{"id":924993,"date":"2026-10-12T04:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T04:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/924993\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T04:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T04:10:23","slug":"the-burrowcore-aesthetic-will-make-chilly-homes-feel-cosy-and-snug-this-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/924993\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Burrowcore\u2019 aesthetic will make chilly homes feel cosy and snug this autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cold weather and shorter days naturally make you want to step into your hibernation era, and the burrowcore design aesthetic gives full permission to do exactly that. Not quite cottagecore, this aesthetic focuses more on cocooning \u00e0 la your favourite childhood storybook animals that somehow always had the cosiest, most enveloping spaces.<\/p>\n

\u2018To me, burrowcore is all about creating a sense of refuge at home. They\u2019re spaces that feel enveloping, intimate and deeply comforting,\u2019 explains Shweta Pathak<\/a>, interior designer and founder of House of Suris. She adds, \u2018Strategic use of colour, texture, pattern and layered materials create a perfect space to retreat.\u2019<\/p>\n

Ahead, we\u2019re sharing designer pro tips on embracing this aesthetic in your own home.<\/p>\n

Add soft pools of light<\/p>\n

Lighting is everything, and the burrowcore design aesthetic heavily relies on it. \u2018Think of a fire in the middle of the night, the way it lights a small circle and leaves everything else in shadow. That is the feeling to recreate,\u2019 says Vanessa Larsson, an interior designer at Planner 5D<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She recommends scattering little lamps and candles around the room in different sizes and at different heights so the light pools rather than floods. \u2018Keep it warm, and never use the overhead light,\u2019 she adds. \u2018A den should have dark corners, so don\u2019t be afraid to leave some parts without lighting.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Create a sense of enclosure<\/p>\n

You can capture that snug feeling in a few different ways. \u2018Painting the walls and ceiling in a deeper enveloping colour, making use of existing architectural elements can instantly make the room feel intimate and cocoon-like,\u2019 Shweta says.<\/p>\n

You can also try heavy curtains in rich, earthy tones or incorporate additional architectural details such as crown moulding.<\/p>\n

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Layer warmth <\/p>\n

Layering materials that bring in warmth through texture, tone and softness can make the room feel collected over time \u2013 almost like an animal den. Vanessa says to be generous here with full, heavy curtains, throws, cushions and a bed filled with pillows and covers.<\/p>\n

\u2018Carve out at least one spot made purely for curling up, [such as] a reading nook or a low cushioned seating area on the floor,\u2019 Vanessa says. \u2018Anything that lets the room reel you in and feels like a magical little respite.\u2019<\/p>\n

Infuse some whimsy <\/p>\n

From little handmade trinkets to paintings and ceramics with a slightly wobbly rim, imperfect whimsy is a highlight of the burrowcore design aesthetic. This, of course, is inspired directly from the Earth. \u2018Nature is full of organic shapes, irregularity and unpredictability,\u2019 Vanessa says. \u2018Bring that in and the room stops feeling styled and starts feeling warm and cosy, as if it grew around you over the years.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cold weather and shorter days naturally make you want to step into your hibernation era, and the burrowcore…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":924994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,2386,492600,460,430,134,433,310278,429,492599,366213,484133],"class_list":["post-924993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-content-type-feature","tag-contentid-cf48523a-32f1-45f8-8276-5753323c65fb","tag-design","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-hasproduct-true","tag-issyndicated-true","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-4-ways-to-try-the-burrowcore-design","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-household-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=924993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/924994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=924993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=924993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=924993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}