Indoor escape: Tips for making your home feel cosier in the cooler months

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Every homeowner wants to make sure their home is as comfortable and cosy as possible, especially when the temperatures begin to drop.

During the colder months of the year, your home should be a place that you can look forward to coming back to cosy up and relax in after a long day.

Creating a warm welcoming ambience is easier than you might think and there is a lot that you can do to make your space feel cosier.

Regardless of how big or small your home is, with just a few simple changes to your interior you can instantly create your very own indoor escape from the harsh weather outside.

With a comfortable and cosy home for you and your family to enjoy, you can look forward to spending time indoors together in comfort during the cooler months of the year.

Let's take a look at a few simple changes you can make to your home's interior to ensure it feels cosy and inviting in the colder months.

Hanging new curtains is a great way to update your interior and make it feel a little cosier.

Replacing light summer curtains with heavyweight drapes during the colder months of the year will help to keep the heat in.

And, when it's gloomy or wet outside, you can simply draw your curtains and stay nice and cosy indoors instead of looking at the miserable weather outside.

Adding throws, cushions and blankets to your living room or bedroom will instantly make guests want to snuggle up and relax.

Play with different colours, patterns and textures to create the right ambience in your home.

With the right combination, you can ensure that you and your family will always feel warm and comfortable when you're relaxing at home.

Lighting candles, burning essential oils, scented candles, lighting incense and using reed diffusers are great ways to create a relaxing, cosy feel inside your home.

The flickering of candlelight can be reminiscent of a burning fire, creating the right atmosphere for you to hibernate from the weather outside.

Essential oils like chamomile, lavender, ylang-ylang and clary sage can help you to feel more relaxed and ease, while scented candles can add to the overall ambience in your indoor escape.

For you to truly feel at home in your own space and for it to feel cosy and inviting, you need to ensure that you put your own stamp on it.

Hang art or photos on the walls, add a splash of colour to your space, buy some furniture that you love, or do anything else that will help your home feel like it truly is yours.

For a home to feel cosy, it's crucial that you inject some personality into your own design, otherwise, it will feel cold and sterile instead of warm and inviting.

How you light your home can have a big impact on how cosy it feels. When you're choosing lighting for your space, try to avoid harsh, bright lighting and instead opt for soft lighting that casts a cosy glow.

Experiment with different lighting sources and find a solution that works for your space. Table lamps, soft accent lighting and standing lamps are all great ways to create a cosy ambience in your home.

Following the tips above, you can ensure that your home provides a warm, comfortable and cosy environment for you and your family to hibernate when the colder weather arrives.

With just a few small updates, you can quickly transform your space into the perfect cold-weather escape for you to enjoy until the temperatures start to pick up again.