About a house that will be cozy and welcoming,Every woman probably dreams of it. And every woman knows (even if she doesn’t suspect it) little secrets and tricks that help to achieve the desired effect. Of course, you can use the services of a professional designer, make a grand renovation, update the furniture, and in general... But creating coziness with your own hands, without starting a major renovation and without spending a lot of money is a real art. If you want your home to be cozy, for all its inhabitants to feel comfortable at home, for guests to come to this house with pleasure, then try to follow the advice of designers and psychologists. And you just need to learn some rules and put your skillful hands to it.
Smell in the house
Smell is the easiest way to make a housemore comfortable. And we are not talking about air fresheners and all sorts of chemical fragrances, but about natural smells that can create a special cozy atmosphere. For example, the smell of freshly brewed coffee. It is believed that this smell can reduce the effects of stress and relieve a person from its symptoms. By the way, such conclusions were made during special laboratory experiments. So, the aroma of coffee beans affects the functioning of the brain and nervous system, and also has antioxidant properties. That is, the smell of coffee can make the body produce substances that protect the nervous system. And if your apartment is filled with the aroma of coffee, then the person in the house will feel comfortable and cozy. The smell of freshly baked goods ... Oh, this smell of homemade pies and buns! Could there be a more cozy aroma? However, only such a kitchen smell will make your home cozy, but other kitchen aromas, for example, the smell of fried potatoes and chicken, should be driven away, otherwise your home will resemble, rather, a public catering canteen than a cozy nest. Firmly settling on furniture, curtains and wallpaper, such a smell soon loses its appetizing appeal, turning into a dubious amber of rancid fat. So an extractor hood, an open window and basic ventilation of the kitchen will help you prevent such an upsetting prospect. However, we do not encourage you to constantly bake pies and muffins, day and night conjure over a Turk with coffee, trying to fill the house with cozy aromas: everything is good in moderation. If you categorically do not like baking and are not a fan of invigorating coffee, then you can use an aroma lamp. And who said that only the smells of food can be cozy? The aromas of cinnamon, lavender and citrus are also considered homey, warm and cozy. There are plenty of essential oils today (for every taste and for every occasion), and each of them has special properties and helps to create a special atmosphere. But, speaking about smells in the house, we cannot help but mention their absence. Or rather, the absence of unpleasant smells. For example, the smell of dust, the smell of dirty shoes, the smell of stale bed linen (and in general anything not very clean and fresh) can ruin all your efforts to create a cozy home environment. Therefore, such smells have no place in the house. And here we smoothly move on to another component of a cozy home. Cleanliness!
Cleanliness in the house
A cozy home made by yourself is a clean home.In fact, keeping your apartment clean and tidy requires basic hygiene rules. But, as you already understood, disorder and dirt have not only a visual effect of discomfort, but also quite olfactory properties. A full trash can, unwashed dishes, dusty curtains, greasy upholstered furniture, long-unwashed bedspreads all smell bad. Now imagine that all this (or at least part of this ugliness) is in place in your house. So what? Will you feel cozy in such a house? But in a clean apartment, even a slight disorder will be quite homey and even cozy. After all, we do not live in a museum! By the way, psychologists claim that ideal order in a house makes this house dead. In such a house, a person will subconsciously feel uncomfortable. But do not rejoice at the justified opportunity to throw things around, leave the bed unmade and winter clothes unpacked for the summer: again, everything is good in moderation. Cozy disorder is disorder "on-line", that is, traces of a person (people) staying in the house at the moment. So in a cozy house, cleanliness should be impeccable, and order should be maintained constantly, but without fanaticism. This is in your hands, as is another component of home comfort - color scheme.
Color in the house
Warm shades in the interior also addcomfort, beige and greenish colors will calm you down, and warm shades of red, yellow and brown will warm you up. It is not necessary to change furniture or wallpaper, it is enough to add these colors to accessories - curtains, pillows, candles and any items that are in the house. The main rule is to choose colors that will make the house light, but not faded. Therefore, be sure to dilute the overall light color palette with bright saturated colors: contrasting or matching in tone. Try to use the psychological properties of color. For example, it is believed that a dark ceiling evokes negative emotions, and pink and blue walls soothe and dispose to rest. Red excites, yellow and orange lift the mood, green gives a feeling of harmony with the world around you. In general, experiment with the color that will help make your home cozy.
Plants in the house
A special and integral element of a cozy home islive indoor plants. No one questions their benefits any more: they purify the air and saturate it with oxygen, have healing properties, help cope with stress or overcome depression, and are simply pleasing to the eye! It’s up to you which plants you prefer. You can plant decorative leafy masterpieces of indoor floriculture or beautifully blooming specimens in your apartment. You can choose talismanic plants (for example, a money tree or a flower called Women’s Happiness). You can take up collecting and start growing cacti. You can derive specific benefits by planting a mini-garden or placing a box of herbs on the windowsill in the kitchen. You can do everything! Well, if live indoor plants don’t appeal to you, then let them be artificial ones, for example, a felt pot of violets or a bouquet of roses made of plastic or cold porcelain. Let it be just a symbolic tree of happiness (topiary) made of coffee beans or napkin flowers. However, topiary is, as they say, a different story.
Lovely little things
Finally, we have reached the most important thing.– cute little things that will make any home cozy and unique. Especially if these little things are made with your own hands. For example, interior textiles. Of course, especially skilled craftswomen are capable of almost a feat in the name of coziness in their home, and therefore they aim at nothing less than patchwork bedspreads or window curtains. But you can make smaller sacrifices (we are talking about time costs) and limit yourself to patchwork sofa cushions or kitchen potholders. Cute, very cute and so homey cozy these accessories will look. In general, textiles and knitwear are the coziest material. Therefore, all sorts of little pillows, napkins, curtains, tablecloths, nikidochki, covers and the like have always been associated with a cozy home. If you know how to sew or knit, then everything is in your hands. Do not forget about other cute little things. Useful and simply decorative interior items for a cozy home that you can make with your own hands: key holders and boxes, photo frames and photographs, panels and pictures, wicker boxes and baskets, vases and figurines. Any of us can do all this if our hands are not hooks, but quite the opposite, and at the same time we know what decoupage, papier-mâché, modeling, macrame, quilling, stained glass are... Yes, there are so many handicraft techniques that can be adapted for your own purposes of creating coziness in the apartment! Believe me, creating coziness in the house with your own hands is not at all difficult. As they say, where there is a will, there will be a way. Judging by everything, we have a desire, so let's look for opportunities! Good luck! We advise you to read:
