How to Create a Warm Welcoming Home
How to Create a Warm Welcoming Home
Choose furniture and decor in warm colors.
Having a warm and welcoming home creates a feeling of comfort and relaxation, but can be hard to achieve in the hot summer months when lighting your fireplace isn’t reasonable. To have a warm and comforting home that makes your guests feel welcome year-round, create this effect with your furniture and decor. Not only will your home be aesthetically pleasing, it will exude a sense of welcome.
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Decorate your home using warm colors for your furniture,
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Scatter decorative items that promote comfort and relaxation such as throws and blankets on and around your chairs and sofas. If you have hardwood floors, use warm-colored throw rugs to further enhance a warm and welcoming home.
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Choose furniture that is upholstered or slipcovered as fabrics will promote a warm and welcome home, especially in your living and family rooms.
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Paint the walls of a large room in your home a warm color such as pale yellow or a shade of red. This will make a large, cold room appear smaller and more inviting for your guests to relax and feel welcomed.
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Decorate your home with fresh-cut flowers or silk flowers and a variety of house plants. Place these types of items in each room of your home, including the kitchen and bathrooms.
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Set the mood of your home with scented candles in decorative candle holders. Light your fireplace if the weather permits. Finish your decor with personal items such as antiques, family photographs and artwork.