Tips To Cosy-Up Your Open Plan Living
The popularity behind an open plan living area is on the rise like never before as they open up space to make your home feel light, airy and circulating. Whilst the trend of an open style of the floor plan appeals to many modern home buyers, people sometimes worry large rooms may lack a sense of coziness that people crave in their homes – especially in Winter. If you love the idea of an open-plan design but also want a cozy living space, then do not worry - you can have your cake and eat it too!Fireplace
Nothing says a cozy winter more than sitting by a fireplace and sipping a hot drink on a rainy afternoon. If you don’t already have a wood fireplace or a chimney and are thinking of investing in some real flames, external gas log fires can be fitted onto the walls or in the corner of the rooms. The ambience of a real flame will take your living rooms coziness scale up top-notch.Have A Focal Point
When arranging furniture, pick a statement area. This may be a large bookcase or a large wall that showcases some modern art. Choose this area as your focal point and continue to break the other areas of the house into zones to avoid coldness.
Joel Robinson
Joel Robinson is the Editor in Chief at iBuildNew, where he leads the editorial team and oversees the country's most comprehensive news coverage dedicated to the new home building industry. With more than a decade of experience in residential real estate journalism, Joel brings deep insight into Australia's evolving home building and construction landscape.
