Decorating a bedroom can be difficult. It is your most personal room in which you start and end every day. Therefore, it has to feel both soothing and functional. In fact, creating a bedroom that looks good and feels good, increasing your views and well-being-or only a few pieces of furniture that are not matching.
In order to help you bring everything together, we asked the interior designers to share their tips for decorating a bedroom that is stylish and cozy. Follow these steps and you will have an elegant, timeless sleeping area in no time.
Create a moodboard
Before you dive into color patterns or start shopping for throwing cushions, take a step back and make it clear in your view.
“Start by collecting pictures that speak to you,” says Nancy Davilman, main designer of ND Interiors. “Pinterest, Houzz, even magazine excerpts – everything that triggers a feeling or aesthetics that they love.”
From there, she recommends building a Mood board to visually organize her thoughts. “As soon as you have a solid collection, you will notice pattern.
Creating this visual guide helps you to refine and find out your ideas in which direction you have to go into before making big decisions. Imagine this as a blueprint of your bedroom.
Choose the right color
Color is the calm mood serator of your bedroom. How do you choose the right one? “The context is the key,” says architect and interior designer Daniel Joseph Chenin. “Natural light and room dimensions are always in the foreground when choosing colors.”
He leans on complex neutral such as warm shades of gray, off-white and soft taupes that create a calm and calming backdrop. “In this foundation, I will introduce subtly muffled earth tones, soft blue or dusty greens,” he says.
Davilman drives silver blue, a color that she often weaves in her bedroom designs. “It's really about personal comfort,” she says. “You want to be surrounded by colors that feel good for you.”
Plan the layout
An obvious step may appear, but the planning of the layout of your bedroom will save you a lot of heartache. The best way to do this is with a real floor plan, regardless of whether this is used in a paper network or digitally works with a designer.
“An additional step may appear, but it saves them from many frustration in the whole line,” says Davilman. “I always start the bed first – it is the anchor in the room – and then arrange everything else for it.”
As soon as the bed is available, it is easier to find out where night tables, chests of drawers and accent chairs should go.
Choose the right furniture size
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“Take your measurements seriously and choose parts that fit into the room, not just what you like in the shop,” says Chenin.
Oversized pieces can block circulation paths, while too small furniture feels the room and cannot lack presence. “If you do the scale and proportions correctly, your furniture works with the room, not against what helps the room balanced and functional,” he adds.
This is particularly important in asymmetrical rooms. “Strategically placed mirrors, works of art or textiles can compensate for bizarre architectural features and transform asymmetry into somewhat deliberately and cool,” says Chenin.
Update lighting
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“It's about setting the right tone,” says Mitra Shahi, the main designer of the Shahi Design Group. “Soft, layered lighting creates a warm, relaxing atmosphere, while lighter task lighting gives the function.”
The key is to find the right balance. With dimmers in skylights you can control the brightness and keep the lighting soft and perfect for relaxing after a long day. For those who like to read in bed, Davilman, lamps or lights mounted in the wall recommends nearby. “Choose light bulbs with a softer temperature for ambience,” she says.
According to Chenin, natural daylight is always his first consideration. “It deeply influences well -being and perception of the space,” he says. The second is the addition to additional lighting. “I recommend warm, inviting tones that do not exceed 3000,000 color temperature.”
Add textiles
Textiles play a crucial role in defining the tactile quality and warmth of a bedroom. “Thoughtful stratification of bed linen, carpets, curtains and accent pillows can soften architectural edges, combine design elements and introduce both visual and sensory interest,” says Chenin.
In particular, carpets add texture and warmth. Natural materials such as linen, cotton, wool or bouclé bring essential texture variations that deepen experience.
“In many of our projects, we go one step further through upholstery walls, either partially or completely to improve acoustic softness, give depth and create a cocoon -like feeling,” he adds.
Do not save on comfortable bed linen
At the end of the day it is really important if your bed linen is not comfortable and nothing else in the room – and the comfort begins with the materials.
“Linen and durable cotton are particularly great. They are breathable, soft and just get better over time,” says Chenin. He recommends choosing bedding from brands that concentrate on craftsmanship, ethics and durability. “Good bed linen should feel like a gentle hug. Get something that looks as good as it feels.”
Make your bed running for you
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Bed linen is a chameleon – it can either mix in softly or attract attention. According to Justin Kestelman, founder of Hommey, it should always combine something else in the room.
“Whether this is a carpet, a lamp or a work of art, I'm looking for a coherent story,” he says. For smaller rooms, Kestelman proposes to use contrast by color, texture or pattern to create a focus instead of mixing everything.
Another small trick is to increase your duvet. For example, this means a royal duvet on a queensize bed. “There is nothing worse than having a duvet that does not effortlessly over the side of her mattress,” he says.
Consider skipping the television
Ultimately, it is personal preference, but for Chenin the television does not belong in the bedroom. “Bedrooms should be protected areas for calm, reflection and personal comfort,” he says. “You must be free from the distractions of screens.”
But it doesn't just serve for mental health. TV sets can visually dominate a room and attract attention from the subtle design details and architectural features that feel thoughtfully.
With telephones and tablets that most of our entertainment needs meet, he realizes that many customers simply do not need a television in the bedroom. For those who really want one, Chenin suggests a discrete approach, such as with ceiling TVs who lower and disappear if necessary if they are not used.