Offsite Blog: Bring Winter Colors into Your Living Room Décor

As the nights get cooler and darkness falls sooner, thoughts of winter fill our heads. Even if you don’t live in an area with frosty weather, you can still bring a little winter warmth into your home.

As one of the most used rooms in the home, there’s no better place to show off your home’s winter décor than the living room. It’s comfy, cozy, warm, and welcoming, no matter where you live.

If you enjoy incorporating seasonal colors into your home and want new living room winter décor ideas, keep reading for some tips and inspiration.

Add Some Seasonal Delight to Your Living Room

It’s the little touches that make a difference, as you can see in this warm living room. Rich brown leather furniture and creamy white walls work well in any season. All the room needs are subtle touches.

Creating a centerpiece filled with red apples, dried flowers, and some greenery, will make the room feel extra special for the winter holidays and beyond. Another idea is to add some scented pinecones and up the ante with the comforting aroma of cinnamon and vanilla. These touches create an atmosphere that easily moves in and out of the holiday season.

Add Winter Pillows and Throws

Comfort and warmth are a major part of winter feels. Liven up your space by adding crisp white or jewel-toned fabrics. 

In the kitchen and bathroom, you can update your dishtowels, hand towels, and even washcloths in ruby red, hunter green, or sapphire blue to make the holidays bright. In your living room and throughout gathering spaces, add pillows and throws in these colors to create a nice touch for the season. The bedrooms can also get this treatment, whether it be your windows or your bed.

Adorn Your Door for the Winter

Get your guests into the spirit of the season by hanging a festive floral arrangement or wreath on your front door. Look for rustic ones with twine, greenery, dried oranges, and cinnamon, or fancier ones with brightly-colored flowers. When it comes to door displays, the options are endless. 

Add Winter-White Flowers in a Pretty Vase

If you don’t want to go all out, that’s okay. Do it subtly by adding a pretty vase of winter-white blooms to the dining room table. It will freshen up the space and bring a little reminder of the season into your dining room. It’s easy to spice it up a little for special occasions, or just let the flowers speak for themselves.

Scent Your Home with Winter Flavors

Fill the air in your home with scents of the season. This can easily be achieved with candles in cinnamon, vanilla, and pine scents. 

If you're feeling DIY, you can make your own scent mix with a simmer pot on the stove. Just add your favorite fall spices, such as cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger. Add some sliced oranges or cranberries, and even a dash of vanilla. Experiment until you get the scent you want. These scents will add a special touch to the wonderful winter colors that fill your home.

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Football is Back: Furnishing the Ultimate Man Cave

 Football is back, baby. Those who say it’s only a game don’t understand.

When it’s time for football, it’s time to get your man cave ready. Before you start, there are a few things to consider. Of course, a man cave is the place to watch sports and be the host with the most on big game days. But the ultimate man cave can be so much more.

When football season ends, you’ll still have your man cave. So, make sure you have everything you need to host poker games, hang out, watch TV, practice hobbies, and even enjoy movie night with the fam if you so choose.

Basically, anything you want. After all, it doesn’t take much to make you happy... just your own private retreat.

By moving all your activities to your man cave, you’ll have everything conveniently in one space. And your partner will no longer complain about you monopolizing the TV or tripping over the remnant of your last project scattered throughout the house.

Let’s explore what it takes to create the ultimate man cave.

Man Cave Essentials

What will you need? Man cave furniture, of course. This can run the gamut from a leather recliner to a full-on sectional or stadium seating. Plus, a media center, coffee table, club chairs, and more. You’ll also want to think about things like a bar or fridge, pool table, dartboard, or poker table so that you can host a friendly game or two. Dream big, the sky’s the limit when planning your ultimate man cave.

Seating for the Whole Stadium

If your primary purpose is watching sports or home movie nights, a leather sectional gives you all the seating you need. You’ll be able to stretch out and nap, read, or watch TV on your own. You’ll also want plenty of room to seat a crowd, so consider this when you choose your man cave furniture.

