Of all the rooms in the house, the bedroom is perhaps the most personal. Although it's rarely seen by anyone other than its owner (unless it's a guest bedroom), a bedroom can be a perfect place to give full expression to personality and design flair.
Choosing a bed, and accompanying furniture is incredible important; we spend up to a third of our lives in our bedrooms. Obviously, we're unaware of our surroundings for much of that time, being asleep, but the times spent before and after sleep are incredibly formative, both of the quality of sleep we're to have, and of the day to come. The recipe for a fantastic day begins with the bedroom, where use of designer furniture, careful decoration and soft furnishing choices makes the room a haven for calm. Being the largest piece of furniture you'll own, a bed is of course, your most important design choice.
it's often worth splashing out & buying the best bed you can afford, with designer furniture to match. Designer furniture will always look good, not dictated by fashion, but always up to the minute. Generally, the better designer beds by Italian furniture makers like Bonaldo & Jesse really stand the test of time, not just in quality, but also in style. So called "trendy" furniture tends to look very dated a few years on, but upmarket Italian furniture will always look great.
But first the practical considerations. Most couples prefer as large a bed as space allows - king sized if possible - in order that both can comfortably stretch out and luxuriate. However, king size or super king beds can easily over-dominate a small space, so it may be better to buy a double bed instead. Choice of bed size is very important. Claustrophobia is not a good 'feel' for a bedroom. A bed must be at least six inches longer than its tallest occupant, so in a small room, width may have to be sacrificed for length.
Consider the overall space that you have at your disposal. A four-poster bed may seem wonderful on the pages in the catalogue or in the showroom, but would it really suit your room? Are your ceilings high enough? Is the room spacious with plenty of empty floor space? If not it is best to avoid these beds, as what will suit a beautiful Tuscan villa won't look so good in a small modern bedroom.
Contemporary beds are always a safe bet, as styles can be chosen that are as unobtrusive as possible, unless of course you want to make the bed the absolute focal point of a room. Most contemporary beds are quite low - adding a sense of space & light to smaller rooms. Larger rooms are best suited to king sized beds, where single beds or smaller double beds would be swallowed up by the space.
The space around your bed and other bedroom furniture is also important. Think about how you and your partner might move around the bedroom. Will progress be impeded too much? Is there enough space to dress? Are there sharp corners that will be painful if bumped into? A well-built, bespoke wardrobe may be your storage answer, or perhaps separate pieces of lovingly-chosen designer furniture. Tallboys will give plenty of storage room without taking up too much precious storage space & can be a practical way to keep the usual small bedroom objects, eg hairbrushes out of sight but within easy reach.
A bedroom is a room very much lived-in, and there should be allowances made for the everyday and essential 'clutter' of a bedroom: glasses of drinking water, spectacles, books and magazines. When choosing each piece of designer furniture or accessory for your bedroom, try and get each piece to complement the next, thus helping to create a unified whole. It is perfectly acceptable to mix styles, urban and rustic, old and contemporary. It's increasingly common to see contemporary design in older settings such as barn conversions, and of course there are always elements of technology we wouldn't want to do without even in a period design. Halogen lighting, hidden sound systems and even televisions (artfully tucked away) may make their mark even in a Shaker-styled bedroom! Just remember that the bedroom's design should reflect you and your tastes.
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