What is a cozy home?

Houses, like people, have their own soul and their own face, on which
отражается их внутренняя сущность.Александр Дюма – отец

What is a cozy home? Each of us understands this in his own way and
in its own way creates an individual, unique comfort. Someone thinks
a cozy huge spacious mansion with elegant antique furniture,
and someone loves a small apartment, where everything is created by your own
by hands. Numerous interior magazines on their pages
advise how to competently and tastefully equip the house, television
programs are gradually being taught how to make repairs “in a design-based manner”. Someone
in pursuit of fashion trends blindly follows recommendations, and
someone trusts solely their own taste and preferences.
So what does “cozy home” mean to women? And how do they create it?

Елена 32 года, домохозяйка:Уют для моей семьи —
это все, что создано своими by hands. We needed a computer
table. We looked at the Internet for a long time, drove, searched for shops, but
nothing suitable could not find. In the end, my husband did
computer desk and another desk for the eldest daughter. Friends
They gave us a bunk bed, so we are not the upper floor
came up – too long was. We sawed it off, even the mattress could
shorten Many were surprised and did not believe: how can a mattress
shorten ?! And we did it – ripped, pulled the spring,
which was just superfluous. Now everything fits perfectly.
A lot of furniture we do not want, only the most necessary. We have everywhere
Children’s drawings and crafts. True, the windows are still “naked”, but I
I am going to sew the curtains. I will sew them myself, because everything is in the store
neither can you find those that you like.

Аида 32 года администратор:По-моему, важно
correctly combine colors in the interior. And comfort, in my case, is,
of course, a curtain, a small table and a huge soft sofa with
lots of pillows and kids on it.

Дарья 30 лет, домохозяйка:Даже не знаю, в
aggregate all things create comfort. Here there is no comfort without curtains, and
Bought, and – everything, he appeared. All each other complements. This and
curtains on the window, and a chandelier on the ceiling, and a floor lamp, some,
picture on the wall. Naturally, I want the thing prettier and more expensive.
But who has no money, buys cheap. And some are nothing
buy until they save up for a beautiful expensive thing. Here they are hanging
ordinary light bulb instead of chandeliers and all. So what? We have so
it was, but when my dad saw it was a mess! – and bought us
the chandelier …

Елена 28 лет, учитель:Я люблю, чтоб в квартире
was free. The less furniture the better! More space and
of air. Of course, expensive beautiful furniture, for example, Italian,
I really like. Although we do not have this. But we have puffs
factories of domestic production, such as “March 8”, they are as
armchair. A handy thing, but not a lot to eat … Throw them out!

Лариса 32 года, владелец турагентства:Лично для
my coziness in the house is inextricably linked with the things that I love … Well,
for example, I absolutely calmly admit the presence in the kitchen
multi-colored and multi-format mugs. I do not need to
The dishes were designed in the same style. There are favorite circles,
for example, I do not know what it is connected with – maybe it is comfortable in the hand
sitting, and maybe some good man gave it. Things in the house
must be with history, then they personally mean a lot to you, but
This feeling is transmitted to others. I have to hand
there should be favorite books, a couple of oil paintings (my sister drew in
school is still there – and now they hang on the wall as if they are always there and
hung). Be sure to photograph the Crimea. That hangs on the wall –
gaze and want to touch the sea. A bouquet of dried flowers … And I
I have been collecting magnets from different countries for a long time, I have a whole refrigerator with them
hung up. Many consider it bad taste, but for me everyone is like
the story of the journey …. Here is a grandmother, for example, knits from shreds
round such rugs. Well, it would seem, why should I in the city
apartment this greetings from the village? However, I have it, and he
reminds me of grandma. And, of course, performs its function
bedside rug. Things should be comfortable and functional.
and whether they fit into the tone-color-style to me is absolutely not important. Well
and of course it should be clean. Even the most minimal interior will be
cozier if the house is in order ….

Лилина 32 года, домохозяйка:Что для меня
creates comfort in the house? Probably a sofa, furniture wall. I like
all sorts of vases floor, statues and a lot more things from Ikea. AT
Ikea my husband often goes. ATообще, я если с ним туда попадаю,
then I have to forcefully pull out. ATсе хочется: вазочки
large floor and small, scented candles,
какие-нибудь необычные статуэточки… AT общем все, что необычно
I like it done, that would not like everyone else. I have a husband and a lover
buy all sorts of such things.