Since the man cave is your space to relax, getaway, and watch sports or movies, the seating needs to be comfortable. The chances are that you’ll take a nap on the couch, so a reclining couch or sectional recliner is a must because you don’t want to wake up with a stiff neck after a nap.

This reclining sofa is perfect for man caves:

• Natuzzi Editions Astuzia Five Piece Power Reclining Sectional Sofa

Not only does this couch come with 3 separate power recliners for your headrest, backrest, and legrest; it has built-in USB ports on each end so your devices can power through the game, too.

• VIG Furniture Red and Black Leather Sectional Sofa

More of a sports car style guy? This sofa looks like it's ready to race, and features adjustable headrests, fluffy back pillows, and a cupholder cushion along with 2 reclining footrests. It's even available in black and red.

Let’s Talk TVs and More

Of course, you’ll want the biggest TV you can fit in your man cave, and if you're going to make it an awesome home cinema, make sure the screen and sound system are up-to-date. If you are short on space, mount the TV on the wall and use a soundbar instead of surround sound. Make sure you have a strong internet connection for gaming and streaming.

Some great media centers for man caves:

• Tommy Bahama Home Ocean Club Intrepid Entertainment Console With Two Sliding Doors

Simple, yet classic, this console has a nostalgic feel and a handsome wood finish, with just enough storage for your equipment with a little extra room to display memorabilia. Pair this with bookshelves to expand your display space and make your TV the center of attention.

• Aspenhome Industrial 97" Console & Hutch With Metal Pull Hardware

If industrial is more your style, then this 2-piece entertainment wall unit will make a great showcase in your man cave. With a 70" wide and 42" high space to fit your flat-screen, plenty of shelving, and metal accents, this console is trophy-worthy.

Décor and Accents for Your Man Cave

For epic movie nights and gaming marathons, dark walls give more focus on the screen. Consider paints in dark khaki green, navy blue, or dark gray; they are all great choices.

You will also have to choose flooring. If you’ll be having lots of friends over, or even just relaxing on your own, an easy-to-clean floor is the best choice. Consider smooth vinyl or laminate tiles, or glass, stone, or polished porcelain for a more striking surface.

Also consider:

• Bar & Fridge — to keep cold beverages and snacks handy. A full bar is excellent, but if your space is limited, a fridge will do.
• Pool Table — for those times when you need entertainment other than the TV.
• Dartboard and/or Poker Table — useful for parties or get-togethers, a dartboard or poker table are fantastic additions to any man cave.
• Additional Seating – a sectional is less than ideal for hiding your poker hand. For areas not focused on TV watching, you'll need bar stools or a table and chairs to get the guys together.

Accents and finishing touches to consider:

• Custom Home Bars by Custom Artisan Cabinetry

Custom Artisan Cabinetry is 5-star rated and based in Boca Raton, with a 35-year history in excellent craftsmanship. Start with a free 30-minute consultation to begin choosing design, lighting, and finishes for your home bar.

• Pool Tables, Poker Tables, and other Game Room Equipment

Bost Billiards is a 5-star rated pool table supplier in South Florida, with a wide variety of man cave equipment to choose from, including new and used pool tables, poker tables, shuffleboard, and more.

• Natuzzi Editions Natuzzi Contemporary Barrel Swivel Chair

Go full-Vegas with these plush barrel chairs, available with casters or swivel bottom. So comfortable, it'll be hard to be on-tilt through those extra hands.

Smart Home Technology for Your Man Cave

The ultimate man cave is loaded with smart outlets and plugs so you can turn on or off anything you wish or adjust the temperature with an app on your smartphone. A cool bit of tech for any man cave!

Get beginner tips to set up your smart cave from PCMag: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-your-smart-home-a-beginners-guide

Add Your Personal Touches

Once you have the basics, it’s time to personalize your man cave. Add sports memorabilia of your favorite sports team, coin, or comic book collection, whatever makes the space your own. Neon sign? Why not, it’s your space. Now is the time to take your signed football and give it a place of honor. After all, if you are watching sports in your man cave, why not be surrounded?

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