How To Make Your Home Cozy This Winter

 Making your home cozy this winter is so important...

it will evoke the feeling of 

"I love being home during this season".

Starting with the most important element to me...does your home smell good?

This potpourri is so easy to put together and it will make your home smell amazing.

The best part is, 

you can use almost anything you have on hand, 

I think citrus, vanilla, and cinnamon are the three best ingredients.

I found this recipe on Half Baked Harvest. 

I did not have everything she included but I was happy with what I used.

One orange, 2 apples, 5 cinnamon sticks, a bunch of rosemary,

1 and 1/2 cups of fresh cranberries, vanilla, cinnamon and cloves.

I let this simmer on the stove all day and the house smelled amazing!

Candles and scented oils work well also.

Plush accents, heavier fabrics and keeping the house temperature warm. 

Having lots of pillows and blankets on the sofa...

 and make sure you have plenty of rugs on the floors as well.

Create a warm, soft glow with lighting, sometimes just switching out light bulbs creates that warmth.

And if you are lucky enough to have one of these,

if you don't need it for heat run it just for the warm glow it adds to a room.

Nothing makes a home feel more cozy than the smell of fresh baked cookies.

Lay picture books, memory books and magazines on the coffee table and end tables.

Keep books open so you are more inclined to flip through the pages.

These 2 books are my favorites,

reading them always makes me feel warm and cozy.