The kitchen is the heart of the home and having one that’s all uniform and cold can make your whole home seem cold and uninviting!
Your kitchen needs to be a reflection of you and there are always ways you can make it cozier!
When we think of cozy the main things that pop up in our heads are warmth and softness and that’s what we need to try and incorporate into our kitchens!
From funky patterns to dim lights, we have a plethora of ways to make our kitchens cozy and inviting.
So if you’re looking to create a space that really says ‘Heart of the Home’ read on below on how you can cozy up your existing kitchen!
1. Plants are Your Friends
This is a pretty standard and budget-friendly way of making your kitchen cozier and more practical! Opt for plants that you can use while cooking and baking!
They will provide ingredients and they smell heavenly!
2. Bring In Warm Colors
Lighter-toned kitchens are always classy and the go-to for many people, however, if not styled right, they might end up looking cold!
Bring in warmer tones with wood accents throughout the kitchen and if that isn’t a possibility try bringing in warmer colors through decor!
3. Open Shelving
If you have a smaller kitchen already, upper-head cabinets can overpower the room and make it more cramped than it already is!
For a different storage solution, opt for open shelving that will make your kitchen more open and airy, plus the shelves add a coziness factor!
4. Colored Cabinets
Choosing colored cabinets or painting your existing ones are some of the best ways to transform your kitchen and make it cozy!
5. Interesting Flooring
We often like looking up when it comes to kitchens but let’s focus our gaze downward for a second!
Interesting flooring can transform your space and make it 10 times cozier! Wood can add warmth but it isn’t always practical in kitchens! So opt for a tile that catches the eye!
6. Keep It Balanced
In this kitchen, we have a mix of materials that blend together perfectly! Exposed wooden beams and wooden cabinets add warmth to the space, but they’re not overpowering since it’s lighter wood!
The marble brings in class but also coldness and the stone accent around the window ties it all together!
7. Make It Cute and Practical
Cozy kitchens tend to be on the smaller side so you need to be mindful of practicality and style! Choose pieces that will add coziness and which you can also use!
This wooden island doubles as storage since it has a shelf underneath and you can also prep and eat food at it!
8. Mind the Appliances
If you want a cozy kitchen you also need to mind the appearance of your appliances! A high-tech sleek stove certainly wouldn’t fit in next to these gorgeous cream vintage cabinets!
9. Decorate Your Kitchen
I know you need the space to work, but you can always decorate your kitchen with useful trinkets and storage solutions!
Instead of that boring salt and pepper box, find intriguing pieces at your local thrift store or online! These small changes can make a world of difference!
10. Industrial Can Be Cozy
We often associate the industrial style with more modern and colder by-proxy styles! However, the industrial kitchen can be transformed and made cozy with just a couple of adjustments and tweaks!
We would suggest focusing on more wooden materials instead of metal and such!
11. Green for the Win
One of the coziest things you can do is bring nature inside, and what better color to choose than green?
12. Dark Can Be Cozy Too
We often stray away from darker colors when making a cozy space and that’s a mistake! It’s all about how you style your dark kitchen!
Use decor that will create a softer contrast in your space and make it cozier!
13. A Pop of Color
If you want to make the space cozier and more interesting add pops of color! In this cute space, the color is added through appliances, but you can achieve this with anything really!
You can go for two-toned cabinets or colored tiles!
14. Lighting is Everything
If you want to make your kitchen extra cozy, you need to pay attention to your lighting situation! If you have a regular, white overhead light, your kitchen will look cold!
Opt for yellow or orange-toned overhead light with plenty of smaller ambiance lights! You can get lamps or candles on tables and countertops!
15. Display Your Food
Anything that you can keep outside the fridge, do it! Kitchens that are cozy usually smell of fresh baked goods and other cooked food!
Display your cookies or muffins on a covered tray or keep your fruits and veggies on the countertop for easier access!
16. Keep It Fresh
Keep your kitchen fresh! What does this mean? Well, open your windows often to let in fresh air, a kitchen that’s often cooked in can get rather stuffy and hot!
You can also keep your plants fresh and green and your surfaces clean!
17. Let In Natural Light
Natural light can be your best friend when we’re talking about cozy kitchens! You get amazing views and the sunlight is hitting all the right spaces in your kitchen!
18. The Weathered Look
You want to achieve this look but still not make it seem run down! The weathered look is scruffy but still polished!
You want your kitchen to seem older yet well taken care of!
19. Farmhouse Charm
This is a specific style of cozy, like cottage cozy or industrial cozy! The cozy farmhouse style combines vintage appliances with farmhouse cabinets!
Bonus points if you have hardwood floors and brass or copper accents!
20. Contemporary Country Kitchen
We love a good vintage-new combo and this contemporary kitchen is to die for! It combines vintage furniture with modern colors and materials!
