Three easy steps to a bright, cozy home

The warmer months summon colorful design, lively environments and bright homes. Here are a few tips on how to spruce up your apartment and turn it into a playful, inviting retreat.
Color is a key factor in interior design. It can instantly invigorate a place, make it appealing and comfortable and attract positive energy.

Most frequently associated with human emotions, colors affect our mood, performance and mental health on a daily basis so we must be extra careful when choosing the right hues for wall painting, home décor and other accent pieces. Bright red stands for joy and passion, purple can have a dramatic effect if used as a dominant color, tangerine tango can breathe new life and strength into any room, pink is most commonly linked to femininity and reverie, and brown sends more of a masculine vibe, discreet yet elegant.

Add a touch of nature to your home by adding home décor in natural tones of green, blue, cream or violet, all reminding of the beauty of the outdoors. Take a look at this inspiring bedroom design. Is there anything more relaxing on a hot summer day than imagining you’re on the beach, surrounded only by the blue of the sky and the clear waters?

Whether it’s sparkling sea-glass blue, colonial blue-grey or delicious mint, natural colors are suitable for all living spaces.

Keep in mind that you don’t need to overhaul your entire apartment for a new look. Decorations, accessories and small pieces of furniture can be effectively used to revive an interior. An interesting vase, an eye-catching wall painting, an antique mirror, a few patterned pillows thrown on the living room sofa is all that it takes to make a statement of beauty and style.

To create a truly refreshing, welcoming and bright home, you need plenty of light and fresh air. This is where large windows and lighting fixtures come in. Home lighting must be very pleasant and comforting for the eye. It’s the place where you live and relax, cook and eat, read and dream; so think about each room’s purpose and merge at least three types of lighting to make it completely functional and harmonious.