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The winter period brings plenty of festivities and parties to host in the kitchen. With Halloween almost upon us, Thanksgiving in November and Christmas being only a few months away, it’s not long until we’ll be feeding hoards of relatives and friends. Keeping your kitchen cozy can make cooking and hosting even more fun. Having a place to serve mulled wine and eggnog that both looks and feels the part will help you to start celebrating in style. 

As we approach autumn, it is the inevitable season of the gourd. Small munchkin pumpkins and squashes suddenly become ubiquitous during fall, and it’s no wonder as they make for stunning table centrepieces. Meanwhile, as the season moves through to November and December, there will be plenty of winter berries and evergreen holly bushes to create winter arrangements out of. If you want to have fun with your kids, why not spray paint some bare twigs and branches with metallic spray paint? 

Certainly in the midst of cooking a Thanksgiving feast or Christmas dinner, your kitchen can get pretty warm. However, in between those times, you will need hot radiators to dry out kitchen towels and keep your heart of the home feeling cozy. Suppliers such as warmrooms.co.uk supply cast iron radiators that not only feel comfortingly vintage in appearance, but are also sturdy and durable. These types of radiator moderate temperature by heating and cooling slowly, almost like an AGA. 

The benefits of open shelving are two-fold. Not only do they evoke old-style vintage kitchens where you had your pots and pans proudly on display, but they also make life easier by having everything visible to you. Your open shelves can be partly for decoration, too. Reserving a few spaces for decorative ornaments, and prioritizing your most attractive kitchenware for the bigger and more open shelves will create a curated and stylish aesthetic. 

While many of us might like to use lighter shades in our kitchen to keep it feeling open and bright, color can make it feel intimate and comforting. However, it’s not just the walls and tiling you should be thinking about. Branching out into colored cabinets and shelves immediately adds depth and warmth to your kitchen. Opting for darker more saturated tones (and not just warm tones but deep ones) will give the same comfy effect of low-lighting or richly-toned furniture. 

You can mirror your color theme in any table decorations you add, too. Putting a wreath above the windowsill or creating a flower arrangement for your dining table or kitchen island will help to pull the room together. 

It’s not just decoration that will make your kitchen feel cozy in the winter time. Having family get together and meet for the big holidays that lie round the corner will make your kitchen feel warm and pleasant to be in – adding some decorative touches is just the cherry on top.