Winter is well and truly here, bringing with it an instinctual pull to surround ourselves with comforts of the cosy kind.
Just as summer wardrobes are cleared out to make way for the season’s outfit essentials – so too should the spaces we turn to when the temperature drops; our homes.
But turning your interiors into havens of hibernation involves more than just swapping out your bed sheets (although an easy winter win) or tucking in and turning the heat up. It’s about creating a cocoonlike environment replete with homely accents and inviting layers – all made for hunkering down in style.
To help you embrace the chill, we asked three designers to share their top winter styling tips and mood-making interior directions to envelop your home in warmth.
Texture Renaissance
“As with my collections, I prioritise the interplay of various textures and contrasts in my home,” Maja Dixdotter tells writer Joan Barzilay Freund in the new book Defining Style: The Book of Interior Design.
In her Swedish country home in Österlen, an ottoman (pictured) features a rope fringed cover by Cappelen Dimyr, the rug company Dixdotter founded in 2019. “I am inspired by surfaces and the tactility of materials,” she says.
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A creamy palette harmonises well with the natural wool and linen textiles. I incorporate more pigmented hues through paintings, ceramics and other elements
Maja Dixdotter
Personality Matters
Dutch Actor Carice van Houten (of Game of Thrones fame) describes herself as “a walking colour explosion.”
Given her self-proclaimed trademark is eclecticism, it’s no surprise that the 1918 Brownstown she owns in Amsterdam is a dramatic expression of vibrant hues and bold patterns.
A joyful pink table by Sabine Marcelis centres the room, with Pigreco dining chairs by vintage Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, which date back to the 1960s.
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Defining Style: The Book Of Interior Design
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Carlotta + Gee Linen Duvet Cover in Violet
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The key to infusing a home with strong colour, is to string threads of tonal similarity from room to room
Interior Designer, Nicole Dohmen of Atelier ND
Curves Ahead
In his book Moments At Home, Steve Cordony says he likes spaces to feel connected and intimate.
“The soft irregularity of the Minotti sofa is juxtaposed against the graphic linearity of the table and the geometric patterning of the iron balustrade, with the neutral yet textured colour scheme pulling it all together so it doesn’t feel too cluttered,” says Cordony.
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I love using a neutral background, especially a crisp white wall, to allow design elements like art, rugs and fabrication to pop. My favourite colour to paint the wall is Porter’s Popcorn
Interior Stylist, Steve Cordony
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