Getting Prepared for Winter in The Cosy

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Getting Ready for Winter in The Snug — *Aqua and sand rug*

Do you’ve gotten a room in your house that might be your cozy go-to house for winter? The Cosy is unquestionably going to be my cozy winter spot. After all, I work right here yr spherical however in winter I’m not exterior almost a lot so I’ve made this room additional cozy so I’ll take pleasure in it much more!

Do I want I had a fire in The Cosy? Sure. There are many issues I’d prefer to have in time, however a room doesn’t need to be excellent in each solution to be helpful cozy and welcoming proper now.

We didn’t plan to embellish in right here for Christmas this yr, however a number of leftover bits of winter greenery ended up in right here at some point so I simply used it across the room. I believe it feels fairly cozy and festive! Easy is basically my favourite.

I’ll preserve this publish temporary since I do know most of us have Christmas prep and all to get to, however I’ll reply a number of questions individuals have requested about The Cosy. I’ll additionally present you some extra images since I do know a few of you have been eager to see extra of how we organized furnishings so we may use it each day in addition to for different functions.

(By the best way, I all the time attempt to add sources all through, but in addition have a supply record on the finish of the publish when you’re trying!).

In case you missed my final publish about this house (Whimsical Winter Mattress for Company: Little Bits of Progress in The Cosy) you’ll be able to see it right here.

The furnishings on this room is a mixture of lots of issues we already had. Most of those items and objects had no different place to go after we moved in to this smaller dwelling. But we preferred them and believed they’d be helpful to us. And that they’re!

We are going to in all probability make some modifications on this room over time, however we actually simply wished to get moved in and settled with furnishings we had first and save different concepts for the longer term. We did get a number of new issues like a floor lamp, a few wicker storage trunks, a pretty pleated lampshade, pillow covers, artwork, bedding and added two smaller new rugs in right here to assist pull all of the random items collectively and make it really feel a bit extra cozy and practical.

The rattan daybed has been a favourite piece for the previous six years or so (utilized in our lounge, son’s room, and visitor room on the outdated home!). The tufted ottoman we’ve had for years and years (discover comparable tufted ottomans on this weblog publish), the leather-based loveseat (our leather loveseat isn’t available anymore but it’s from this line), my mother’s wooden desk, a teal chair we had in our outdated home, our rattan bookshelf that was discovered at a flea market two houses in the past, and so forth.

In case you’ve been following for awhile by means of our previous two strikes, chances are you’ll acknowledge many of those items. We actually do attempt to get good use out of what we’ve got and issues we purchase! 🙂

To make The Cosy a bit extra practical for therefore many functions, we mainly organized the furnishings, rugs and equipment in a manner that helped divide the one room into process/objective zones. Now we’re capable of watch TV, work at a desk, have locations for visitors to sleep, make use of versatile seating preparations for household recreation and film nights, in addition to profit from a number of handy items we use as storage for bedding and work wants.

We put this charming but imperfect and eclectic “use what you’ve gotten” room to the last word take a look at over Thanksgiving and it was successful! It’s cozy and welcoming to be in. Whether or not I’m in right here working alone as I’m most days, or inviting twelve or so members of the family for a film night time, it really works for this season of our life.

Do you’ve gotten a room like this? Perhaps a singular multi-purpose house that serves your loved ones in the best way you want it to? I hope you’re feeling impressed to make use of what you’ve gotten or can discover. It’s OK to interrupt the design guidelines to do what works for you!

I might be delighted to hangout right here in The Cosy all winter, and I can’t wait to ask you in (just about) once more quickly.