Happy Fall, dear friends! We are excited to tour this beautiful home designed by the talented Oriel Akin, who is celebrated for her exceptional talent in interior design that seamlessly merges timeless elegance with contemporary functionality. Creating a warm and inviting home doesn’t have to be difficult or costly. With a few simple changes, you can transform any space into a retreat that welcomes you and your guests.
Take a look at 6 easy ways to achieve just that!
1. Integrate Soft Textiles
Nothing makes a space feel more inviting than soft fabrics. With the addition of plush pillows, a beautiful throw, a soft ottoman or a rug any space becomes cozier.
2. Add Lamps
Instead of overhead lights use beautiful table lamps or floor lamps. The ambient light is so inviting.
3. Blend Warm Colors
Warm colors like tans, deep reds, or beautiful blues can make your home feel warmer.
Use paint, colorful decor and artwork to bring life to your space.
4. Create a Reading Nook
A cozy corner for reading or relaxing is the ultimate invitation to unwind. Add a comfy chair, a good lamp, and a stack of your favorite books or magazines and it will become the favorite spot for every family member!
5. Incorporate House Plants
Houseplants not only add color and life to your space,
but they also purify the air.
6. Display Personal Items
Everyone has those things that are most important to them, those special, sentimental pieces that represent family or trips or happy times, the non-negotiables that they pack up and take when a disaster seems imminent because they would be heartbroken if they lost them – display them for all to see! Love all or the beautiful quilts.
We hope these cozy home decor tips inspire you to add warmth to your own home!
Beautiful Photography: Julie Leffell
More About BEACH HOUSE RULES
“Southern bestselling sensation” (Katie Couric Media) Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a delightfully moving new novel about a mother-daughter duo learning to lean on their community of women—and each other—after their world is turned upside down.
When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI and—what’s potentially even worse—thrust into the spotlight of @JuniperShoresSocialite, the town’s snarky anonymous Instagram account. Cut off from her bank accounts and feeling desperate, Charlotte takes up an acquaintance’s offer to stay at a beachfront former bed-and-breakfast that’s home to a community of single mothers and draws plenty of gossip in the small coastal North Carolina town.
Charlotte and Iris find solace and are surprised by how much fun they’re having with the other families despite their circumstances. But when the women discover a secret link between them, it changes everything they thought they knew about the unconventional family they’ve created and leaves them wondering whether their coming together was a coincidence at all. Will the skeletons in the mommune closets help Charlotte and Iris reclaim their place in the Juniper Shores community—or shatter the sisterhood forever?
“Perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Jennifer Weiner” (Country Living), Beach House Rulesis a charming exploration of the joy of friendship, the true meaning of family, and reclaiming the power to reshape our own destiny.
