Bedroom Wall Decor
We spend on average six to nine hours out of every twenty-four in bed. For most of us, this is the longest time in a day that we are in one place, so the location and design of the bedroom and the positioning of the bed provide a superb opportunity to align yourself with the natural flow of energy in a way that helps you in other areas of your life.
A good night's sleep is essential for health, so it is also important to have a bedroom decor that calms you at the end of a busy day, and helps you to sleep well. It should also be a place where you wake up feeling refreshed, full of vitality and enthusiasm to make the most of a new day.
The bedroom decor as well as bedroom closet and bedroom lighting have a significant influence on adult relationships, being where physical intimacy take place. If you live in a large family, your bedroom is often the only place that is exclusively yours, and privacy is also an important consideration. If possible, it is better not to use your bedroom for activities that require a different atmosphere, such as work. In the end, both will suffer. In master bedroom you should try to maintain an energy of romance and contentment. Bedroom wall decor should fulfill requirements of promoting relaxation, restful sleep, and the quiet privacy necessary to foster intimate relationship. Bedroom should also contain lively, uplifting, and cheerful elements to make it a pleasant place in which to wake up and begin the day.
Wall color is one of the bedroom decor basics. Bedroom wall color assists in evoking a variety of moods. Visualize bedroom with certain color schemes and sense the mood of each - romantic, soft, sweet, soothing, striking. You can look at colors in a more daring way and combine them to create harmony that suits your spirit. Pinks, white and gray colors are favorable for bedroom walls, they look wonderful when accented with touches of red, silver and gold. more red increases the romantic ambiance, while off-white or cream creates peace and tranquility. Irregular patterns on the wall produced by fox-finishing (sponging and color-washing) are calming. It makes this type of wall finish perfect for those who have trouble sleeping.
Bedroom Furniture
If you are starting from scratch in the decoration of your home, the first piece of furniture you buy is usually the bed. More than tables, chairs, or a sofa, you need a bed. The bedroom is any space where you choose to have a bed. Turn your bed into your personal haven. Beds are a sacred place because this is the one spot where we come for regular rest, relaxation, and recovery. What style beds do you like? What would be ideal in your bedroom? How do you feel about the bed you have now in your bedroom? If you don't have a lot of money to spend on a bed, the least expensive way to approach this important purchase is to buy a metal Harvard frame on casters. Its only function is to hold a mattress and box spring. This way you can take your time finding a bed you're attracted to, or you can buy a decorative headboard and screw it into the Harvard frame. An inexpensive dust ruffle or flounce will hide the frame.
The Mattress. When purchasing your bed, always keep in mind that a good mattress is more important than a headboard. It may make sense to delay purchasing a headboard until you have acquired more practical pieces of furniture for your home. Because regular sleep is so important to our overall health, and we all have different bedtime comfort specifications, it pays to invest time and money to have a good mattress. If you suffer from back pain, arthritis, or sleeplessness, your mattress should be therapeutic. Though mattresses are hidden under layers of bedding, their impact is immeasurable.
Headboards. An attractive headboard can add considerable charm to a bed-room. A sturdy headboard is important if you like to read in bed. While doctors don't recommend sitting up in bed for patients who have bad backs, with a firm mattress, back support from a headboard, and your feet elevated, you can enjoy hours of pleasure and comfort each day reading, writing letters, or making phone calls in bed.
Often French square pillows are placed flat against the headboard with several smaller pillows in front of them, highlighting the pillow cases and shams rather than the headboard. If you invest in a wood, iron, or upholstered headboard and want it to be a focal point in your bedroom, be sure it is tall enough so that it won't be hidden from view by pillows. The thick mattresses common today make the surface of the bed so high that the headboard's traditional height of forty-five inches is now too low. Pillows provide physical and emotional comfort, and are perfect for indulgence. Just as a silk scarf adds a touch of elegance to an otherwise plain suit, pretty pillows speak of your sensual vulnerability. On the two Chesterfield sofas in a client's sun room are two pairs of raspberry-pink, highly glazed pillows with a white pin-dot design and a sassy one-inch ruffle. When peonies are in season, this room is all aglow, allowing the eye to look out the windows to the flower beds beyond.
Custom-made upholstered headboards are especially expensive because of the materials and labor, so it would be a waste of money simply to have it as a backdrop for layers of pillows. If there is a shape to the headboard in the form of an arch so that there is a peak in the middle, the center portion will be fully exposed. If you choose an upholstered headboard, be aware that oil from hair can discolor the cotton or sill fabric, so you may want to have one French square back pillow to protect the fabric when you're reading in bed. To be safe, select a style of headboard that can be slip covered.
decor for bedroom walls
Yellow is the color of sunshine and activity. It’s associated with the day-light, and the onset of spring conjuring images of daffodils, forsythia, and branches bare save for early flowers and the sap green promise of canopies of leaves – all themes that work spectacularly in rooms infused with yellow. In short, yellow conveys the promise of long awaited renewal.
As with any color it’s important to define your comfort zone, which if you think about it, probably varies from room to room in your living space. I grew up visiting my Italian Grandma. Her sunny yellow kitchen with windows dressed in simple Swiss dot sheers, and left open to warm summer breezes was the hub of family connectivity and beckoned with smells of her amazing Italian cuisine.
Drawing on your personal color relationships from fond memories is one great way to evoke the sense of well-being in any room. But grandma’s lively yellow walls albeit associated with good vibes might tend to inhibit a sense of restfulness in a bedroom. That may not be true for you – color is personal! Shuffle your memories and their personal aesthetic into categories of your rooms and their function when you design.
Monet understood that although lovely, yellow needs to be tamed in zones where rest is the function
The amount of red or blue a shade of yellow contains defines your design outcome. Shades of yellows with undertones of red feel warm and inviting, and are perfect selections for repurposing large pieces of furniture, and paint on walls. Yellows influenced by blue can actually feel cold and metallic, but with sparing use in accessories can contribute balance and interest to a space that prominently features warm yellow tones. As discussed, because yellow is a color associated with activity, paler shades, and buttery yellows can both function as neutrals. Yellows function particularly well beside neutrals and gold accents because you are creating and analogous color palette. If you really love yellow in the bedroom, try re-doing dominating casegoods (dressers, free-standing closets, etc) and mix with modern glass lighting to create interest and contrast.
I LOVE yellow sofas! If you’re single (and don’t have cats) a yellow upholstered sofa is to die for. But don’t change your design for the kids – try a yellow leather sofa instead. Yes, micro-suede is washable – but its surface is a magnet for pet hair, and pets are magnets for dirt. Care free design looks great and simplifies living!
With yellow, a little goes a long way. Know your comfort zone before you spend a penny! If you don’t love leather or vinyl (also easy-clean) then darker upholstery forgives the kids and pets who are also a part of your family. Bring your yellow in instead with pillows, lighting, a focal wall, real florals (fake flowers take a star away from any design) like blooming branches, tulips, and gerber daisies (available at most grocery stores year round) and flower vases. Dandelions add a terrific shot of canary yellow, and your neighbors will thank your kids for rounding them up weekly!
