{"id":462,"date":"2015-12-02T10:11:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T10:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/?p=462"},"modified":"2018-03-21T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T16:00:38","slug":"how-to-create-a-cosy-living-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-create-a-cosy-living-room\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Cosy Living Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve probably been able to tell that the weather outside is getting a little bit frightful, and as a result you\u2019re probably thankful every day when you can come home to a warm house. However, a warm house can sometimes not be enough \u2013 you want to create a space which is the embodiment of comfort, so that when you come home, you can forget all about the cold outside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reading-book-by-fireplace-iStock_000035340290_Medium.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reading-book-by-fireplace-iStock_000035340290_Medium-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"reading book by fireplace iStock_000035340290_Medium\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As suppliers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/hole-in-the-wall-fires\" target=\"_blank\">hole in the wall fires in London<\/a>, we like to think we know one or two things about making a cosy room. The first thing to know is that you need to play on the senses, mainly sight and touch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Furniture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your furniture needs to call out to you, beckoning to be sunk into. Avoid silk and polyester makes, and anything else that looks shiny and feels cold \u2013 after all, you don\u2019t want a horribly cold surprise when you sink into your chair.<\/p>\n<p>Consider heavier curtains because they give a plush look and are great at excluding any unwanted draughts.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to arranging your furniture, you want it to be inviting, so avoid sharp angles. Instead, choose furniture with rounded shapes, and set it all in a rounded configuration. Pull your furniture forward around a focal point \u2013 preferably the fireplace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colours <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use colours such as golden yellow, terracotta, deep coral, scarlet, deep red and olive green to create a warm looking room. Colours best avoided or kept to a minimum include cool and pale yellows, light or bright pinks, pale blues, white and cream.<\/p>\n<p>Brown is best added to a scheme in the form of warm, rich woods like walnut, cherry and oak. Avoid lighter shaded woods such as pine and maple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Fireplace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course we were going to mention a fireplace \u2013 it is the literal image of cosiness. Yes, a fireplace is the perfect winter focal point, helping your living room become the warm and cosy place it was meant to be!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/winter2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/winter2.jpg\" alt=\"winter2\" width=\"359\" height=\"536\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Real Flame, we offer an extensive range of stylish, elegant and attractive fireplaces. For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> on 0207 731 5025 and a member of our friendly team will be happy to help!<\/p>\n<p>For all the latest news, you can follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realflamelondon\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealFlameLondon\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve probably been able to tell that the weather outside is getting a little bit frightful, and as a result you\u2019re probably thankful every day when you can come home to a warm house. However, a warm house can sometimes &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[25,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1636,"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462\/revisions\/1636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realflame.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}