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This post is about the best cozy living room decor ideas.
The living room is a very important area of the house in which you bring friends and family together.
Cozy living rooms make you want to cocoon yourself from the world and relax.
It is important to make it as comfortable and cozy as possible, to give it a homey look.
There are several ways of transforming a living room into a cozy area. Adding comfy seating, paying attention to the color palette you want to use for furniture and decor items, textures and materials chosen, the choice of lighting, and adding some throw blankets to your couches and armchairs are some of the ideas you can implement to completely transform your living room.
And you can choose any style you want from modern to traditional, farmhouse, cottage-style, rustic, coastal, and more. The key to a comfy place is the details.
If a cozy living room is what you want but are feeling a bit lost on how to do it, this post is for you!
In this post, you can find 16 compiled living room ideas to inspire you to transform your living room into the coziest place in your home.
If you are looking for interior design tips on how to make a living room cozy, keep reading!
1. Choose an earthy color palette
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The earthy color palette includes warm and muted shades of brown, green, gray, and beige.
They present a natural warmth and are inviting colors.
The warm feeling provided by these colors helps create a cozy cocoon within your living room.
Choosing this palette to decorate your living room instantly creates a cozy atmosphere.
2. Globe string lights
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Lighting is one of the main elements that will transform your living room into a cozy space or do the completely opposite.
So the choice of lamps and type of lighting is essential when deciding on which type of vibe you want a space to have.
Indirect, yellow or warm white lights can create a cozy and inviting atmosphere, and bright white, direct lights can give you the feeling of being in an operating room.
So if you want a cozy living room choose the indirect, yellow or warm white type.
One great option that can make it really cozy is the globe string lights, just like in this picture.
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Inspired by this idea, I found these cute Globe String Lights.
3. Add some throw pillows to the couch
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Pillows are elements that evoke comfort and coziness.
By adding some throw pillows to your couch, you make it instantly look more inviting and comfortable.
The throw pillows don’t have to be uniform, they can have different sizes and shapes. When trying to achieve a cozy look, the color palette is something you have to pay attention to, though.
Neutral and earthy tones for the pillows can make it extra cozy.
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Inspired by this idea, I found these elegant pillowcases with really nice earthy color palette options.
4. Select a nice pending light
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The choice of lamps and type of lighting for your decoration is something that can completely change the vibe of your living room.
Choosing a nice and ideal pending light can be the element that will completely change your living room and transform it into the perfect cozy spot.
Yellow and warm white lights evoke coziness, so prefer these over the white ones.
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Inspired by this idea, I found these Asian-style Oval Paper lanterns.
5. Choose some cozy armchairs
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Cozy armchairs can really improve the look of your living room and the way you feel when you are in it.
If you want your living room to look cozy, choosing armchairs or couches with a comfortable and cozy material can help you achieve it.
Also choosing a neutral and earthy color palette for the furniture, especially the couches and armchairs can help you get the coziness you are looking for.
6. Add a coffee table
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A coffee table really helps get all the elements in the living room together and is an element that makes your living room look more inviting.
Choosing a nice coffee table and decorating it in a beautiful way can really upgrade the overall look of your living room and transform it into a comfortable place.
If you are looking for ideas or inspiration to decorate your coffee table, this post here will help you.
7. Choosing the right colors
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Colors are essential to achieving the styles we want.
One of the colors that is also in the earthy color palette and immediately evokes coziness is gray and its variations.
Choosing gray as the color of the main furniture pieces, such as the couch and rug can bring your living room to another level of coziness.
8. Create cozy corners
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If you don’t have a big living room, don’t worry, you can transform your small living room or corner into a cozy area.
Create a cozy corner in your living room by adding an armchair with a throw blanket and pillow on it.
Adding a big plant close to the armchair or some smaller plants can create a more relaxed environment.
Adding a large rug also helps create a warmer and more comfortable room.
9. Choose an area rug
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Rugs help to create a warmer and cozier atmosphere and add a little cushioning underfoot.
It is not only an impression we have, rugs can actually help to regulate the temperature of a room due to their insulating characteristics.
Area rugs can help with styling and create a cozy and warm living room.
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Inspired by this idea, I found this beautiful area rug that is quite similar to the one in the picture.
10. Decorate with some plants
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Plants always bring some life and add character to a room.
Besides that, by decorating your living room with plants, you bring the outdoors feeling indoors.
Using plants as decorative items has been shown to lower stress levels, improving physical and mental well-being.
Plants help make a space feel cozier, so picking some of them and using them as decor elements is a great idea.
11. Mix some textures
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Mixing some textures of furniture and decor items can be a great option to improve the coziness of your living room.
Think about comfortable materials and textures to have in your throw blankets and pillows, for example.
Besides adding comfort, the textures also increase the visual appeal of the living room, making it a lot more interesting.
12. Add a few throw blankets
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Throw blankets create an intimate and inviting space in a room.
Adding some of them to your couch will create extra layers and the perfect cozy spot.
Pairing the blankets with some pillows makes it even cozier.
Choosing the right colors for your blankets and pillows can bring your living room to another level of coziness.
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Inspired by this idea, I found these knitted throw blankets that look so sophisticated and have a good amount of color options to choose from.
13. Add some wood to the decor
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Wood is another element that evokes nature and the outdoors.
By choosing some decor items or furniture made of wood, you bring the outdoors indoors and make the space a lot cozier.
A coffee table or hanging shelves are some perfect examples of elements that can be made of wood.
14. Think about the material of the couch
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When we think about a living room, the first thing that comes to mind is the couch.
And the couch evokes comfort. So if you are willing to give your living room a cozy vibe, pay attention to the material of the couch.
Choose a material that looks and feels comfortable, such as velvet, for example.
15. Choose some details in woven
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By adding a few natural materials to your living room, such as woven, you make it a lot more inviting and cozier.
Select some decor items with this material, such as baskets, ottomans, or even the rug, and watch your living room turn into the coziest area of your house.
You can use the baskets to store blankets or decorate them with blankets to make your living room look warmer and more comfortable, for example.
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Inspired by this idea, I found these gorgeous cottage-style baskets in different sizes.
16. Adjust the lights
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Lighting is everything in a space.
It can make it cozy or the very opposite, as I mentioned previously.
Having some indirect sources of yellow or warm white light can create the perfect cozy atmosphere you are looking for.
Think about adding some globe lamp strings and hanging lights to your living room.
Adding some candles as decoration for your coffee table or end table, for example, can also improve dramatically the living room decoration and make it a lot cozier.
If you are also looking for inspiration to decorate your end table, I have this post for you, and if you are looking for inspiration to decorate your coffee table, I have this other post for you.
Transforming your living room into a cozy space
As you can see from this post, just by making simple changes, such as adjusting the lighting and adding some throw pillows and blankets to the couch, the difference you can make in a space.
Other examples are choosing the right color palette for your decoration and adding some plants to your living room, bringing the outdoors indoors, and creating a relaxing and comfortable area.
Just by adding or adjusting some details, the atmosphere of the room changes completely!
Adding some personal items also can add some character to your living room. Remember to decorate it according to your personality.
I hope you are full of ideas and inspiration to start transforming your living room into the coziest room in your home!
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