A room today is usually very large, with high ceilings and wood flooring, at least that what most people seem to want. It’s nice to have these large rooms but most of the time the decor makes the room seems cold.
When you have a spacious area many people think it won’t feel cozy, but it’s not true. You’ll just need to choose a darker color to paint the walls since it will make it seem smaller. It also will bring a warmth feeling into the space that is open.
Placing a light color in the room will make the light bounce off the walls and this will make it appear even larger. To make high ceilings look lower paint the dark color on the ceiling. Less light that is reflected will make the room feel cozy and smaller.
Buy plants that are large, and other accessories that you can add that are also large in size. Stay away from a small size because this will only have the affect of seeming more cluttered.
Or try using that furniture that is oversized. A group setting will work to make the room appear a bit smaller too. Set off a separate area of the room for reading or talking, and the other area for something else.
If you decide to create the large space into a few different groupings, add a few area rugs into the mix. You don’t need them to match but at least make them around the same theme. Place one in each grouping and you’ll notice the cozy feeling coming into play.
Using more than one area rug in a large room takes some careful consideration. The rugs need to flow together and not seem like they are duking it out for your attention. Matching your area rugs to the furniture group and the purpose of the grouping shouldn’t be too difficult. In a room that is 12×24 for instance, you could easily use one area rug that is 6 x 9 and one 9 x 12. Or, you could use two that are 8 x10.
The area rugs that you choose can be very similar in their pattern, color and texture. The closer rugs are in these characteristics, the more cohesive the rugs will feel. Using area rugs that are exactly the same size and too close together will tend to split the room so one bigger than the other is a better choice.
If the rugs look too similar you’ll feel as if it’s still a large room and not grouped into a few different sections. Don’t’ be scared to choose two different carpet styles when placing them in a large area. Try choosing a larger area rug for the biggest grouping in the room and then a smaller oval one for the other part. After all is put together you should feel as if the room did shrink in size and it should feel cozy.
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