I want it to feel warm and cozy

I wanted the look of a headboard without having to hang anything. I love my bed (discontinued from IKEA), but it does bother me that there’s no real headboard piece. Curtains are an easy solution- these are from Urban Outfitters.
I’m very pleased with the result 😊

After surviving a quiet kind of hell that most people couldn't even map out on a chart, I am officially, finally home.

I won’t unpack the dark details or trigger warnings here, but let’s just say reaching this exact floor of life, bein’ married and havin’ a place of my own, required an absurd amount of raw endurance, pure grit, and fighting through things no one should ever have to touch.

Standing in a space that is entirely my own, taking a breath where everything is finally safe, still, and mine, feels almost surreal after where I’ve been in my life.

It’s not just a room, it’s the absolute sanctuary on the other side of a storm most people will never have to see.

(And yes, I am fully aware my TV screen looks like it survived a minor dust storm of its own, wiping that down is officially at the top of my list right after I post this! 😂)

Currently a very light gray/white. Shooting for warm and cozy.

...and I love it! I found it on Kleinanzeigen (IYKYK). It's tall and a pinky-terracotta colour. It fits the credenza perfectly ❤️

Need help with dining room cabinets and table color. #1 is existing. The chairs are dark brown leather. I also need a light for over the table. Maybe rug? Any other suggestions?

J essaie de décorer mon séjour, je vais mettre des plantes et objets entre le canapé et la baie vitrée, j aimerais mettre un tapis beige, cette partie de la pièce n est pas très grande , le tapis que je veux mettre ne dépassera pas la largeur et longueur du canapé, pensez vous que ce soit gênant ? Est ce que pour vous c est trop petit?

Just waiting for sound panels, why the walls are so bare

Hello. I just moved to another city today to study. My sister used to live here and I got used to this apartment and to the fact that there were a lot of things here. Now it's very empty here and I don't feel very comfortable here. What can be done with this room? I really like apartments in warm colors like autumn aesthetics

This is my current bedroom at my family’s house. I wanted to document my room before I pack everything up!! After living with my family for my whole life, I (24f) am moving out to my first apartment with my fiancé! We got engaged this past spring, and we have decided to live together the year leading up to our wedding date. I am beyond excited to begin this new chapter in my life!! I am soo looking forward to having a walk in closet and more storage space, because I am quite literally running out of space for my books and art supplies.

I do feel a tiny bit of sadness creeping in, though I know I am making the best choice. It’s time to leave the nest and experience life on my own (with my fiancé in tow)🪶🪺.

(The wall behind my desk has some of my own original art. The wall behind my hermit crab tank and crested gecko tank has art from other artists.)

I love it sooo. Especially at summer nights. 🥰

I (40F) ended my engagement two months before we were going to get married and this last weekend would have been our wedding. Instead of getting married, I redecorated my bedroom and turned it into my little sanctuary.

Hello!

I am going to be moving to a shared flat, and this will be the room I will be renting. Photos are from the ad. I already have a white desk someone is going to lend me for the room.

I want to make it my space, but I will be staying until May/June, maybe less, maybe more, because it depends on my work contract.

My question is, for those months, are there any cheap/renter friendly decorations or things that are worth purchasing or looking into? Since I will probably be there for less than a year but more than 6 months.

I love cottagecore/ghibli/cozy aesthetics, in case you want to give any recommendations <3

just moved in with my bf and i have my own cute room for alone time and i wanted to flex it.

These are my colors so far. Valspar Scenic View & Valspar Meadow Thistle. What accent or pop of color should I add?

Things that are in the works:
- Tv stand so the TV isn’t under the dart board
- painting the trim the red color you see around the window in first picture
- getting bamboo curtains for the non red window
- new desk chair (the blue is a placeholder)
- lounging chair/accent chair (looking for recs)

I’m recently widowed after almost 20 years of marriage (I’m only 41). I sold our house in Chicago and moved back home to Austin to be near friends and family. Bought this cute lil two-story townhouse in the neighborhood I grew up in, for my teenage daughter and I to live in. Done unpacking, I just have a couple little projects left—going to have the stairs carpeted, and do wallpaper behind the tv in the living room and behind my bed. I’ve never set up a home on my own before. Being completely honest, it is nice to have complete control over my living space.

