Ask any of my friends, I’ve always said that I’d prefer to renovate an old home than build a new one from scratch. Apart from the (at times, debilitating) number of decisions that go into a new build, I’ve often found that modern interiors can lack the cozy feeling that period homes seem to naturally possess. But is that to say there’s no such thing as warm modern interior design? Of course not.
“While some styles, like rustic or traditional, might lend themselves more naturally to a cozy feel due to their emphasis on comfort and warmth, it’s entirely possible to create cozy spaces in modern, minimalist, or even industrial interiors,” says Angelica Ferguson VonDrak, a designer and founder of New York real estate brokerage Homes In The Wild. “The key is in the layering — adding those soft, tactile elements and paying attention to the details that make a room feel lived-in and loved.”
