| Your bedroom is the most important room in your | | | | in the same family. If the head frame is very modern, |
| home as it is the room where you spend the most | | | | the furniture in the room should also be modern. If the |
| time. You will want to make your bedroom not only | | | | head frame is an antique, then the furniture such as |
| sedate, but inviting to anyone you invite into this room. | | | | dressers and end tables, should also be antique or at |
| There are certain things that you should look at when | | | | least they should have an antique look. This will make |
| it comes to your bedroom and decor. These include | | | | the room look properly coordinated and pulled together. |
| the colors painted on the walls, the bed position, the | | | | You need to look at floor coverings. Most people like |
| furniture in the bedroom, floor coverings, lighting and | | | | to have throw rugs next to their beds so that their |
| objects that will prevent sleeping. | | | | feet are comfortable and step into something warm |
| The colors that you paint on the walls of your | | | | when they get out of bed. Look for throw rugs that |
| bedroom should be soft, subtle and soothing. You | | | | also match the decor of your room. If your bedroom is |
| should go with light pastels in soothing earth tones or | | | | filled with antiques, choose an antique looking rug. If it is |
| blues so that the room seems more sedate. Look for | | | | modern, choose a modern throw rug to put your feet |
| the calming, cool colors when painting a bedroom, | | | | on when you step out of bed. |
| instead of vibrant, warm colors. This can make a big | | | | Lighting should be sedate. Look for low watt light bulbs. |
| difference when it comes to sleeping. | | | | You might also want to install a dimmer switch so that |
| Another thing that you should look at is the position of | | | | you can get the lighting just right for your bedroom and |
| the bed in the room. The bed should not block the | | | | make it more inviting. You should use lamps that match |
| doorway and should be the focal point of the room. If | | | | the decor of the room. |
| you want to make the most of space in your | | | | Keep away from sharp objects such as books and |
| bedroom, put the bed against the longest wall in the | | | | television sets in the bedroom. This can make it difficult |
| room. This is an old decorating secret that still works. | | | | to sleep. A bedroom is not a place for a bookshelf. |
| Another option, if you have a larger room, is to put | | | | While many people have TV sets in their bedrooms, it |
| your bed on an angle. | | | | is best to use your bedroom for sleep only and not for |
| Take a look at the furniture in the bedroom - does it | | | | TV viewing if you want to make your bedroom more |
| match the head frame and footboard of the bed? It | | | | inviting and also enable you sleep better. |
| does not have to be a perfect match, but it should be | | | | |