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Sara Hesikova

I asked 7 interior designers how they make a living room feel cosy – these are the 5 non-negotiables they recommend to create a cocooning lounge like a pro

A while living room with high ceilings and a cream linen sofa, jute rug and a teddy-finish armchair in cream.

A living room should feel cosy and relaxed all year round – but it’s something we all naturally crave during the cold winter months. If you find your lounge lacking that cocooning feel as you enter the new year, you’re in luck because I asked 7 interior designers to tell me how they go about making a living room cosy. And they had some thoughts.

They all agreed that it all comes down to these 5 non-negotiable cosy living room ideas and design elements they always focus on, whether it’s their own living room or a client’s.

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