Your bedroom is the room in the house that is a true reflection of yourself. It is the room you will spend the most time in and should provide the ultimate comfort and support. It is where you begin and end your day so it is important that it is restful, personal and intimate but also simple and free from clutter.

Assess your room

First of all you need to take a cold hard look at your room and assess the pitfalls that need to be overcome before the room can become and oasis of calm. Ask yourself a number of questions:

How big is the room? Depending on the size of the room depends on the colours you use to either give the illusion of space or to create a cosy retreat

Is there adequate storage? If there isn’t adequate storage and if there are a number of electronics on display no amount comfortable bed linen will make the room feel a restful retreat. Invest in good quality wardrobes and hide TVs away.

Which way does the room face? An easterly facing room will have the morning sun, which will wake you long before the alarm does. Invest in some good quality curtains to block out the morning sun (this is especially important in a children’s room unless you want to be woken at 5am every morning!!)

How comfortable is the bed? The type of mattress, duvet and pillows all has a significant effect on how good a night’s rest you will have. It is recommended that you replace your mattress every seven years by which time you will have logged up more than 20,000 hours there. By then your mattress will be full of dead skin cells, dust mites and fungus.

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Colour schemes

Greens and blues are the best colours choices for the bedroom because they are associated with feelings of peace, calm and serenity. Use soft muted tones and pastels to ensure the room is restful and calming after a hard day. Neutrals are another good choice with gentle earth tones. The calming colour schemes can be livened up with deep rich colours as accessories to give your bedroom that individual touch.

Bright stimulating colours like yellows and oranges are best avoided in a bedroom, as are deeply contrasting or clashing colour schemes.

Use colours effectively to make your room appear larger or smaller. For example a low ceiling will appear higher if painted a lighter shade than the walls and paint the darkest shade near to the floor to give an illusion of space.

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Bed Linen

The most luxurious fabric for bed linen is 100% cotton. Cotton “breathes well” absorbing moisture and heat whilst feeling deliciously smooth and soft against the skin. Generally the higher the thread counts the softer the fabric however the length of the cotton fibre is also important in determining the softness. Egyptian Cotton has the longest cotton fibre and thus is the softest cotton available. The way the cotton is woven also contributes to the softness. Cotton sateen is the softest but the classic linen effect will give a beautifully crisp feeling.

The bed and the linen will be the most dominant feature in the room and therefore it is important to consider the colour and pattern if the linen to achieve to overall affect you wishes to create in the room. Throws and cushions can be changed to reflect the different seasons and to keep the room updated.

Bedding

The choice of bedding depends on your personal desires. The best filling is down, it is more effective than feather and is lighter. However for people who suffer from allergies synthetic fibres are better. Depending on how much warmth you require from a duvet will determine the tog rating you need. Another consideration is the effect of the different seasons. An all seasons duvet maybe the answer – it is a combination of a 9.0 tog and 4.5-tog duvet to create a 13.5-tog duvet in the winter and either a 4.5 or 9.0 tog for the rest of the year.

Lighting and accessories

To create a peaceful and restful mood in your bedroom it is essential to have bedside lighting rather than simply relying on the overhead lighting in the room. Also the use of scented candles will appeal to all senses.

So the secret to a very deep and restful sleep is to invest in good quality products and to create a very restful scheme in the bedroom. Hopefully we have inspired you to use your imagination in order to create your own very personal space.

Source : Grand Ideas, Interior Design

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