Cheap Bedroom Decorating Ideas
by Kathy Burns-Millyard
Did you ever wake up one
morning, look around your bedroom and want to pull the cover
back over your head? Join the club. Humans are one of
the few creatures that frequently rearrange and re-do their
living space. Bedrooms are the most frequent redecorating
candidate. Every so often, for reasons unknown to many, we look
at that cozy nest we carefully created and think "ugh." It's
boring, it's outdated, I'm sick of that color. Grand visions of
a totally gutted and remodeled space may fill your mind,
until you look at your bank balance.
Don't be glum! Redecorating doesn't need to cost an arm and a
leg!
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10 Exciting Bedroom
Decorating Ideas
Melisa Verch
Your bedroom is your sanctuary
so you want it to be delightful
and inviting. Here are 10 great
ideas to inspire you to create
the bedroom of your dreams.
1. Using Accents In Your
Bedroom - The most delightful
accent is to make generous use
of decorative pillows. Pile
your bed high with them using a
variety of sizes and styles,
colors and patterns. Layered
pillows give a lush feel to any
bedroom. Candles serve a dual
purpose as an accent item. They
can add a splash of color and
they can give a wonderful mood
altering scent. The scent of
your bedroom really is quite
important, so the judicious use
of potpourri can be the perfect
finishing touch.
2. A Lovely Idea For A Little
Girl's Room - Bring wonder and
enchantment to your little
girl's room by using specialty
lighting. A small decorative
chandelier is quite affordable.
Your little princess will be
filled with joy as she gazes
into the sparkling light.
3. An Interesting Use Of
Neutrals - Decorate your
bedroom with neutrals and you
can constantly achieve a fresh
look. There are many items
within a bedroom that you can
adapt with each season. Change
your comforter, pillows and
pictures to easily achieve new
looks and color schemes on a
regular basis.
4. A Fun Idea In Place Of A
Picture - Personalizing your
decor is what will make your
bedroom unique. Instead of a
picture, gather small momentos
around a theme and display them
in a shadow box. (A shadow box
is simply a picture frame with
depth.) As a theme, you could
use items from all those music
lessons you took as a child, or
maybe keepsakes from the first
dates with your husband - like
ticket stubs and the cupie doll
he won for you. You will feel
the warmth of memories every
time you see it.
5. Making The Most Of Your
Bedroom Space - To create more
space, your first consideration
is color. Use cool light colors
- whites, blues and greens to
make the walls apparently
recede. Another trick to help
your space look larger is to
paint the moldings to match the
walls. Be very aware of the
scale of your furniture. A
small bedroom is simply not the
place for a king-sized bed.
Keep things clutter free and
you'll make the most of your
livable space.
6. Pull Together A Theme - For
a different look, try to
replicate a favorite Hawaiian
or tropical vacation you've
enjoyed. Start with a bamboo
headboard and plan on an island
color scheme with bold prints.
You can use plenty of plants to
recreate the lush outdoors.
Stick with natural fabrics and
add a quality potpourri to
remind you of your heaven on
earth. A final touch would be
naturally woven wood blinds.
You will amaze yourself with
the atmosphere you can
create.
7. Using Bedding To Help Design
- There are amazing colors and
prints available for bedding. A
decorating trick is to use your
bedding to dictate your color
scheme. Go for the most plush
comforters and highest thread
count sheets. You want your
bedroom to be so inviting and
desirable to you, that it
beckons you every evening.
8. Contemporary Bedroom Design
Ideas - To accomplish the
popular contemporary design,
try neutrals with nice accent
colors, such as a muted navy.
The idea is to stay crisp and
clean. Florals don't belong in
this look. Go for a minimum of
clutter and you'll be well on
your way.
9. Guest Bedroom Essentials -
Part of offering great
hospitality is to make your
guest bedroom feel completely
welcoming. On the night stand,
have a spate of new magazines
along with a water glass and a
decorative bowl filled with
candy. Your guests may be more
cold-natured than you, so
include an extra blanket on the
bed. Finally, use high quality
pillows and sheets to let them
know that their comfort is
paramount.
10. Creating A Romantic Bedroom
- There is nothing as
delightful as a bedroom that
invites romance. Have soft
lighting available and think
plush - with lots of pillows
and fabrics to give tactile
pleasures. An excellent sound
system with speakers discreetly
tucked around the room will
envelope you with mood-setting
music. Use colors on the softer
side which appeal to you
personally. Try soft pinks or
light greens - whichever color
pleases you. The idea is
surround yourself with luxury
to create the perfect romantic
retreat.
About the Author :
Melisa Verch is the author of a
Special Report entitled "Tip
Top Tips - An Inspiring
Collection To Make 30 Changes
In 30 Days." For a limited
time, enjoy a complimentary
copy at http://www.DecorateMyHome.net
Article
Source:
www.iSnare.com
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The quickest way to a new look is a splash of paint. Even if
you use the same color (because you had paint left over), a
fresh coat of color reinvigorates the room, makes it look
cleaner, newer. If you've grown tired of your wall color,
choose a new one, drape protective cloths over the furniture
and get rolling. The endorphins pumping through your veins
after painting the whole room may just fire up some other
decorating ideas for your bedroom.
One reason a fresh coat of paint reinvents a room is that
the different color gives the space a whole new identity. The
same idea applies to your bedding. If your budget is extremely
limited, you might start by adding new pillow shams. Usually
sold as a separate piece from comforters, sheets, or
pillowcases, a sham is a highly decorative pillow covering.
When making the bed in the morning, you slip your covered
pillow into the sham-remove the sham at night before you go to
sleep. If you find a great deal on pillow shams, buy a
bunch-you can fill them with plain foam pillows and give your
bed a luxurious look by piling them on.
A new comforter or bedspread is another way to redecorate
your bedroom inexpensively. Check local malls for discount
linen stores, or browse the Internet for great deals on
beautiful, but cheap comforters and bed skirts.
A simple way to create a coordinated look without spending a
lot of money is to use bed sheets to make window treatments.
Often, comforters are sold in "bed sets," which contain the
comforter, as well as a fitted sheet, flat sheet and
pillowcases. Since you sheets will usually be covered by the
comforter, you can use the fitted and flat sheets as material
to frame bedroom windows. If you don't sew, use the special
"no-sew" fabric glue sold in craft and fabric stores to hem a
nice edge. In a pinch, you can hold a hem using a hot glue
gun.
Decorating or redecorating a bedroom is often a matter of
changing one or two elements. You can have a new look even if
you don't feel up to the task of choosing colors or shopping
for the best bedding deal. Sometimes, all that's needed is to
re-arrange the furniture. And if that simple change leads to
others, good for you!
Additional information, resources, and updates for this
article can be found at:
http://www.diyhomedecorating.com/articles/2005-10/200/cheap-bedroom-decorating-ideas/
About the Author
© 2005, Kathy Burns-Millyard. Visit The Do It Yourself Home
Decorating Network - http://www.diyhomedecorating.com
- for more Decorating Ideas, Tips and
Resources.
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