We love a home with open interior spaces that has rooms flowing one into another, and high, vaulted ceilings bring a smile to our face. Decorating challenges arise for rooms such as these, and here are some DIY home decor solutions that will help make large rooms with vaulted ceilings feel more cozy.

Furniture placement should be triangular, not square. Angled furniture placement will counter-balance the angled pitch of the ceiling. Arrange seating areas in a triangular formation for easy conversation and room balance.

To visually lower an extremely high vaulted ceiling, don't hang all wall art at the same level. Staggering the level at which you hang wall art will draw the eyes up, down and around, not just up, up and up.

Use plenty of fabric in large rooms with vaulted ceilings to absorb sound. Sound bounces off hard surfaces and makes a large room feel empty. Use upholstered furniture, area rugs, draperies, lamps with fabric shades and throw pillows to cozy up the room and reduce the empty, hollow sound.

Every home presents some decorating challenges, and these DIY home decor solutions will help you overcome the decorating challenges of large rooms with vaulted ceilings.