2011 August | Bedroom Decorating Idea | Bedroom Decorating Tips

Bedroom Decorating Idea. Your Bedroom Is Your Retreat

Your Bedroom Is Your Retreat

You spend a lot of time in your bedroom so when you create it think of it as an oasis or a retreat from your busy day. Giving it your own personal style with your color choices, accent pieces and bedding. you can use your large furniture pieces to set a theme or style and accent with smaller items like lighting, table art or wall hangings. I like to use area rugs because they add warmth and color. I found an interesting video on how to choose your area rugs. What I have found helpful is to create an out line or list that breaks down the different elements. Furniture, wall and ceiling finishes, carpeting and area rugs, wall hangings, lamps and plants and so on. I am sure you get the idea. Then break that list down a little further by price, style, colors, materials, etc. with that information on paper you can begin to visualize your project and break it down into smaller objectives so it will be easier to accomplish and control with costs and time lines.
Ok so know you have a plan and you could use some inspiration or even some how to’s. There are many places to get that inspiration and how to do it. First your local home store such as Lowes or home depot have a number books and magazines that can help with most any project. And lets don’t forget the obvious like the internet, after all you found this right, so use this tool as well. you can find interior design magazines that have a web presence such as Interior Design Magazine or Traditional Home and Better Homes and Garden. And then just look at some pictures of what others have done.

Look for bedroom images that are in the decor style that you have chosen for your bedroom retreat, for example if you chose western.

You can even go to furniture stores and look at their displays and you might find something you want to take home to your bedroom retreat.

The thing to keep in mind is that your bedroom retreat is just that, yours. So make it something you are comfortable in that reflects your personality and lets you relax and rest well. Your bedroom retreat may be the one place in your home that allows you piece and serenity so take the time to design it with yourself in mind and create that bedroom that functions as your home away from home, your night time refuge from the day to relax, refresh and renew your mind, body and soul. Create your master bedroom retreat today and sleep well tonight and all nights.

Bedroom Decorating Tips. Styles and Paint

I think the first thing to do when decorating your bedroom is to decide on the style or look your wanting to create. Are you looking for western or contemporary? Do you want a room that has a colder appearance with more blue tone and contemporary furnishings or more on the warm side with more red or beige tones and a more rustic appearance?. Once you have decided on a decor style you want to want to look for bedding that that fits theme you looking to create with a color pallet that creates that ambiance you’ve decided on whether it’s contemporary, Victorian or a more rustic bedding look such as western, southwestern or lodge and cabin. After you have chosen your bedding then decide on your paint pallet. Take a sample of your bedding with you such as a throw, accent pillow or pillow sham to the store you by your paint at. that way you can look at the paint color swatches to help you decide on the a color scheme. Keep in mind however the size of your bedroom and be careful not to decide on paint that shrinks the room because it is to dark. Dark colors work but keep them reserved for the accent colors as apposed to the main color. Not to long ago however I was in a home in which the owner used black on the ceilings and was quite amazed at as to just how great the ceilings looked in such a dark color. Now they did use a more glossy paint and it was textured which reflected light as opposed to absorbing it, but still be cautious with your choices. So now have your bedding and your room paint now you get your accent furnishings. Those you may some already from the room your changing or room other rooms in your home or you may want to purchased new. either way the process is just a matter of choice and you again want to use the color pallet you chose. or items that use the same materials for instance if you chose contemporary with chrome, glass and bright colors then the decorative furnishing will wan to be those same materials. And if you chose a rustic theme such as western, southwestern or lodge cabin then things use natural materials are more appropriate. And don’t forget if you chose a theme from nature you can use animals as part of your decor and in your bedding as well. A very popular bedroom decor and bedding idea these days is is a African motif and zebra bedding. And these bedroom decor ideas are great for the kids going back to school because they are available in xl twin dorm bedding.