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These cozy colorful home decor ideas will inspire your to refresh your home.
Can you have a colorful home and make it cozy too? Of course!
While moodier, more neutral homes have deemed themselves the “cozy home aesthetic” in the past, we’re here to say that you can have a fun, colorful home and make it feel cozy as well. In fact, this is exactly how we prefer our home to be. We want it full of pops of pinks, blues and yellows, while implementing cozy elements like faux fur, chunky blankets and area rugs.
We’re strong believers that no matter the style and aesthetic you’re in to, so it’s time to bring on the color and create a warm and inviting space you’re excited to come home to. If your looking similar ways to express your personality in your own home, these home decor ideas will certainly inspire you to take the leap.
How can I make my home feel cozy?
When it comes to creating a cozy vibe in your home, there are so many easy and affordable things you can do. We’re all about saving money any chance we get, so finding practical ways to do this is a priority.
Whether that’s introducing a new, soft fabric to the space or adding warm lighting — it’s all about choosing intentional pieces to set the mood of your home.
10 Cozy Colorful Home Decor Ideas
1. Make Your Larger Furniture Pieces More Neutral
The bigger pieces of furniture in your home are more often times the ones you invest the most in and will own the longest — maybe even taking from home to home as life goes on. Our rule of thumb with the large pieces in a home is to opt for a more neutral, sold fabric.
While you may always have fun with color and decoration in your home, your style my change a bit as time goes on. However, when you have a couch, bed or bedroom set that you spend more money on, going for a neutral option that will match any aesthetic is worth while.
Surrey Sofa
Revive Slipcover Sofa
Performance Velvet Wingback Bed
Haven Slipcovered Bed
2. Have Fun with Accent Chairs
Accent chairs are the perfect excuse to play with color and pattern in your space. Look for unique and cozy fabrics that will add personality to your living room or bedroom. Trust us on this…these smaller pieces will transform the way your space feels.
Berea Slouchy Accent Chair
Costes Oversized Armchair
Penn Chair
Sculptural Chair
3. Add Colorful Throw Pillows and Blankets
A simple and affordable way to add cozy and colorful touches to your living room and bedrooms is with colorful throw pillows and blankets. Mixing and matching colors, fabrics and sizes of pillows will make your space feel more curated and eclectic.
Everywhere Velvet Pillow Cover
Canvello Square Velvet Pillow
Square Luxe Faux Fur Throw Pillow
Ruched Faux Fur Throw
4. Roll Out a Cozy, Colorful Rug
We will preach this on the mountain top for as long as we can — area rugs are essential to a creating a cozy and inviting space. Not only do they provide more color to a room, they also have a way of grounding and bringing the space together.
Capitola Hand-Tufted Wool Rug
Greer Wool-Viscose Blend Rug
5. Install a Warm, Fun Light Fixture
Whether you’re adding a small lamp to your kitchen counter, living room side table or bedside table, a light fixture can bring so much into a space. Fun and colorful lamp bases and shades create a unique design moment, while the warm glow of the light casts a soft glow throughout a room — making it a cozy place to land.
Lulu Velvet Table Lamp
Ela Alabaster Stacked Table Lamp
Farrah Table Lamp
Blair Lamp
6. Add Fun Artwork and Mirrors to Your Walls
Hanging colorful artwork may be the simplest way to add color to your space. Not only does it change the entire aesthetic of a room, but it also has a way of making a gorgeous statement.
Pro tip: For a cheap wall art solution, we recommend purchasing and downloading art prints from Etsy or Minted and printing them at your local Walgreens or print shop.
Positano Beach Coast Print
Après Champagne, Aspen Print
Clara Wooden Mirror
Burl Wood Wall Mirror
7. Install a Fun Backsplash in the Kitchen
A fun and unique way to add color and character to your kitchen is to add a fun backsplash. There are a couple ways you can go about doing this:
- Use Colorful Tiles: Replacing the tiles on your fireplace for colorful ones is a relatively inexpensive renovation that shouldn’t take more than a couple days if everything goes to plan.
- Use Peel and Stick Tiles: To get the look of real tiles for a fraction of the cost, try using peel and stick tiles. There are so many great peel and stick products and tile patterns to choose from. Plus, this process will take such little time to transform your space.
Vamos Peel & Stick Backsplash
SMART TILES Peel & Stick Backsplash
8. Decorate Kitchen Shelves with Colorful Dinnerware
Not only will cute kitchen dinnerware come in handy on a daily basis and when you’re hosting friends, but it also looks adorable styled on shelves or your kitchen counter when you aren’t using it.
There’s so many fun places to shop for these items — Anthropologie and West Elm are a couple of our favorites.
Harlie Brown Studio Belle Journée Stoneware Dessert Plate
The Latte Stoneware Cereal Bowls
Charlie Confetti Juice Glasses
The Rowen Portuguese Stoneware Low Bowls
9. Have Fun with Bedding
One thing we have been working on this year is adding more personality and color to our bedroom without taking away the coziness of the space. For so long, neutral bedrooms were all the rage, but now we’re stepping away from the trends and focusing on creating a bedroom that represents our personal style.
To do this, we recommend mixing and matching colors and fabrics to curate a colorful and character filled room. Choose a couple of colors you want your room to have and then add fun elements that faux fur pillows, a colorful duvet and patterned shams.
Washed European Flax Linen Duvet
Cozy Cloud Handcrafted Quilt
Boucle Pillow
Slik Stripe Bolster Pillow
10. Add Color with Paint and Wallpaper
Whether it’s real wallpaper or peel-and stick wallpaper or paint, adding these simple cosmetic updates can completely transform the space and make a beautiful bold statement. Here are some places you can add wallpaper and paint to your home:
Wallpaper:
- Add it to one wall
- The entire room
- Ceiling
- To the back of built-in bookshelves
Paint:
- Add it to one wall
- The entire room
- The ceiling
- Color drench a room (painting walls, baseboards, built-ins and ceiling one color)
- Cabinets
- Doors
- Bookshelves
RHODE Stripe Wallpaper
