THREE TIPS TO A GORGEOUS MASTER BEDROOM
Your own bedroom [main, master whatever you call it] should be a place where you can enjoy downtime without too much distraction. I love using colour, but generally like to soften things a little when it comes to the most used room in the house.
The great thing about colour is that you can turn it up or down a notch depending on the room, much like an electric blanket in winter on your bed.
I’d like to share three of my tips with you that really do lift the spirits of any flagging master bedroom. Do you have a colour palette in your bedroom that you can clearly define? If not, that may be the first thing you want to address.
1. Define a simple colour palette
It’s totally up to you whether you want richer or softer colour here but choose up to three colours and call it a day. Looking at the before picture of the below master bedroom, it was neutral, some black and white but not really any other specific colours you could label ‘a palette’.
If you look at your bedroom and you can’t define three colours clearly, get more specific. You can have a grey, white, and pink bedroom in muted tones, and still be able to define your palette. Even a black and white bedroom needs one pop of colour, like a green succulent plant to break up the monotony and give the room life, for example.
2. Layer it with textures
Even if the colour palette if muted and restrained, the texture and feel of wonderful curtain drapery fabrics, grass cloth wallpapers or Egyptian cotton sheets can make the room.
I’d like you to look at your window treatments specifically. This is where beautiful roman blinds and s-fold curtains can be introduced and enjoyed. Purely functional window coverings like roller blinds don’t add a lot of wow factor to a room, and you want to feel a little ‘wowed’ in your master bedroom.
In the after photo of the bedroom below, you can see what a difference adding stunning roman blinds in a neutral taupe grey with a dusty pink banding has made. Also introducing the s-fold drapery and running them wall to wall is a much grander way to apply your drapes, as opposed to hanging them just outside of the openings. Hanging drapery wall to wall makes it appear as though you have an entire wall of windows. It’s a neat trick and makes the room feel much more enveloping and luxurious.
3. Create a seating ‘nook’ if you can.
If you have the room, adding an occasional chair that is re-upholstered in a beautiful new fabric is a great idea. I love to take a classic bergère chair and recover it in something current, even if the fabric still feels antique after it’s finished. A little side table and some fresh flowers [peony roses in the below shot] is the perfect way to add delight to your special room. It’s a weekly splurge you can enjoy, along with a gorgeous, scented candle of your choice.
AS