Use All Five Senses In Your Bedroom Decoration
It is easy to think that bedroom design is only about how your bedroom looks.
After all if you buy interior design magazines or books you will only see pictures that make you think that is how things are but don't forget about the other senses when you are putting your room together.
Sense of Sight Everything in the room should look delightful and fit together as a whole picture.
This does not mean that everything matches.
Colors should coordinate well but there should also be some items which add visual impact to prevent the room being too dull.
Sense of Smell There are is nothing like getting in between freshly laundered sheets in the evening.
Use a laundry detergent that has the kind of fragrance you like or use a spray at ironing time.
In any case, make sure that your whole room smells fresh by airing both the room and your bedding every day.
Even if you have a beautiful designer bedding ensemble it is not going to have a great effect on how you enjoy your room if it smells musty and stale.
This is especially important when you have guests to stay and the room has not been used for a while.
Make sure you get some fresh air in there and make sure the bedding does not smell dusty if the bed was made up a while ago.
Sense of Touch Ensure you have some beautiful smooth fabric next to your skin, generally smooth cotton percale or polyester-cotton are the best materials but you could also think about adding some satin sheets for extra smoothness.
Of course it's nice to add texture too in the form of a cashmere throw, soft rug and decorative cushions.
Your mattress should be firm but soft for a restful night and your pillows just he way you like them to avoid a sore neck in the morning.
Sense of Hearing Often you will want silence in your bedroom so that you can go to sleep and if your bedroom is noisy it is worth investing in thick curtains to cut out outside noise (and perhaps ear plugs if there is background noise you can't reduce).
For those times when you are relaxing rather than sleeping have a music player of some kind so that you can play the music you like to relax to.
If you find it difficult to wake in the mornings, avoid harsh alarms but get one of those which gradually increases sound over time to bring you to the land of the living at a more gentle rate.
Sense of Taste You probably don't do much eating in your bedroom, but a bedside table with room for a fresh cup of coffee and toast (if you can persuade someone to bring you breakfast in bed) is always welcome!
After all if you buy interior design magazines or books you will only see pictures that make you think that is how things are but don't forget about the other senses when you are putting your room together.
Sense of Sight Everything in the room should look delightful and fit together as a whole picture.
This does not mean that everything matches.
Colors should coordinate well but there should also be some items which add visual impact to prevent the room being too dull.
Sense of Smell There are is nothing like getting in between freshly laundered sheets in the evening.
Use a laundry detergent that has the kind of fragrance you like or use a spray at ironing time.
In any case, make sure that your whole room smells fresh by airing both the room and your bedding every day.
Even if you have a beautiful designer bedding ensemble it is not going to have a great effect on how you enjoy your room if it smells musty and stale.
This is especially important when you have guests to stay and the room has not been used for a while.
Make sure you get some fresh air in there and make sure the bedding does not smell dusty if the bed was made up a while ago.
Sense of Touch Ensure you have some beautiful smooth fabric next to your skin, generally smooth cotton percale or polyester-cotton are the best materials but you could also think about adding some satin sheets for extra smoothness.
Of course it's nice to add texture too in the form of a cashmere throw, soft rug and decorative cushions.
Your mattress should be firm but soft for a restful night and your pillows just he way you like them to avoid a sore neck in the morning.
Sense of Hearing Often you will want silence in your bedroom so that you can go to sleep and if your bedroom is noisy it is worth investing in thick curtains to cut out outside noise (and perhaps ear plugs if there is background noise you can't reduce).
For those times when you are relaxing rather than sleeping have a music player of some kind so that you can play the music you like to relax to.
If you find it difficult to wake in the mornings, avoid harsh alarms but get one of those which gradually increases sound over time to bring you to the land of the living at a more gentle rate.
Sense of Taste You probably don't do much eating in your bedroom, but a bedside table with room for a fresh cup of coffee and toast (if you can persuade someone to bring you breakfast in bed) is always welcome!
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