Creating warm and inviting home design 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 neutrals, terracotta, mustard, or deep greens 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 – showcase them and enjoy the wonderful memories every day!
Which of the ideas for inviting home design do you want to try first?
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“Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina.
After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Carolina, North Carolina, looking for a new life—and possibly new romance. On her first day at her “simpler” job, high school baseball coach Mason Thaysden discovers an abandoned baby, sending ripples through the entire tight-knit town of Cape Carolina.
Mason is still struggling to reconcile the scars of the injury that kept him out of the big leagues, stuck in his hometown, and searching for a way out. This newcomer and the child they’ve saved together might be just the motivation he needs to stay put. Sparks fly as Mason acquaints Daisy with Cape Carolina, introducing her to his friends and family, including his batty Aunt Tilley, who is looking for relief from long-buried family secrets and her own fresh start.
But as Daisy becomes increasingly attached to this abandoned child, and begins facing her own demons in the process, a startling discovery is made that threatens to rip the entire town of Cape Carolina apart, placing Daisy, Mason, and Tilley in the center of the storm. In a novel that proves that “Kristy Woodson Harvey is (the) go-to for elevated beach reads” (People), they will each learn that with love, understanding—and a community theater production of Hello, Dolly!—sometimes life conspires to bring us just exactly where we belong.