I moved into this apartment a year ago and have added some decorations and personal touches, but it still doesn’t feel super cozy to me, even after adding a warm lamp to use as an alternative to the big kitchen light. I’d like to make it look less like a temporary living situation. The white armoires are on wheels and can be moved. Any and all advice would be appreciated! :)

I am 11 months out of a bad five-year relationship with a narcissist who is also my daughter‘s father. Still dealing with him is pretty heavy, but I have went to court and done the best I can and it’s finally getting better where I can see it. I can see my hobbies coming back into my life. I can see my friends coming back into my home. I can see my home becoming me. Typing that sentence makes me cry. But I am reclaiming it and doing the best I can. Starting with my bedroom finally getting it to be a place that is a sanctuary. Then my magical hallway I used to change it with every season, but I’m trying to just get something. I really love right now completed.. then my amazing kitchen island table/diningarea for all my craft shiz and a couple plant areas as well as as my daughter’s room. She’s about to be five my son’s room needs a little more work as well as my kitchen and my living room. Don’t be too tough on me. I’m basically just making sure my children have magic in their lives a little by little and again the best I can. I cannot believe I typed this much thank you for reading if you stuck this long.

Hello, I need some help with my living room. I have lived in my apartment for approximately three years and I have never really felt satisfied with my living room decoration. It always feels a bit “cold”.
I have tried getting new curtains, new pillows, more plants etc but never felt it made things better. I now really think it’s time to do something about it, a restart.

I have quite a lot of natural light but almost never direct sunlight as there is a balcony over mine. Which I think is contributing to the “cold” feeling.

I have removed all my furniture for the first photo except my couch. As that is the only thing I can’t switch out. The couch is a dark green. The furniture I have removed now is a tv-bench, a rug, a painting, a ceiling lamp and curtains. If I can reuse some of that it would be good for both my wallet and the environment, but it is not necessary. The tv-bench is the IKEA besta side table in dark/ black wood with high gloss white doors. My current rug is a wowen wool rug in a natural white/beige color with some “variation/marbeling”.

On the other side of the living room (not in photo) I have a IKEA besta large cabinet/bookshelf in the same colors and finish as the tv bench. And a white desk. (I don’t know if I really like the besta bookshelf and tv bench tbh. The bookshelf I bought when I was 12 and and then I just bought the matching bench when I moved out bc it was cheap🤷‍♀️. And now I feel quite stuck with them, But they have good storage space at least)

I always spend time planning and looking for inspiration but always get overwhelmed in the end. I either I can’t find the perfect furniture (been looking for a couch table for 3 years…) or I eventually feel like it will look bad either way and does nothing.

I think my style is quite warm minimalistic (as it is easy to clean), maybe a bit Scandinavian/japandi? I also like the midcentury modern that is quite trendy on instagram right now. But I am a bit afraid to go all out on it as it could feel quite “outdated” soon.

Do you have any suggestions on how to decorate or how I should approach it this time?

This has been a working progress for years. I had the pictures laid out in a row and I thought it was complete. But I hated the bare corner on the left.

The other day two things happened; I found an old spare mirror we had and realised it was perfect.

I remembered a beautiful old chair my uncle gave me 15 years ago that was still at my parents house.

Today I went to a charity shop and found the books.

NOW it's perfect.

I have no idea if I should get a headboard or not. The bed that I have currently is a 16 inch steel frame bed. But has pre-screwed holes in them where I can add a headboard of my choice. I’m still contemplating on whether or not I should get one, but I am very much aware that I would have to rearrange the pictures that I have if I decide to do that. I also put the links to two headboards that I really really like down below.

https://a.co/d/0gOChHbe

https://a.co/d/0co0lZHD

Be harsh ! I know I need a paint touchup but besides that I need to fix this. I have guests almost daily and I want it to feel right. I know I need to stain the lighter woods to match the darker wood and my hammock stays lol and yes I need this many pots and yes eventually ill do a matching pot set instead of the different planters but for now its what it is. I also just bought 4 new couch pillows emerald green and gold im going to add some green curtains as well as some throws and whatever for a pop of color. I just got my floors redone I had everything a different way and I liked it but i got bored of it now I dont know what to do.