #4: Warm up Your Palette

Look outdoors for your color inspiration, too. Now is a great time to add glowing gold, warm russet, and spicy orange shades with throws, pillows, and other affordable decorative touches.

So go grab some warm apple cider, a crackling fire, and someone to cuddle with on the couch while you enjoy the magic of an au naturel autumn—both inside and outside your cozy home.

Another Rave Review

Love getting feedback from my clients.  Check out this rave review from a couple I recently had the pleasure of helping get settled into their new home.  

“We LOVE the window treatments! Eric loves, loves, loves the changes in the downstairs retreat (aka—his “man” cave). And we are both thrilled with the living room, dining room, kitchen and sunroom transformations. It is amazing what a difference moving the furniture around and properly placing the art and accessories can make in each space. 

Words cannot express how grateful I am that you have been here to help me as we settle into our new home, Mary. You have been so wonderful to work with and I am absolutely delighted with what we have accomplished. Our house has gone from a cold, bland structure to really feeling like HOME!

Looking forward to having your help in the rest of the rooms!”

~ Lisa Gauthier

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