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Best of the Week: 40 Cosy Rooms Done Right
Snug seating, rich textures, moody hues and flickering fireplaces – these 40 rooms define cosy
Make yourself a cuppa, light the fire, grab a good book and put your feet up. Autumn is tightening its grip on homes across the country, so now’s the time to warm up indoors and make your interiors snug. We bring you 40 rooms that define cosiness and will inspire you to embrace the cooler weather.
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2. Location: Dallas, USA
Designer: Urbanology Designs
Features: A hint of beach style, a dash of boho chic, and a good dollop of a dark-textured wall treatment warm up this space beautifully.
Designer: Urbanology Designs
Features: A hint of beach style, a dash of boho chic, and a good dollop of a dark-textured wall treatment warm up this space beautifully.
3. Location: London, UK
Features: A mantlepiece. Deep-hued walls. Pops of velvet. This room has all the ingredients for a cosy space.
Features: A mantlepiece. Deep-hued walls. Pops of velvet. This room has all the ingredients for a cosy space.
4. Location: Portland, USA
Designer: The Works
Features: It’s the contrast between bold blacks and the warming glow of the trio of pendants that give this generous room an intimate feel.
Designer: The Works
Features: It’s the contrast between bold blacks and the warming glow of the trio of pendants that give this generous room an intimate feel.
5. Location: UK
Designer: Pati Robins
Features: What’s not cosy about this richly textured bedroom?
Designer: Pati Robins
Features: What’s not cosy about this richly textured bedroom?
6. Location: UK
Designer: Jojo Humes Brown Designs
Features: A clever combination of furnishings has transformed this space into a welcoming retreat.
Designer: Jojo Humes Brown Designs
Features: A clever combination of furnishings has transformed this space into a welcoming retreat.
7. Location: Paris, France
Designer: Jours & Nuits
Features: Armchairs possess a power that other furniture doesn’t have, which beckons people to sit down, relax and enjoy.
Designer: Jours & Nuits
Features: Armchairs possess a power that other furniture doesn’t have, which beckons people to sit down, relax and enjoy.
8. Location: Cornwall, UK
Designer: Camilla Banks Interior Design
Features: There’s something undeniably cosy about hammered copper, whatever the context.
Designer: Camilla Banks Interior Design
Features: There’s something undeniably cosy about hammered copper, whatever the context.
9. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Louise Walsh Interior Design & Decoration
Features: The perfect place to while away the hours with close family, good friends and a warm meal…
Designer: Louise Walsh Interior Design & Decoration
Features: The perfect place to while away the hours with close family, good friends and a warm meal…
…Here’s one of the home’s formal living areas.
See the rest of this heritage home – one of the oldest properties in Brisbane
See the rest of this heritage home – one of the oldest properties in Brisbane
10. Location: Berkshire, UK
Features: Nothing says ‘sleep in’ on a cold winter’s day like deep hues, rich textiles and a moody bedroom wall.
Features: Nothing says ‘sleep in’ on a cold winter’s day like deep hues, rich textiles and a moody bedroom wall.
11. Location: Milan, Italy
Designer: Moroso
Features: A sofa good enough to sleep on – now that’s our idea of a comfortable perch.
Designer: Moroso
Features: A sofa good enough to sleep on – now that’s our idea of a comfortable perch.
13. Location: London, UK
Designer: Charlotte Crosland Interiors
Features: Formal and cosy don’t always go hand-in-hand, though in this statement living room they do.
Designer: Charlotte Crosland Interiors
Features: Formal and cosy don’t always go hand-in-hand, though in this statement living room they do.
14. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Camilla Molders Design
Features: Just add fire for instant cosiness.
Designer: Camilla Molders Design
Features: Just add fire for instant cosiness.
15. Location: London, UK
Designer: Shanade McAllister-Fisher Interior Design
Features: Proof that a pale colour palette, minimalism and cosiness can coexist.
Designer: Shanade McAllister-Fisher Interior Design
Features: Proof that a pale colour palette, minimalism and cosiness can coexist.
