Tips & Ideas for Creating Romance in Your Home

Turn your own home into a romantic getaway this Valentine’s Day—or any day—with our tips and ideas to warm up every room and create cozy, inviting spaces throughout your house.

Romantic Getaway

Contrasting textures can imbue your home’s bedroom with a romantic feeling. Here, chenille, satin and linen achieve this effect. Antique furniture and warm accents cozy up to upholstered walls.

Concrete Love

Built with hand-chosen river rocks, this fireplace adds warmth and comfort to the home’s decor.

  Escape into the Suds

Help lessen the tension after a long day at work by relaxing in a romantic bathroom decorated with vintage drapes and accessories.

Drapes of Love

The use of fabric layers helps soften the hard geometry of a basic room and brings dimension to the space. By applying the fabric to the walls, you can give a room impact while hiding structural or furniture flaws.

 Romantic Glow

Build a fieldstone fireplace into a wall of custom, glass-front built-ins made of cherry wood. Install accent lights to the mantel for an extra warm glow.

Enveloped in Comfort

Create a serene space by adding a writing desk, bookshelves and a sitting area next to a cast-stone fireplace. This relaxing retreat adds character and warmth to the room.

 Colors of Passion

Accent a contemporary fireplace with white-painted wood and brushed stainless-steel hardware to add a passionate warmth to the small bungalow.

Adapted from Better Homes & Gardens. Used with permission. © Meredith Corporation. http://www.meredith.com. All rights reserved.