Warm Wood Tones Make a Great Room Cozier

If you are like many homeowners, that beautiful great room that was a major selling point when you bought your home is now less than great in your eyes. The honeymoon period is over, and its tall vaulted ceilings and cavernous size now seem more intimidating than awe-inspiring. Making this large room a bit cozier can help you to enjoy the space more and thus get more out of your home’s square footage. One way to enhance the coziness of the great room is by using warm wood tones. Warm colors have a lot going for them from a style perspective if you have a larger space that you need to bring down to scale. And the very nature of warmer tones can help to create a warmer look in any room. Moreover, wood tones have a tendency to make your room look smaller than it really is, which is a good thing when you want to make the great room look more approachable and homier.

Warm Wood Tones

You can bring warm wood tones into the color scheme of the great room without overwhelming the space. There are various shades of wood that are considered warm. Warm woods have a red, yellow, or orange hue to them. Perhaps none is more beautiful than warm cherry wood. Other beautiful warm woods include red gum, red oak, mahogany, and maple. There are also some more exotic woods that are gaining popularity for their rich, warm color, including Jatoba and Cabreuva, both of which are hardy wood species that can add a coziness and warmth to the great room space.

Using Warm Woods in the Great Room

There are a number of applications for warm woods in the great room. You can use warm woods in flooring, wall coverings, accessories or furniture, among other applications. But a key with warm woods in the great room is that you don’t want to use too much wood, as this create the exact opposite of what you wish to achieve. Use too much wood in the great room, and you’ll get an austere and unwelcoming look instead of the inviting and warm look that you are hoping to create.

Warm Woods and Cozy Accents

Once you have your warm wood elements in place in the great room, it is time to accessorize. Instead of adding more hard surfaces, such as large wood wall art or contemporary metal wall art, offset those warm tones while enhancing the coziness of the space by adding in cozy accents. A soft yarn throw tossed on the back of a sofa, comfortingly plush pillows tossed about here and there, and tapestries for the wall can all add a soft touch to your cozy great room. If you have a fireplace, you can use that element to warm up a cold and unyielding great room space. Add touches that make the room look like it is lived in, like candle wall sconces that add elegance and sophistication while being used to create cozy supplemental lighting. Opt for draperies that allow in just enough light to make the room look airy and breezy without the additional view of outdoor space adding to the sizable look of the great room.