16. Location: Chicago, USA
Features: Thoughtful touches – including the throws on the armchair and bed, the upholstered bedhead, and the pair of carved side tables – bring an intimacy to this chic bedroom.
Features: Thoughtful touches – including the throws on the armchair and bed, the upholstered bedhead, and the pair of carved side tables – bring an intimacy to this chic bedroom.
17. Location: Byron Bay, NSW
Designer: The Designory
Features: Every detail in this living area says ‘cosy’, from the textured wall hanging and throws to the deep grooves on the coffee table and treasure-chest-like storage unit.
Designer: The Designory
Features: Every detail in this living area says ‘cosy’, from the textured wall hanging and throws to the deep grooves on the coffee table and treasure-chest-like storage unit.
18. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Designer: Stylingbolaget
Features: Pale grey is usually believed to be cooling, though team it with a herringbone floor and rich linens and the space is transformed into a soothing sanctuary.
Designer: Stylingbolaget
Features: Pale grey is usually believed to be cooling, though team it with a herringbone floor and rich linens and the space is transformed into a soothing sanctuary.
19. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Corina Koch
Features: It’s the wall mouldings and parquet flooring that warm up this dining area… and that cosy throw doesn’t go astray, either.
Designer: Corina Koch
Features: It’s the wall mouldings and parquet flooring that warm up this dining area… and that cosy throw doesn’t go astray, either.
20. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Tom Robertson Architects
Features: Black, white and grey colour palettes are often thought of as steely cold, not cosy. But the subtle texture on all planes of this room – floor, walls and ceiling – warm up the space for a touch of cosiness.
Designer: Tom Robertson Architects
Features: Black, white and grey colour palettes are often thought of as steely cold, not cosy. But the subtle texture on all planes of this room – floor, walls and ceiling – warm up the space for a touch of cosiness.
21. Location: Raleigh, USA
Designer: Rebecca Driggs Interiors
Features: A feast of timbers bring a snugness to this white colour palette in the form of the chunky ceiling beams, mantlepiece and chests of drawers.
Designer: Rebecca Driggs Interiors
Features: A feast of timbers bring a snugness to this white colour palette in the form of the chunky ceiling beams, mantlepiece and chests of drawers.
22. Location: Cornwall, UK
Designer: Camilla Banks Interior Design
Features: Where else would you want to read the weekend papers when your bedroom is as comfortable as this?
Designer: Camilla Banks Interior Design
Features: Where else would you want to read the weekend papers when your bedroom is as comfortable as this?
23. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Busatti Studio Australia
Features: That woven armchair, the timber stool, the intricate pendant, and that sumptuous wall… we could go on and on.
Designer: Busatti Studio Australia
Features: That woven armchair, the timber stool, the intricate pendant, and that sumptuous wall… we could go on and on.
24. Location: Charlotte, USA
Designer: Jennifer Harvey Interiors
Features: If creating a cosy corner is on your wishlist, upholstery will deliver an instant checkmate.
Designer: Jennifer Harvey Interiors
Features: If creating a cosy corner is on your wishlist, upholstery will deliver an instant checkmate.
25. Location: New York, USA
Designer: colorTHEORY Boston
Features: A statement fireplace is the ultimate essential for bringing warmth to any space.
Designer: colorTHEORY Boston
Features: A statement fireplace is the ultimate essential for bringing warmth to any space.
26. Location: Denmark
Designer: Sadolin Danmark
Features: Sometimes, all it takes to add instant heart to a home is a lick of bold paint and the courage to try something different.
Designer: Sadolin Danmark
Features: Sometimes, all it takes to add instant heart to a home is a lick of bold paint and the courage to try something different.
27. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Taylor Knights
Features: This room ran the risk of feeling cold with the terrazzo floor and painted brick walls, though the rich-grained timber ceiling, joinery and window frames add personality and warmth.
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Designer: Taylor Knights
Features: This room ran the risk of feeling cold with the terrazzo floor and painted brick walls, though the rich-grained timber ceiling, joinery and window frames add personality and warmth.
