The bedroom is often considered one of the easier rooms to redecorate. The typical advice is to splash on fresh paint, buy a new comforter, and make curtains that match the comforter from sheets that complement the comforter. All of this is excellent advice but let us take a longer look at the bedroom.A bedroom is a very personal place. What you have to look for in this room is what you have to work with. If the walls are clean and even, perhaps you don’t need to paint them. Unless of course you dislike the color. You money might be better spent on new pillows and fresh sheets. The important thing about this room is that it has a very specific function. You sleep here and sleep is crucial to your health and well-being.
While the room needs to be restful, it really needs to be comfortable. Before even thinking about paint, think about your most basic needs — good sheets and pillows. Get rid of worn out and pilly sheets and flat, worn-out pillows.Now that is out of the way, you can look at the placement of furniture. Is the bed easy to get in and out of? Do you have room to move in your bedroom? Is there a good reading light in case you want to read in bed? Is there a place for everything and is everything in its place?
Before doing anything like painting and making new curtains, get someone to help you to take out all the furniture except the bed. Then place the bed so that it is the centerpiece of the room. Place it with the head against the middle of a wall and lie down on it and look around. Will the morning sun shine in your eyes? Look at the wall opposite you. What do you see? If it is a hodge-podge of pictures, rearrange them on another wall and place a large, pleasing picture here.
If it is a blank wall, find something to decorate it.Once you are happy with the placement of the bed and the decorations on the wall opposite the bed, bring back the rest of the furniture one item at a time with the most important pieces first. You may find that the bedroom is looking wonderful before all the pieces are returned. Congratulations, you have just redecorated your bedroom.