Юлия 31 год, менеджер по продажам:Не люблю,
when there is a lot of furniture in the apartment: cabinets, bedside tables, wall, as before
was I love the space to be so that the walls are empty,
only wallpaper. When daughter Nastya is small was allowed to her
draw on the wallpaper paints (I have washable wallpaper). Very cozy
It was when I saw her drawings, and she draws well. Go further
dreams, but hopefully come true. Like when bright sofas
flowers stand armchairs. I love when the curtains are bright, all sorts of lamps
large and still like when there are books in bright bindings and not
battered, only not modern and better than Russian authors.
For example, the collected works of Pushkin – blue, Tolstoy –
red, Dostoevsky – green. Pillows, napkins, vases,
soft toys, especially big ones I don’t like. Some of their ideas
partially already implemented. I do not think that expensive furniture creates
comfort Rather, it depends on people. When a healthy home environment
it is cozy and with any furniture.

Наталья 33 года, воспитатель в детском саду:Ой,
it’s hard for me to talk about the interior, because there is no money to change it.
And the fact that there is a home, I do not like, everything is collected by parents. But here
if about dreams – I dream of a bedroom. A small bedroom, but with a large
and comfortable bed! Though I don’t have a husband, I would have slept on it myself
sprawling across. And besides the bed there will only be a dressing room.
with a large mirror and a bedside table with a night light.

Людмила 45 лет, домработница:Для меня уют — это
when you want to go home. To be comfortable at home. Don’t even
to be clean or expensive furniture. Simple – convenient! At my house
mother-in-law three times a day, the dust is wiped clean clean
sterile. ATсе восхищаются: как чисто и красиво! But a long time away
nobody lingers. Even native grandchildren do not want to visit
grandmother. When we lived together, I needed to sew something (I
knew how to sew well), then you first had to lay an oilcloth on the table,
on a chair, on the floor near the typewriter, and only then sit down. God forbid,
so that at least one thread fell! Immediately everything had to be removed on their
places. Now I can sew in my house, as I want, scatter
everywhere thread and fabric. For a very long time my mother-in-law repulsed desire
clean up in your own home. True, everything returns, and now
cleaning up houses and apartments is my job …

Анна 28 лет, бухгалтер:2 года назад сделала
repairs. And here I stand in the room: beautiful floor, wallpaper, ceiling – like
everything is beautiful, but not comfortable. The next day, hung chandeliers, sconces
and curtains, already become more comfortable. A few days later they brought furniture, and
It became even more comfortable. A year has passed and I acquired pictures and divorced
flowers (which I never did). Now I have the coziest
flat !!! I think that, of course, you can make an expensive repair:
for example, to buy ivory furniture, leather sofa
some overseas jerboa, lay a mink carpet, yes,
and most importantly, do not forget about the platinum toilet in the stones
Swarovski … Horror !!! And you can create comfort by buying inexpensive furniture from
same Ikea, arrange, for example, some figurines and
vases, brought from vacation, hang family photos,
pictures of favorite kids, even if these “masterpieces” will be drawn
kid on expensive wallpaper. For me, this is the most comfortable
the atmosphere in the house.

Of course, the color of the walls, furniture and
its location, the presence or absence of carpets on the floor, curtains on
windows and paintings on the walls, chandeliers and floor lamps, in general, all that
we call material well-being, and that indicates wealth
(or lack of) and the financial condition of the family.

In addition to the material content, the smell of the house is also important. Than
smell at home? Some people smell delicious food, others – clean (including
including chlorine), and others – with oriental oils and incense.
There are, of course, houses that smell of mustiness and dust, but we don’t
we will remember.

But most importantly, it seems to me that creates real comfort in the house,
completely different. Even the most chic mansion built and
decorated according to the latest fashion design, with the newest split
air conditioning and ozonation system, with an exclusive
furniture of the rarest species of wood will be empty and cold, if in
the hearts of its inhabitants will not be love and understanding for each other, and in
the souls of warmth and openness. Comfort is created along with feelings.
people.

In my opinion, a cozy home is when you hear a joyful childish
laugh, even if the toys are scattered throughout the apartment, and unpaired
Socks (not necessarily children) come across in the most unexpected
places. When a wife with a calm and bright (albeit a bit tired)
looks at his household with a smile, even if there is still a lot of
ironing and a mountain of dirty dishes. Cozy home is when
tired after a hard day of work husband, taking his beloved
horizontal pose on the couch, happily exhale: “How good
houses!”