See the rest of this renovated Californian bungalow
28. Location: Paris, France
Designer: François Guillemin
Features: Ceiling beams to end all ceiling beams. Enough said.
Designer: François Guillemin
Features: Ceiling beams to end all ceiling beams. Enough said.
29. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Brownlow Interior Design
Features: The contrast between the dark wall and bright natural light creates an inviting space…
Designer: Brownlow Interior Design
Features: The contrast between the dark wall and bright natural light creates an inviting space…
…And here’s a view of the adjacent wall showing how the owners have decorated the dark room with colourful art.
30. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors
Features: Velvet so plush you want to rest your cheek on it, a mantlepiece so detailed it calls to run your fingertips across it, and curtains so heavy you can almost feel the weight of them. Bliss.
Designer: Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors
Features: Velvet so plush you want to rest your cheek on it, a mantlepiece so detailed it calls to run your fingertips across it, and curtains so heavy you can almost feel the weight of them. Bliss.
31. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Fenton & Fenton
Features: Colour and cosiness buddy up in this space to balance one another out and ensure just the right amount of both.
Designer: Fenton & Fenton
Features: Colour and cosiness buddy up in this space to balance one another out and ensure just the right amount of both.
32. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Rasmus Malmstrøm / Kopenhagen Collective
Features: From floor to ceiling, every centimetre of this living room is seriously snug.
Designer: Rasmus Malmstrøm / Kopenhagen Collective
Features: From floor to ceiling, every centimetre of this living room is seriously snug.
33. Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Designer: Box Clever Interiors
Features: Don’t think tropical style and cosy interiors can work together? Think again.
Designer: Box Clever Interiors
Features: Don’t think tropical style and cosy interiors can work together? Think again.
34. Location: Palm Beach, NSW
Designer: Bentley Design
Features: Stone is rarely considered a warming material, though the raw, rough texture of these sandstone blocks make us beg to differ.
See the rest of this Sydney home that was transformed from an abandoned state to a stately house
Designer: Bentley Design
Features: Stone is rarely considered a warming material, though the raw, rough texture of these sandstone blocks make us beg to differ.
See the rest of this Sydney home that was transformed from an abandoned state to a stately house
35. Location: London, UK
Designer: Field Day Studio
Features: Home is where the hearth is.
Designer: Field Day Studio
Features: Home is where the hearth is.
36. Location: Australia
Designer: Nexus Designs
Features: A richly rendered sage-green wall and logs stacked and readied for a fire – what more could one ask for on a wintry day?
Designer: Nexus Designs
Features: A richly rendered sage-green wall and logs stacked and readied for a fire – what more could one ask for on a wintry day?
37. Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Designer: Morley Stove Company
Features: Sometimes all you need is a crackling fire.
Designer: Morley Stove Company
Features: Sometimes all you need is a crackling fire.
38. Location: Chicago, USA
Designer: KitchenLab | Rebekah Zaveloff Interiors
Features: It’s the gleaming metal trims in the range hood, stove, lighting and stools that add warmth to this kitchen.
Designer: KitchenLab | Rebekah Zaveloff Interiors
Features: It’s the gleaming metal trims in the range hood, stove, lighting and stools that add warmth to this kitchen.
39. Location: Melbourne
Designer: A Fresh Touch Interiors
Features: That feathered juju on the wall and the opulently draped curtains make for a cosy scene.
Designer: A Fresh Touch Interiors
Features: That feathered juju on the wall and the opulently draped curtains make for a cosy scene.
40. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Leon House Design
Features: Sheer curtains, deliciously draped, show that it’s possible for a home to be simultaneously cool and cosy.
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Designer: Leon House Design
Features: Sheer curtains, deliciously draped, show that it’s possible for a home to be simultaneously cool and cosy.
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Designer: French Connection Home
Features: Texture is the aim of the game in this cosy bedroom, from the parquet bedhead to the tactile soft furnishings in the rug, cushions and chunky knit.