Whether the weather outside is frightful, or delightful, a cosy living room is always a fantastic way to welcome you home to relax after a long day. Especially when the living room includes a fireplace and a warm and cosy fire. The fireplace adds character to your home and often becomes a central point of the room, so when you are designing your living room to create a cosy atmosphere it is important to keep the fireplace in mind. To help you, here are 10 cosy living room ideas featuring fireplaces.
1. Symmetrically placed furniture
You don’t have to redecorate to create a cosy living space, simply rearranging the furniture can have a massive difference. The fireplace is a focal point of the room, lean into this, with symmetrically placed furniture, with a table opposite the fireplace and the seating around the table, this simple and balanced style helps to direct the eyes to the fireplace, while also keeping everyone warm.
2. Paint brick fireplaces
If your fireplace is brick, or darker in colour, consider painting it to a lighter colour. Darker fireplaces can make a room feel outdated and less cosy, whereas a lighter colour scheme has the opposite effect.
3. Fireplace décor
This idea doesn’t include any redecorating, but simply the addition of décor that can make a room feel for homely and cosy. Accessories on the mantel and around the living room, such as artwork, candlesticks, houseplants, mirrors and decorative vases, can all have a cosy impact on the room.
4. A simple farmhouse style
Farmhouse designs are rustic, charming and aesthetically pleasing, creating a stunning and cosy atmosphere. A white fireplace, or a floating wooden mantel, coupled with vintage accessories, lots of pillows and throws, wicker and plants, and you have a stunning and cosy room to snuggle into at the end of the day.
5. A marble elegance
Replacing your fireplace with a marble one and pairing this with neutral furniture and finishings, a selection of accessories, and white panelling will create a cosy and casual elegance.
6. A log fire
Log fires are one of the best ways to create a cosy living space. You can always integrate a wood storage space into a nook near the fire, to bring nature indoors and add texture to the room.
7. Cottage style
If farmhouse styles aren’t your thing, why not consider a cottage style instead. With accessories such as throws and pillows, pastoral artwork, and shelves with décor to add a brightly-hued palette, you can create a living space that is comfortable and cosy.
8. Stone fireplace designs
Stone fireplaces, such as limestone, in an elevated stone heart with a white surround, is the perfect way to add a cosy feel to the living room. Neutral coloured furniture, in grey and light taupe’s, with small white highlights, reflecting the natural tones of the fireplace, is an ideal way to bring the design together.
9. Glam fireplaces
A glamorous fireplace, with ornate décor to add a touch of glamour is not only a great way to add a cosy feel, but to also add elegance. Create this style with a white or light-coloured fireplace, and add things like an oversized mirror, vases, and brass décor, injecting colours like light blue or purple into the design to complement the brass.
10. Wooden fireplaces
An ornate and dark wooden fireplace, coupled with carefully arranged furniture and a light colour scheme, is sure to make a living room feel calm and homely.