| Choosing the right furniture for your bedroom can be a | | | | their overall shape and functionality, however they |
| hard decision. Your bedroom is your palace, it is your | | | | differ in the details. These modern bedroom |
| oasis, it is the one place that you can escape from the | | | | accessories will have flush straight lines, a simple |
| world. This is why it is very important that you make it | | | | minimalist approach to detail and will overall be easy on |
| as comfortable and inviting as you can. With the huge | | | | the eyes, without the intricate detail and carvings |
| selection of furniture that is now available to us it is | | | | known to traditional pieces. These modern bedroom |
| important that we can select something that can be | | | | pieces can be seen in an wide selection of color and |
| our own, and allow us to express our individuality. The | | | | finishes. Popular finishes include glossy lacquer, wood |
| first main choice we must make is whether we would | | | | veneer, solid wood, and even natural wood tiling. |
| like to go with traditional bedroom furniture or modern | | | | Traditional bedroom's tend to be filled with formal |
| bedroom furniture. | | | | looking furniture and provide a more humbling style. |
| A modern bedroom can vary sharply from one to the | | | | These styles can consist of 18th and 19th century, |
| other, but they're all still modern in design. A modern | | | | victorian, and even antique classics. Traditional beds |
| bedroom can feature straight symmetrical pieces with | | | | are typically made up of a metal frame with a |
| minimal detail or they can be curvy, wavy, detailed and | | | | headboard and footboard. The mattress for a |
| fully avant-garde. | | | | traditional bed will actually sit atop a box spring on top |
| Modern beds are typically platform beds, japanese | | | | of the frame. Many traditional beds will be sleigh beds, |
| (oriental) influenced beds, storage beds, round beds, | | | | canopy beds, arched beds, 4-post beds or sometimes |
| rotating beds, rocking beds or even magnetically | | | | even platform beds. Traditional bedrooms tend to have |
| floating beds. WOW! About 90% of modern beds are | | | | more detail's and intricate design worked carved in the |
| indeed platform beds, this means they are typically | | | | dressers, nightstands, armoires and other accessories. |
| lower to the ground and made up of a wooden flat | | | | It is easier to decorate a room around a traditional |
| platform, this actually removes the need for a | | | | styled bedroom considering the furniture can be easy |
| box-spring. Some modern platform beds may include a | | | | to match with other accessories such as lamps and |
| headboard or footboard, some are simply minimalist | | | | lights. Traditional bedroom's tend to look heavier and |
| and include neither. With new technology enveloping | | | | take up a large presence in the room compared to |
| itself into furniture design we now see many types of | | | | their modern counterparts. |
| lights and even speakers built right into these beds. | | | | Both traditional and modern furniture can be just as |
| Some modern headboards will have an array of LED | | | | beautiful as the next, it is important though that one |
| lights for book reading, late night snacks or just to | | | | creates a safe, warm, and comfortable environment |
| improve the aesthetic nature of the bed itself. | | | | for their bedroom. It is also a great thing to express |
| A modern bedroom typically surrounds its focus onto | | | | your individual nature and persona through the furniture |
| the bed itself, the rest of the furniture is then chosen to | | | | you choose. Because remember furniture isn't just |
| match. Modern dressers, armoires, and nightstand's | | | | furniture.... It is a functional piece of art, and can be a |
| tend to look similar to their traditional counterparts in | | | | small piece of yourself. |