A bedroom is a very personal space, which should be decorated to please only you. Your bedroom should be your haven. Whether your style is soft and romantic, classic or eclectic accented with rich luxurious accessories, country or urban, or boldly colorful with vibrant throws and patterned pillows or even elegantly understated with pure white linens layered with cream-colored accents, or dramatically wild and exotic surrounded with lush green tropical palms, Your secret hideaway ... your escape from the everyday ... should be a place for restoring health in body, mind, and spirit. |
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Bedroom Styles - Romantic frilly and feminine or rich and masculine are both decorative approaches that work in a Traditionally decorated home. The key to opulent style is the use of rich textures and colors, heavily dressed windows and beds with an abundance of detailing like fringing, lace and braiding. It should endeavor to provide an air of grandeur and elegance. Antique pieces of furniture with ornate headboards. Other traditional styles include elaborate Empire headboards, coronas, damasks, silks, brocades, and swags and tassels for the windows. Victorian style reveled in ornateness. with rich dark colors, busy patterns, layered window treatments, corncies and knick-knacks. Mahogany was a popular furniture as were wicker and rattan. Make a feature wall with a collection of mismatched decorative mirrors in a mixture of finishes and frames to create a feeling of faded elegance. Shabby Chic add a touch of old-fashioned romance to the Shabby Chic style bedroom - invent new uses for old furniture, keep it simple with an eclectic mix of furnishings. White furniture is great for a clean, contemporary look, and if the surface is distressed it adds a lived-in feel. For casual chic, wicker baskets give the feel of easy living and are handy for storage. Add glamour with sparkly beading and reflective glassware. Go girly with a glass dish full of diamante jewellery and silk flowers, and accent with beaded lampshades and display pretty perfume bottles by a bed piled with vintage quilts of faded florals. Cottage Style evokes a feeling of traditional values, reminiscent of a time past when even the simplest soft furnishings were handmade with great detail and pride, creating more of a family heirloom. These days such items are readily available in shops. Mellow tones of antique pine with patchwork quilts and homespon accessories are country cottage style. Terms like faded, evolved, distressed and eclectic combine to create this unique style. Pretty wallcoverings and soft furnishings are the essence of this style of scheme, with fresh or faded florals and plaids and checks often making an appearance. Country and cottage style is also about using plenty of natural materials, such as wood, old chests and floorboards, wrought iron. Country style French furniture also adds oodles of character. A country styled room need not appear dusty and drab or overly frilly. Instead, modern colors and paint techniques can be can be applied to achieve a rustic setting. Whitewashed walls and wooden floorboards are the basic backdrop for the soft furnishings and furniture. The bed in traditional wrought iron with modern scroll design. In place of lace and patchwork, a contemporary quilt in a crisp traditional yellow and blue, sheer fabric hung over the bed, will give the room a calming feel. And the yellow contrast adds a warmth. Country Style if you like a co-ordinated look that packs a punch, invest in a complete bedroom set of matching furniture. Traditional style pine pieces create a cosy country feel. To add to the manor house feel, painted wood panelled walls, lacy bed sheets accented with suede cushions and headboard, and old fashioned decor accessories. Wood flooring will add warmth to any room, and teams beautifully with hot colors such as reds and oranges. Eclectic designing and decorating the home by mixing new with old furnishing styles, whether traditional or contemporary, combined with modern furnishing accented with family heirlooms, collection of art and antiques. Early American is a simple style, with quilts, rag rugs, plain curtains, wooden toys and simple stencil decorations on the walls, floors and furniture. Low post beds and trundles were typical of the period. And the colors most often used by the colonists were off white and earty shades of brown, green and blue. . |
Whether it's your own private retreat; the master suite; teen hideout, a comfy living area, baby nursery, or guest room - make it unique - express your individual taste and decorate the
bedroom to match your personal style The space should be a clear and vivid reflection of you - incorporating your treasures, your passions, and the many aspects of your personality. With some imagination and decorating sense, you can entice the senses and create a cozy, welcoming space within the home. Decorating is not simply a matter of color, you will need to consider the type of floor coverings, window treatments and furniture Storage is a major issue in a bedroom also. If you are feeling creative, and prefer to tackle DIY tasks, purchase second hand furniture, strip, undercoat and add your own paint finish effects, also replace door and drawer handles with new ones to get a unique look. And for the grand finale that will turn an ordinary bedroom into a haven, fresh flowers displayed in a vase or jug will add sweet ambience, photographs and small collections to remind you of special times, and off course your favourite music and soothing scents to complete the bedroom make over. |
