When it comes time to redesign your bedroom, it’s hard to know where to start. You know some of the elements you’d like to include, but how do you put together a plan where everything falls into place as you go along?
There must be some kind of logical order to get things done in, right? Actually, there are important elements that need to be considered first; then you can figure out how to work them in, in a sensible order.
Where Not to Start
Perhaps it would be best to tell you where not to start. Although this is going to be the most important thing in the room once you are done, it’s not the place to start. Let’s start by asking this question. What do you consider to be the most important element in a bedroom? If you are like 99.99% of those asked, you will probably respond, “The bed, of course.”
Actually, that’s not what interior decorators suggest. They say that although the bed is the most important feature in the bedroom, you first need to consider color, light, and then the size of the room.
Once you’ve done that, you can choose the right bed for your room. Color, after all, sets the mood, and you want to do that before getting to bed!
Comfort Above All Else
So then, now you are tasked with finding a bed that has a perfect relationship with the color and light scheme you’ve chosen.
However, the first thing you need to consider is the purpose of a bed which is obviously comfort because that is what they are made for! If not, we’d all be sleeping on yoga mats on hard floors.
Whether you are looking for one of the top adjustable bed frames, as mentioned in this review, or are limited by size of the room, there is no reason to think you can’t find the size, style, and quality you need to fill the actual purpose of the room. Again, that means comfort.
Understand Why Lighting Is So Important
Let’s get back to bed for just a moment. One of the biggest mistakes so many people make when taking measurements for the placement of their bed is to ignore where daylight can be filtering into the room.
Unless you are a person who wakes before the crack of dawn, you don’t want to be facing the window where the bright sunlight can wake you before your time to get up. This means you will also need to know the direction in which your windows are facing.
Most interior designers suggest that if you have two opposite windows, one pointing toward morning sun and the other toward afternoon sunlight, you should choose the latter. This will help you conserve electricity at the same time as it will prevent that bright morning sunshine from waking you up too early. It’s all about your circadian rhythm sleep patterns.
Your Final Takeaway
Once you have all those elements in place, you can start with all the embellishments you’ve always wanted. Perhaps now you can see why the bed, as the most important element within a room, isn’t necessarily the place to start in a redesign project.
What about big, oversized pillows to lay across the head of the bed as it is in a slightly raised position?
No one says you need to leave it horizontal and parallel to the floor. How boring would that be when you have a bed you can adjust into interesting positions to hold your intriguing spreads, pillows, and shams?
Work with the color scheme you’ve selected, and you will have a redesigned bedroom you could only dream of having once upon a time.
