Brighter and cheerful Make your home interiors more warm and welcoming during the winter season

Brighter and cheerful

Make your home interiors more warm and welcoming during the winter season

When the temperature drops, sunlight is rare and darkness falls at five in the evening, there's nothing worse than being in a dark and gloomy room. While a fireplace may not be practical in Mumbai apartments, there are many other ways in which one can make home interiors warm and welcoming during the cold winter months. Look for theme furniture. For instance, you can get furniture that's inspired by organic architect Frank Lloyd Wright. These pieces are created to be unique, modern and embody the spirit and legacy of the late designer. Wright had a strong belief in designs that were in harmony with its surrounding environment. He designed furniture, windows, textiles, and other interior elements to complement a house’s exterior and to bring the natural world into every room. One of his most famous concepts, the Usonian home, which was a design for the urban American home in the 1940’s and can still be seen today in western ranch style houses, is styled into one of the sub-furniture lines. The 'Prairie' style dining tables surrounded by tall-backed chairs create a luxury 'room within a room' setting for dinners, holidays, and small, intimate gatherings. Add colour and sophistication to any room in this way. Make sure your home has some added glow this season, with hints of shimmer on the fabric of chairs, curtains and pillows. The key, according to the team at Goodwill, is to keep the shimmer subtle so it complements, rather than dominates, the space. The favourite shades for shimmer décor include grey, lavender, cream and blue. These tones add a light airy feel. Whether your home has dark wood furniture or white furniture, hints of shimmer work well with both of these tones. Add dimension to your room for fall with an architectural mirror. These take the ornamental traits from windows and doors to give an architectural appeal to the space they are in. Mirrors are great as décor, because they make the space look bigger too. Depending on the frame used, these mirrors can add a rustic vibe, or a completely modern feel. Try architectural mirrors that have an ornate wooden frame to them. Instantly give your space more dimension and character. Look for a detailed metal frame, if you want a modern look. Velvet is luxurious and beautiful, so use it in chairs, pillows and drapes. Because velvet can be quite showy, it’s important to only add touches of it throughout your entire home. More than one velvet piece in a room can begin to look overdone. Try matching velvet pillows to your current colour scheme to get the most life out of them. Create a cosy reading corner with a comfy chair or various oversized pillows. Ensure that whatever furniture you purchase combines function and style at the right price. Find items that truly work and suit the dynamic requirements in the homes of today.