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Budget Bedroom Design Ideas

May 28th, 2010

If you’re ready to redecorate, redesign, or just spruce up your existing bedroom a bit then take heart. It doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. In fact, you can make some dramatic differences in the style and look of your bedroom in really inexpensive ways. Here are several tips and ideas:

1. Create a bedroom design theme. By choosing a particular design style or theme for your bedroom, you’ll know the types of colors you’ll want to use and which types of design accents will work the best too. This makes sure you don’t waste money buying something that won’t fit your chosen theme, and it makes the redesign project much more fun as you hunt down items which will work with the new style too.

2. Change the walls. One of the easiest and least expensive ways to give your bedroom a completely new look is to simply make the walls different. You can paint them a new color, add wallpaper borders which fit the design theme you’ve chosen, or even paint designs on the walls with stencils. If you’re really crafty and want something completely different, consider painting a mural scene on the wall.

3. Change the bed & windows. Another super easy way to get your bedroom looking brand new is to put new dressings on both your bed and your windows. You could add a duvet cover to the bed for example, or put in a whole new set of sheets, bedskirt and pillow shams. Adding or changing what you have at the windows can make a dramatic difference too. If you’ve been using heavy draperies, try switching to a lightweight sheer piece instead. Or try putting in wood blinds or even plantation style shutters without any fabric curtains or sheers.

4. Go on a treasure hunt. This part can be lots of fun: Try hunting around your house for items that may fit into your new bedroom design theme. You may find things packed away in boxes, or sitting off alone on a high shelf unused. After you’ve scoured your house, then try visiting some local yard sales and flea markets. Look for design accents and accessories such as lamps, mirrors, wall hangings, art work, area rugs and anything else you find that seems to go well with your new bedroom design.

5. Don’t forget the simple touches. Something as easy as sitting a few candles together into a grouping can give a whole new feeling to your room, as can draping jewelry strategically on a lamp shade, or even hanging framed scenic or romantic photos on the wall. Try something new and unique, and you may find it gives just the right finish to your new bedroom design.

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Little Girls Bedroom Decorating Ideas

May 27th, 2010

A girl’s bedroom is usually her sanctuary. With the correct design it should reflect her personality. It should inspire and motivate her. For decorating a girl’s bedroom, experimenting with different colours is okay as this can be thrilling to the girl. For girls who love dancing, the room can be designed to reflect this. You can make the room look like a ballet studio by hanging mirrors on the walls making it look like a private ballet studio. For this design, the walls should be painted in pink. You can also hang ballet shoes on the walls and have a pink skirt bed. The bedding can be pink in colour although cream colour will also do.

Another great design for a girl’s bedroom is setting a beach theme. This works mostly because many teenagers like to surf and walk along beaches. You can use blue colour to represent water and brown colour to represent sand. If your girl loves art, you can have her paint ocean waves, sea gulls and other ocean creatures. One of the walls can also be painted to depict sunset. To make the walls more charming you can attach surfboards or hibiscus flowers. These can also be used to create islands. The bedding’s colour should enhance the beach theme. One way to ensure this is by using raffia fingers on the desks, window valances or the dressers. Shell shaped party lights can be stringed along the window valances.

For girls whose sole passion is travelling, the bedroom should be designed to reflect the same. This can be done by designing each wall to represent her favourite destinations such as the pyramids of Giza. This requires the use of imagination in order to satisfy her fantasies.

Finally, the colour you use to decorate the bedroom is very important as it reflects her personality. A good way to use this to your advantage is by painting the walls of her bedroom with her favourite colour. You can also have another colour that complements her favourite colour to create something more unique. Painting stripes, clouds, polka dots or using stencils can have a better effect than painting a solid colour. A mural painted on one of the walls can also help create a unique bedroom design for your girl. Finally the colour that you choose for the curtains and other bedroom accessories should rhyme with the wall colour.

Since girl’s bedrooms are expected to be cozy and glamorous, make sure the design reflects the same. This should also include a private reading area. This can be created on one corner with a lot of cushy pillows and a white shag carpet. Remember to hang soft fantasy bower over the area to make it special. Although there are so many ideas you can use for your girls bedroom make sure you include her input as this will ensure an end product that is acceptable to her.

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Bedroom Design – Design Your Dream Bedroom

May 27th, 2010

The ideal room

Make a list of what you want from a bedroom. Do you need a room you can escape to, watch TV, work or just sleep in? Do you want a really big bed or lots of storage? Do you like a particular look? Be realistic about what you can achieve in the space you have.

The plan

Start by sketching a plan of the structural elements, like the chimney breast, windows and doors – basically the things that can’t be moved. Then experiment with the position of the key pieces – the bed, wardrobes, chests, remembering that you need space for drawers to open and to walk around the bed.

The bed

Go for the biggest bed you can. Disturbance from a partner is one of the commonest cause of sleep complaints. As to where to position it, most choose the obvious and put the headboard up against a wall, but a little lateral thinking might free up valuable wall space. Try moving your bed into the centre of the room and using the wall behind for a wardrobe with sliding doors. Even if you don’t believe in feng shui, it’s better to plan your room so your bed isn’t right behind the door as it can make the room feel quite closed in.

The built-in option

As fitted bedroom furniture goes from the floor to the ceiling, there are no gaps. This means less dusting and makes the most of awkward areas like sloping ceilings. Also when you use the full height of a wall you can create useful high cupboards for storing little used items like hats and extra bedding. What many people like about fitted bedrooms is the opportunity to choose their own co-ordinated scheme.

The freestanding option

If you like the look(and portability) of freestanding wardobes and chests, check they have the internal fittings you’ll need. Look at your clothes and decide what will be useful – drawers for folding jumpers, shelves for shoes and full-length hanging space for party dresses and winter coats. Take advantage of the trend for customising pieces to get the exact combination and look you want. For instance, BoConcept not only sells different-sized chests and wardrobes, you can also choose handles, legs and wood finish.

The inside of your wardrobe

Whether you go for a fitted or freestanding option, the secret to a relaxing bedroom can lie behind the cupboard doors. So devote as much time to planning the inside as you do to choosing the wardrobe itself. You’ll be amazed how many more closes you can fit in with double-height hanging rails, drawers with dividers and fully extendable drawers that mean you can get to things right at the back. Ikea and The Holding Company sell great space-saving accessories.

The flooring

As your bedroom gets much less traffic than other rooms, you can have more textured carpets – like a loop-pile – and choose paler shades than you might use downstairs. Wood floors – either solid or engineered – and laminates are becoming more popular in the bedroom and can be combined with underfloor heating. If you’re unsure about the minimalist look, add comfort by having a deep-pile rug next to the bed.

The lighting

Don’t leave the lighting to the end – particularly if you are going to need extra sockets or want to fit wall lights. The basic rule is that bedrooms need to be bright in the morning and atmospheric at night. Fitting a dimmer switch and having bedside lamps helps achieve this balance. You can also use lighting to highlight features, for instance, line the front of your wardrobes with discreet low-voltage downlighters.

The look

Your bedroom is one room in which you can give your personality full rein, so don’t be afraid to try out a scheme that might be a bit much in the living room. Glamour looks work well, with daring colour schemes and glam elements, like mirrored furniture, metallics and white leather. Or opt for dark woods for smart, grown-up luxury.

The atmosphere

Don’t forget that your bedroom should be a room in which you feel truly relaxed. That way you have much more chance of getting a good night’s sleep. If you must have a television or computer in your bedroom, create as much separation space between them and your sleeping area as you can. Ideally, it’s best to have them built in, so that they can be hidden away when not in use.