The bedroom is your personal space, and reflects you personality. It should be relaxing, comforting and should enable you to identify with the elements in its décor. You need not spend a fortune to make your bedroom look sophisticated, elegant and trendy.
Make the bed the central point of focus in the room. Invest in a good bed. A bed with a soft mattress, patterned linen and fluffy, soft pillows looks very appealing and inviting. Make sure the bed is the right size for the room or for your needs, not too big and not too small.
Paint the room in soothing, light solid colors. You can add a splash of color by using throw rugs or other accessories in bright, bold colors. It would also be a good idea to have a leather headboard in a dark color to complement the light colors of the walls. Take care that the bold and dark colors are not too bold for the overall mood of the room.
A fireplace mantel in the room would give it a very lavish appearance. Convert your old junk into distinctive and individual decoration items. Use old glassware as candle-stands and convert old blankets into pillows. A large painting can fill the place of a headboard if it fits into the general scheme of things in the room. Feel free to experiment with unconventional uses of conventional things. Be imaginative. Turn old clothes and table cloths into pillow covers. Use old wrought iron items as curtain rods.
Select a theme for your bedroom and incorporate only those items which you feel will go well with the theme. Baskets in different shapes and sizes can be placed in odd corners. They give the room a quaint look and also serve as good storage spaces for magazines, books, accessories and other items.
Search garage sales and thrift shops to find used items which you can revitalize and use in your decoration project. Ornate window frames can serve as mirror frames, and some other things you can look for and use are terracotta tiles, club foot bath tubs and wrought iron railings or fences.
The bedroom should reflect your personality and tastes and should be a safe haven to rest in after the travails of the day. Make sure a restful atmosphere is created.
