| Want to spice up your bedroom, but don't know | | | | Tip #3: Stress Free Adult Zone. The master bedroom |
| where to begin? Do you envision a romantic retreat, | | | | is not the place for photos of anyone in your life that |
| but your reality is a bedroom that's a chaotic mass of | | | | causes you stress, even if its family. Move these |
| confusion? Follow these five tips and in less than a | | | | photos to other rooms in the house. It is time to |
| weekend, you will create a delightful, yet inexpensive, | | | | remove the clutter so that you don't feel overwhelmed |
| haven that can put the sizzle back into your life. | | | | when you enter the room. Either put away, donate, sell |
| Tip #1: Color. If your bedroom is blah or conversely has | | | | or discard anything that clutters up your room. Today |
| riotous color, consider painting it a soothing blue, green, | | | | is also the day to stop paying bills in your bedroom. |
| light grey, or my personal favorite, a cozy hot | | | | Move it to the dining table if you don't have a desk. |
| chocolate. The color will set the tone of your room. If | | | | Bottom line, remove all sources of stress from your |
| you adore hot colors, use these colors on accessories | | | | master bedroom. Cost: Free Time: A couple of hours. |
| instead of the walls. Your bedroom should be a | | | | Tip #4: Add Romantic Lighting. Here's a quick way to |
| calming oasis in the chaos that is your life. Cost: Under | | | | soften your room instantly: Change some of the light |
| $50. Time: Half a day. | | | | bulbs in your bedroom to a lower wattage or colored |
| Tip #2: Focal Point. Your bed should be the focal point | | | | bulbs. A pink bulb will make you look radiant. Cost: |
| of your bedroom. If you have a big entertainment | | | | Under $20. Time: Five minutes. |
| center, you will need to put more emphasis on your | | | | Tip #5: Add Ambiance: Don't stop at just the lighting. |
| bed. If you do not have a large headboard, you can | | | | Appeal to all of the senses. Cost: Under $100, Time: |
| create the illusion of one by hanging a large piece of | | | | Five minutes. |
| art or rug behind the bed. You can also make a large | | | | - Touch: Soft, sensuous bedding |
| but inexpensive headboard by padding and then | | | | - Smell: Display and use fragrant candles and potpourri |
| stapling fabric to a piece of plywood. Alternately, you | | | | - Sound: Consider a mini table fountain and soft |
| can paint the wall a contrasting color than the rest of | | | | background music |
| the room. Stack pillows instead of the standard two. | | | | - Taste: Put out a small tray of decadent wrapped |
| Add layers of bedding to give yourself luxury. Don't | | | | dark chocolate |
| depend on thread counts for quality, see how the | | | | If you take a weekend to do these five tips, your new |
| sheets actually feel to the touch. Consider putting a thin | | | | master bedroom will also delight the fifth sense, sight, |
| blanket between the sheets for an easy upscale feel. | | | | as you finally create the romantic and relaxing haven |
| Cost: Can be under $100. Time: Half a day. | | | | you deserve. |