Maximize The Comfort Of Your Home This Winter

The winter brings with it discomfort. Aside from the fact things are getting colder across the board when you come in from work, you’re often coming in from the cold and the rain, and in need of immediate comfort. Your home should be able to provide that for you, and here, we’re going to look at a few ways you can upgrade it for maximum coziness this winter.

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Switch Up To A Thermostat With A Time Schedule

Aside from allowing you to maintain a comfortable temperature in the home, while also reducing energy waste, a good thermostat with a time schedule can allow you to use less energy at certain times of the day. Some will allow you to have a schedule for weekends and for vacation. As such, you could get the heating started at the time you would be driving home from work or outings, so that by the time you get back to your own space, it’s nice and toasty, just waiting to welcome you in.

Make Sure It’s Extra Welcoming

When you set foot through the door of your home, what’s waiting for you? For a lot of people, it’s nothing but a hallway leading to the rest of the home. You can make your space even more welcoming by incorporating a mudroom, a space that’s dedicated to helping you shrug off the outdoors. Cubbies to take off your outdoor shoes and hooks to hang up your coat, hat, scarves, and other outerwear can be a big help. A chair in the opening area can help you do it even more comfortably. If you’re looking to up the comfi-ness immediately, you can even hang up a comfy dressing gown that you can jump into straight away.

Choose Comfier Furniture

One of the big problems with modern home design is that comfort often takes second place in minimalist and sleek design when it comes to your priorities. Take a look at a designer furniture store to choose seating, for instance, that is much more suited to your comfort. Upholstered fabric sofas and chairs retain warmth a lot more easily and conform to your body better than white leather, for instance. Of course, you can always layer your furniture with soft furnishings like rugs and throws to maximize their comfort level, as well.

Set The Mood With Lighting

The kind of lighting you have in your home makes a big difference, psychologically. There’s less natural light in winter, which can lead some people to have more depressive moods. Incorporating warm lighting, whether it’s through adding ambient lighting, like lamps and wall fixtures, or using dimmable bulbs can help you set the atmosphere just right in your home. Create the look of comfort and warmth and it helps you feel a lot more taken care of in your home. Bright task lighting for practical spaces can help it feel safer, too.

The upgrades above might be best suited to help make your place much more comfortable for winter, but they’ll work for the rest of the year, as well. Start prioritizing comfort when you’re making changes to the home.

This is a contributed post.

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