Make Your Bedroom Feel Extra Cosy
Your bedroom is fundamental to your happiness because sleep accounts for around one-third of your life. Comfort is the aim of the game, but most people need help to make their bed look and feel cosy.
A cosy bed fills you with that warm, fuzzy feeling, making you yearn for it while at work, out, and about. It is a sanctuary for your mind and body, somewhere you can be yourself and unwind uniquely.
This article reveals how to make your bed look and feel cosy, using materials, textures, and colours to achieve a beautiful spread.
Let’s jump in!
Getting that cosy feel
Here’s how to make your bed feel cosy:
The mattress
The essential comfort aspect is your mattress because it defines how much you squish into your bed when you lie and sit on it. It also determines how well you sleep, with a fantastic mattress improving sleep quality.
Our mattress buyer’s guide covers everything you need to know, but you should match your mattress to your sleeping position.
Side sleepers do best with a medium mattress or a medium-firm one over 190lbs, while back sleepers do best with a medium-firm mattress.
Additionally, some mattresses sleep warmer than others. Check out these mattresses for heat retention and these mattresses for cooling qualities.
The bedding
Bedding should be soft to the touch and warm up quickly with your body heat so you aren’t shivering with a cold material touching you.
Cotton is the ultimate bedding material because it meets both requirements. Look for Egyptian cotton bedding for summer to keep you cool and brushed cotton bedding for winter to keep you warm on those chilly nights.
The pillows and duvet
Hollowfibre is the best duvet material because it is breathable and packs down, letting you keep two duvets for winter and summer.
While all-season duvets are convenient, they can be too warm in summer and too cold in winter, so it is best to have one of each.
Regarding pillows, it is best to sleep with one firm pillow, with a soft pillow as a backup in case you can’t get comfortable.
Getting that cosy look
Here’s how to make your bed look cosy:
The bed
Your bed frame plays a critical role in cosiness. Most people stick to the bed frame materials, textures, and colours from childhood, meaning a wooden or metal bed frame, but an upholstered bed frame offers unique charm too.
If your bed frame is old and due to be replaced, consider whether a wooden, metal, fabric or mixed material bed will suit your space most.
Make a layered bed.
A layered bed is the most significant change you can make for cosiness, and it is surprisingly easy to make and maintain daily.
A layered bed has five layers:
- Fitted sheet
- Top sheet
- Duvet
- Coverlet
- Pillows/cushions
Layering with materials you find comfort in the top layers – such as knitted throws – will transform your bed into a haven.
Play with texture
Texture plays a critical role in how cosy your bed looks. The best way to achieve maximum cosiness is to incorporate rough and smooth textures into your bed, which will help highlight your textures and bring balance to your spread.
Use smooth and rougher textures for your top layers when layering up with knitted throws and basketweave cushions.
Play with colour
Colour is the first thing to catch the eye in a bedroom, so using your bed to draw the eye and create a sense of cosiness makes sense.
Comfort with colour is subjective, with some people finding plain white and cream bedding cosy. Others like bright colours and monotones.
Play with different colours to see what works for you. For a timeless aesthetic, incorporate white and beige with a touch of navy blue.