Much more than just the place you sleep, today’s master bedroom should function as a truly personal
in-home retreat. Your bedroom is, or should be, a haven to escape the daily routines and a tranquil
place to destress.
Develop A Decorating Plan
Before diving into a new design, it is important to develop a decorating plan. Besides sleeping, do you
want a comfy chair to relax and read or maybe a desk for your daily journal entries? If you enjoy
watching TV in the bedroom, do you want to see it from a chair or just from the bed? Without a major
addition to the home, do you have space to accommodate all the activities you would like to accomplish
in the bedroom? All these questions are pivotal to developing a plan.
Your Bedroom’s Focal Point
The focal point in any bedroom is, of course, the bed. Options for beds are varied and can please almost
every taste under the sun. A big objective in selecting a bed is style. From sleek and simple
contemporary to traditional stained wood and everything in-between, selecting your personal favorite is
the starting point for any bedroom design. Upholstered headboards are very popular because they offer
texture, color, and comfort to lean back on to read or watch your favorite Netflix and can fit with any
style depending on the fabric and shape.
Crafting the Perfect Color Palette
That brings to question color. Do you prefer tranquil neutrals or a more dramatic theme? Keeping
colors light or pale will help reflect light rays instead of absorbing them, which is good if the space isn’t
quite as large as you would like. Conversely, using strong colors will add drama and if the space is
extremely large, will help warm it up and humanize it.
Choosing Bedding
So, the million-dollar question next is the bedding. “Bed-in-a-bag” hardly ever fits a “standard” bed
because there is no standard size bed. Once mattress manufactures started doing pillow-tops and super
deep mattresses, the norms left us all. Start by measuring the top of the bed and the drop on the sides
plus a few inches to see exactly the size you need. All king beds are not created equal in size.
Beautiful and Functional Window Treatments
Next let’s talk about the windows. In more than any other room of the house, the window treatments in
a bedroom need to be both beautiful and functional. Many of my clients insist on having room-
darkening treatments, while others just want privacy. These questions fall into the decorating plan and
should be given thought before the bedroom is designed. If your bedroom has a nice view, you will
want a treatment that is easy to operate and will open to clearly display the view.
Picking Bedside Tables
Bedside tables can run the gauntlet from large storage cabinets to petite decorative side tables. Don’t
feel like the side tables have to match. Gone are the days of matchy-matchy 5-piece bedroom sets.
Have fun with mixing textures, sizes, stained wood and painted wood, and mirrored pieces around the
newly designed bedroom
Ready to create the primary bedroom of your dreams? Schedule a consultation with Angela Rowe – Decorating Den Interiors!
Decorating Den Interiors – Angela Rowe proudly serves Benton, Carbondale, Harrisburg, Marion, Eagle Point Bay and surrounding areas!
