| Bedroom decorating ideas should replicate a sense of | | | | deliciously warm room which was both light and sunny. |
| peace and tranquility, allure and charm. Bedrooms | | | | When picking the carpet it would have been easy to |
| should mirror the personality of the bedroom's | | | | come unstuck but, following through the pink-lilac |
| occupant, creating a haven for retreat where the | | | | shades, a salmon-pink carpet was laid and fitted into |
| occupier can unwind and de-stress at the end of the | | | | the bedroom. The effect was dramatic and calming, |
| day. There are as many bedroom decorating ideas as | | | | warm and light - with a feeling of warmth as you enter |
| there are people's personalities - and that is only to the | | | | the room, as if the walls were enfolding you. |
| good. To some people a bedroom that reflects | | | | The cherry-red blinds frame the window beautifully |
| warmth and which creates a sense of rustic charm is | | | | and none of the other shades or colors is in conflict. |
| essential when planning their personal haven. To | | | | The effect is stunning - you walk into the room and |
| others, high-tech is the order of the day. Others - and I | | | | find you are catching your breath. Meanwhile, in an |
| include adults here as well - like to express their | | | | adjacent bedroom, the bedroom decorating ideas |
| humorous side, with a bedroom that reflects such a | | | | were different and the theme was softer and gentler. |
| predilection. You may enter a bedroom and be | | | | As less natural light entered this room mint green was |
| ensconced in a butterfly world or one where flowers | | | | chosen for all four walls, offset by a white ceiling. For |
| abound. | | | | the accent wall three long mirrors were purchased |
| Where the warmth of honey is to be expressed, go | | | | which were attached to the wall in the horizontal plane, |
| for the warmer hues and don't be afraid of mixing | | | | just to reflect light in that room. The carpet was cream |
| unlikely colors. As an example of bedroom decorating | | | | with tiny burgundy roses woven into it. Same house, |
| ideas that work, a bedroom was recently decorated | | | | different bedroom, completely different feel as you |
| which had, as its only non-negotiable feature, a bright, | | | | walk into this room: the ethos is calming peace. This |
| cherry-red blind which was a very expensive, | | | | room is still a work in progress, but the blinds will be a |
| made-to-measure blind manufactured to fit only that | | | | matching mint-green and a large lime green rug is |
| window. Rather than discard a perfectly good blind, this | | | | intended to finish the room off. You walk in here and |
| bedroom was decorated around this feature. A wall | | | | are enfolded in an ambiance of total serenity. |
| directly opposite the window was chosen to be an | | | | Furnishings for any bedroom will again reflect your |
| accent wall, against which the head of the bed would | | | | personal tastes and can range from rustic French |
| be placed. This wall was painted a deep, rich fuchsia | | | | armoires to the built in simplicity of white melamine. |
| colour - like a very dark plum. The other three walls | | | | Again, beds come in all shapes and sizes and can be |
| now needed to provide the light and bring out the | | | | found in anything from the luxury of king size, |
| warmth of the fuchsia. For these three walls a lilac-pink | | | | pocket-spring divan to the simplicity of a futon which |
| was chosen which, in itself, was not classed as a true | | | | doubles up as a settee when not in use. There are |
| pastel. It was a colour in its own right, a definite shade | | | | now many metal bed frames to choose from. These |
| of pink with a distinct hint of lilac. | | | | range from ultra-modern tubular steel to the traditional |
| As far as bedroom decorating ideas go, these two | | | | brass bedstead of granny's era. However, regardless |
| colors should have clashed, but they didn't - because | | | | of the actual bedroom decorating ideas you decide to |
| the lilac-pink reflected sufficient light to liven up the | | | | follow, if the overall ambiance is achieved and you feel |
| natural light and to pick out the fuchsia pigments in the | | | | comfortable in the finished room, then you have |
| accent wall. With white paintwork and the white | | | | achieved your objective and created a sanctuary to |
| fitments of the built-in cupboards, this provided a | | | | recharge your batteries ready to face another day. |