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How to Decorate a Peaceful Bedroom
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Staff Writer |
April 7th, 2009 |
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Home Decorating |
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After a tiring day at work, an inviting and cozy bedroom is the ideal solution to relax. Learning how to create a peaceful bedroom is an important decorating skill for homemakers! There are quite a few aspects for creating a peaceful bedroom, such as lighting and color, to be considered. The following tips will help you turn your bedroom into a relaxing zone, so let’s get started!
- The furniture in the bedroom should be arranged in such a way that the sleeping, dressing and relaxing areas are differentiated. Declutter the bedroom and get rid of any unused furniture.
- The largest piece of furniture should be the bed, the other furniture should complement it.
- The furniture and the walls should have pastel colors which are soothing to the eye. Monochromatic colors with different shades of the same color on the walls and furniture are also ideal.
- Use rich textures for your bedding teamed with fluffy pillows. Colorful comforters also of a rich fabric such as velvet or silk should be used.
- Use curtains for the windows, don’t leave them plain. The curtains should in white or pastel shades of a flowing and sheer fabric. The curtains can be long, they could even flow down to the floor. Blinds can also be used in the bedroom for getting a dim-light effect in the afternoons.
- Its better not to keep a television set in your bedroom, since it
increases the noise decibels in the room which is not ideal for a peaceful bedroom. You can play some soft music or natural sounds CDs. It’s a good idea to install a small tabletop water fountain in the bedroom; the sound of the water flowing is soothing for the ears and can make it easier to fall asleep. - Avoid doing any other activities such as watching the television or working on the computer in the bedroom. Use the bedroom only for relaxing and getting a good night’s sleep.
- The lighting in the room is one of the most essential elements for the bedroom. Use soft yellow lights for the dressing table and the lampshades, and use these lights while you are relaxing or just before you go to sleep.
- Have mirrors around the room, they help in giving a better lighting effect to the room, as well as making it look spacious.
- You can also experiment with wallpapers and texture paints for your walls.
Go all out and invest your time to create a cozy and peaceful bedroom to come back to! Having a relaxing end-of-day sanctuary where you can truly re-center yourself is definitely worth spending the time to decorate a peaceful bedroom. Next, you’ll want to read about 5 easy ways to redecorate your living room.
Visit Homemaker Mondays at 11th Heaven and Works for Me Wednesday at We are That Family. Top bedroom photo by jinkazamah. Country bedroom photo by One Planet Living in Sutton.
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Did you write this one just for me?! My bedroom is a pit… sooooooo not peaceful. We haven’t done a thing with it since we moved over 2 1/2 years ago and that. must. change. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great article! My fave is about keeping a tv out of the bedroom (I’m guilty on that one).
@Amy: I love these tips too. I can relate… I feel like it’s not worth it to do major work in there because this isn’t our permanent home. Time to get over that feeling, I suppose, and get to work! lol
Barbi
This is great information and so fun to read also! Thank you for sharing. It does look REALLY p eaceful and I’m really into that!
Kristin K
I’m such a believer in a peaceful bedroom. I think it is so often the most neglected room in the house and it should be just the opposite. When my bedroom is orderly and peaceful it starts and ends my day so much better then when things get cluttery. Thanks for the tips
I am in the process of a makeover of our master bedroom. It is slow going because I have three kids that slightly cut into my craft time
So far I have paint on the walls…now I just need to make my bedding and curtains…all in my “spare” time…right….
Great tips!
I love this!
What a great looking bedroom! Dh didn’t put up the tv when we moved in, thankfully. 
We have a tropical feel to our bedroom after taking a cruise for our 10th anniversary several years ago and wanting to recapture it.
last year I changed our master bedroom wall color from a light, bright pastel to a dark gold and brown. I absolutely love it. It’s dark and enveloping and relaxing. I love it darker
@Kirsty: I agree. I even make my bed most mornings before I get dressed, just because it starts my day off better.
Barbi
@Mrs. Q: lol “spare” time… the bedding and curtains are the fun part!
Barbi
lovely and just what we need in the bedroom peace
Those pictures are so beautiful. TFS
Thank you for posting this! I have been thinking a lot lately about making our bedroom into a peaceful haven. However, I haven’t acted on that yet, but your post has propelled me to action!
Love your ideas….
Mine is like a bed & breakfast feel. Hubby wants to put a t.v. in there but I have been holding him off. I want other things done in the house first, so that could take awhile.
These are pretty good tips.
For a peaceful ambiance, take a leaf from the Japanese: Japanese-themed decor not only exudes tranquility, they are very elegant, too.
Use tatami mats, shoji screens, Hokusai art prints, ikebana (floral arrangement), silk lanterns. Top it all up with green tea- or mandarin orange essential oil fragrance.
The flip side of such an ambiance: you hardly want to step of your door
I like darker colors too. Call me a grouch in the morning, but I don’t want to wake up to happy pastel colors. I want to be enveloped in deep, rich colors that make me feel cozy and loved. My bedding is a deep cranberry velvet and I like the feel as well as the statement that it makes. HOT!