Cambridge comments on Coziness!
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010With record-setting cold and snow visited upon us in North Texas this winter, we’re all looking for the residential equivalent of “comfort food”: A warm, welcoming, safe place to call home.
The word COZY comes to mind….
“Cozy” can be defined in a number of ways, but I always think first of “scale”: Human Scale.
Cozy is impossible to achieve in an over-sized or ill-proportioned space. No amount of chintz could ever make a European cathedral feel cozy. Cozy can only be achieved in a space where the ceilings are the right height for the width and breadth of the room.
Another important element of COZY is color. It’s easier to achieve that cozy feeling with WARM colors than with cool. Even if your wall colors are cool (gray, blue, green), you can still achieve a feeling of coziness if you accessorize with warm colors and comfortable furniture. Down-stuffed decorative pillows in warm colors can make a sofa or chair feel cozy and inviting.
Of course, the ultimate in coziness is achieved with the dancing flames of candles and, particularly on a cold winters day, with a fire burning brightly in the fireplace.
At Cambridge Homes, we design our luxury patio homes with the possibility of COZY in mind. Yes, all of our designs are bright and airy, but they can also feel cozy because of their “scale”. In most of our designs, the twelve foot ceiling is the smallest of the three dimensions of the room; the width and depth are greater than 12 feet. For instance, a typical gathering room is 20 feet deep by 18 feet wide by 12 feet high. Such a gathering room feels bright and airy, but it can also feel warm and cozy.
The photos below illustrate what I mean:
Luxury Patio Home in Colleyville - The Kensington Gathering Room
Luxury Patio Home in Far North Dallas - The Habersham Gathering Room
Luxury Patio Home in Allen - The Buckingham Study
Luxury Patio Home in Colleyville - The Westminster Study
Luxury Patio Home in Far North Dallas - The Mayfair Gathering Room