With all the rain we’ve been getting, you’ve probably made yourself all toasty and cosy in your home already. But just in case all you’ve done is retreat under the duvet with pizza and a pint of Baileys before it’s even 6 pm, let’s see if we can interest you in some winter interior design trends to cosy up the rest of your home so it’s not left derelict until Spring returns.

Winter interior design trends that aren’t necessarily trends

I put it to you that winter interior design trends to create a cosy feel are more about your own personal tastes and psychological drives, as opposed to fashion trends themselves. What makes you feel cosy?

I doubt I’m alone feeling cosy by being physically warm. Whether it’s a blankie or one of those electrically charged ponchos I’ve heard good things about, feeling toasty means feeling cosy. On the subject of toast, crumpets make me feel cosy. So does having a cat in my lap, although her tiny but sharp claws tearing at my skin can detract from the experience.

Ideally, you’ll have functioning central heating and double glazing to keep you cosy. You can add an extra level of insulation to your windows with highly practical and attractive cellular blinds. Their honeycomb design traps air to keep you warm. Available in a range of colours, you can keep up with winter interior design trends by choosing from a smokey grey to a Tuscan hue. Cosy indeed.

Winter interior design trends are about colour, pattern and texture

Layers, people, layers! You’ll be layering up before leaving the house, and when you return home you can sink between layers of soft knitted blankets, faux fur throws and velvet cushions.

Plummy purple, burnt orange and emerald green will ease you into the splendour you deserve. Deep earthy colours like terracotta or forest green will help keep the chill at bay. If that’s all a bit bold for you, dusty pinks, sage greens and other muted tones will still bring comfort as you snuggle under your angora throw.

Texture and pattern will add personality and therefore warmth to your winter interior design trends. Wallpaper may add only a thin extra layer of insulation in practical terms, but in flavour it adds character and depth. If you don’t care for patterned wallpaper, textured wallpaper can be a great option.  In linen or suede, textured wallpaper will bring a warm ambience and a subtle beauty, perfect as a winter interior design trend, like winter itself, apparently bare, but there’s so much to love when you really look.

Curtains are an obvious choice for winter interior design. They don’t just add insulation to your home, they add a touch of luxury. Indulgence is cosiness, and never out of fashion, especially when it comes to winter interior design trends.

The aromas of winter interior design trends

Winter interior design trends smell! Of orange and cinnamon and cloves. Who doesn’t want to wake up to the smell of baking bread and coffee on a cold chilly morning? And so we’re back to toast. And crumpets.

As for that aroma coming from your fire burner or open log fire, cedar wood, oak and birch will lift and comfort you as you huddle around the naked flames in your home. For further fire hazards, don’t forget scented candles. Winter interior design trends are about feeling cosy, and safe, so don’t leave those kids and pets by themselves around those flames.

Get cosy with winter interior design trends in lighting 

Winter is cold, miserable and dark, so let’s use that. Aren’t things more cosy because we’ve just come in from all that unpleasantness? As soon as the clocks fall backwards, that’s when tiny twinkly lights should come out, to light your way and bring joy to your home. Candles, with or without scent, bring beauty, ambience and a surprising amount of light.

Strategically placed lamps will create soft yellow and amber glows wherever you wish their gentle pools of light to gather. To finish this classic look, how about some shutter blinds for your windows? Stylish through all times, shutting those blinds against the cold night will make your winter interior design all the more cosy, and right on trend.