As winter settles in and the temperatures continue to drop, your living room has the potential to become a warm and inviting retreat from the cold. With just a few thoughtful touches, you can ...

"Think about mixing different types of lighting to create a warm and inviting atmosphere in your living room," says Archival Design's Ana Coddington. "Using overhead lights alongside floor lamps ...

Dowsying suggests that warm light is appropriate in a bedroom to ... On average, we recommend a living room to have two to three lamps scattered around the room, but no more than four.” ...

“As an example, in bedrooms you’ll want them next to the bed, while in living rooms ... a whole room with light,” says Harding. “Instead, it’s about creating warm pools of light ...

“To achieve this, make sure that your overhead lighting is soft and warm.” To avoid crowding a small living room, experiment with acrylic and lucite furnishings to balance a heavier sectional ...

If the lighting was intimate and warm, then your perception of ... natural light to flow through the various living areas by dividing the living room from the dining area with a translucent ...