How to COZY up Your Living Space in 5 Easy Steps
Sometimes having the cozy home can be really hard to attain and uphold sometimes! Always wanting to be able to have the perfect visitor-approved space that you can feel confident in does not have to be harder than 5 easy steps!
Last year I found myself bored of my living room already and we were only 1 year into our new house! I thought to myself, this couldn’t happen. My space was blah, boring and honestly really cluttered. Raise your hand if you can relate! Shortly after the Christmas season was over this January I decided to take a trip to some of my favorite stores to do a little home decor shopping + spruce up the space to ensure I always have a spot that just feels cozy + warm!
F I R S T
my couch. you can get it here ! Funny story real quick since I have you here! I picked this couch out for its color + how comfortable it was! At the furniture store it was laying flat on the ground without any kind of legs attached which is honestly what I loved about it! We bought it, picked it up and brought it home and left it that way until like last week when a friend of mine messaged me telling me she had the same couch and that it came with legs on the inside of it that she didn’t realize were there until a little while later too! Well you guessed it! They were there! I was honestly like how could I not have figured this out before!!!
SO basically, if you get this couch you should definitely check underneath and be sure to put on the legs that come with the couch! It makes it look a little bit more put together!
N O W ! My 5 tips to effortlessly achieving the cozy living room you dream about!
First: REARRANGE
Do not be afraid to change it up in your space! Bring more practical items into the living room so that you have functionality while achieving that comfortable style! Fun end tables or redoing a coffee table is a great start! When you rearrange you get a set of fresh eyes in your space that you may not have seen before! Trying out new places for your furniture could easily help make your space instantly cozier without spending any money!!
Second: PILLOWS + BLANKETS
This. I am a sucker for both of these because nothing is better than cuddling up with a blanket and being able to easily fall asleep watching your favorite show by 8 pm on a Wednesday night am I right?! You can add your pop of color in this way. If you don’t want to be bold with furniture itself, this is an affordable way for you to spruce up the space and make it so much more welcoming! We shopped at Target + TJ MAXX for the majority of our pillows! You can shop some of the links here!
woven with exposed zipper pillow
Third: PLANTS + ARRANGEMENTS
Okay this is just a must! Greens make a space feel way more welcoming! If you are like me and cannot keep things alive, try Hobby Lobby for some faux plants! My feather arrangement pictured gives the space such a boho vibe and it pulls the space together with the colors I chose for the arrangement being very similar to my color scheme throughout the whole living room!
Fourth: AREA RUGS!
If you have hard wood floor or even if you don’t, rugs make the room warmer physically. It is so nice to not have to walk on cold floor all of the time! If you have carpet already I personally think that a rug in an apartment or smaller space really adds character and personality and easily shows of your personal style in your home! If you are confident in that detail, your home will instantly be cozier!
Fifth: PERSONAL TOUCHES!
I don’t know about you but when I go visit someones home I really like to see their family photos, their personal touches that make it their own! For me, I put some handmade artwork or my hats hanging on my wall for a unique look that also serves as storage because I am a hoarder and I have a lot of hats! Home is where you are with your loved ones and when you are filling spaces on tables or walls with your love in photos and quotes etc, your home will feel so much more like “home”
No matter where you live or what your home looks like, you can make your space more comfortable and less cluttered so easily with little to no money! These tips are obviously just my personal experience with coming into my own home style and what I do to keep it looking fresh when it needs it and especially when I have people coming to visit and want them to feel at ease when they walk in!
Stay cozy friends!
xoxo Al