Want To Transform Your Outdoor Space into a Calming, Boho-Chic Escape (Um, Yes)?
So with days literally getting darker, lets brighten things up with simple decor tweaks, shall we?
How to make your home a happy place when the world is cold
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Incorporating fresh flowers weekly within your home captures feelings of joy, beauty, and alive energy.
Incorporating fresh flowers weekly within your home captures feelings of joy, beauty, and alive energy.
One way to play with this isto add uplightsto potted plants and trees in these corners.
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Choose wisely, and frame in warm gold or brass metals.
Its about indulging in the pleasures of winter, and wood tends bring up cozy, ski-lodge energy.
Use warmer-toned metals and wood to increase the visual temperature of a room, says Santiago.
This can be applied via furniture, hardware, or artwork.
Mirrors constantly project whatever light is thrown at them, says Santiago.
They can also aid in the illusion of scale, adding some major warmth to the room.
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Candles represent fire, which is a perfect metaphor when you oughta stoke your own, Santiago says.
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No rules on what kind of candles these have to beits whatever lights your fire (sorry).
If you need a little direction, though, it might help to stick with something classic.
I buy non-scented white glass votive candles in bulk, says interior designer Mary Patton ofMary Patton Design.
They create a bright and beautiful mood in the evening.
I have overhead lights, unless its a chandelier on a dimmer.
A combination of lamps and candlelight brightens any space.
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