My bedroom lacks personality and style
Half my problem, I think, is that I'm a sucker for bed linen and will often pick up a cheap, bright new set from IKEA or something just because I love the strong design. The trouble is that they're all different, so I have no colour scheme or style to the rest of the room.
Aside from a good bedding set, I have some lovely grey ticking stripe curtains (except they don't go with anything) and a very bog standard set of IKEA bedroom furniture. I have a wooden bed or a white / cream iron bedstead that I could swap in.
I like to think I've got a strong eye for design, as I do some freelance graphic design, but I can't seem to translate it to my bedroom! When my son was born, I got so much joy out of designing his nursery (mood board attached), and because all the pieces were new, there were no old items that compromised the look just to fit in.
So, for my bedroom, do I ditch the duvet covers and try and establish one colour palette or style, or is there a way of marrying any duvet cover that I may whimsically purchase by doing something else to the room?
Can you establish a proper style with mixed textiles?
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PROElena Romanova Interiors
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Comments (44)HiTino Felly, Marie Here. Your off to a great start - but you've made a common mistake in that you've found your inspiration for your colour palette, but your not committing to it. You need to bring the greens and blues up onto the walls and onto the floor - commit to it. You could: - add a great throw rug underneath the bed, - add big table lamp beside the bed - or better yet, a wall sconce, - drapery isn't really the best choice for this bedding - I would have brought in a bold graphic print here, in either the blue or the green - artwork can stay neutral - even do a collection of mixed metals in chrome, gold, and have fun with that - if you add too much in the blue and green it becomes boring and un-special. Choose your accessories carefully, I'd change out your drapery - go with something bolder, I'd also get a larger night stand so you could put a proper table lamp there. Good Luck!...See MoreAdvice on my small bedroom
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Comments (11)Hear are some thoughts- I see there are cases on the wardrobe. make use of them for storage- put items such as linen, extra pillows and off season clothes in them, or anything else that needs storing! A thought could be to place some stick on hooks onto the side of the wardrobe to take towels, and seasonal jackets, to keep items being thrown over desk chair or draws. If you can find them in black then the hooks won't look so temporary and will tie into the suggestions below. A perfect place for a framed map would be over the bed, either a single large one or multiple smaller frames. Frames could be wood or a simple black frame. You can use stick on hooks these days to avoid wall damage. Taller bedside lamps, i know there are the sconces but they seem a bit high to be useful as bedsides. You could go with a dark anglepoise style - a little industrial to tie in with the metal beam. Bedding - invest in a more appropriate size doona. If the bed is a double, you could go queen or even king size for the doona to drape well down the sides and properly cover the bed. If nothing else this will shift the feeling from a student room! Doona cover - a simple one colour but textured cover would keep the scheme simple - cotton is the flavor of the moment. A dark charcoal, darker silver gray? My male other half can never see the point of additional pillows but I'm sorry, a couple of dress pillows does help to fill out a bed, even though they are moved for sleeping! And a bedhead. You can buy a simple one without buying a full bed frame. It looks like you have additional space on one side - the left as you face the bed head wall. If possible i would see if the chest of draws fit in this space to free up the other side from clutter. If it doesn't fit it might worth considering a taller, narrower set - if so, look for the same wood color and style. Alternatively the desk might work in that position, and the drawers could move to the desk location. Actually, the more I think on it , the desk there would keep the desk area from feeling tucked into the corner. Keep the drawer top clear of things- a leather box on top can be the go to place for things like phone, wallet, watch etc. And keep tidy!...See MoreEmma Garwood
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7 years agoAs Elena Romanova said above I would suggest you have one major accent in the room - a piece of wall art or a rug - and spend some money on good lighting. Keep the walls and bed linen colours plain and use your favourite restful colour. My wife likes grey, I like soft green but do not use a really bright 'happy' colour. I really like the American way of using rugs across the bed like this first image. It makes for a very clean look and you always step out of bed onto the rug. If you see something you like on our website please contact me stating which platform you are from and I will sort you out with a unique discount code to help you along! ( PS not ALL our projects are this grand - they are just the ones we photograph. )
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7 years agoDitch the bedding! :)
Go on... treat yourself, go all out! We love your style and have a few wall murals in mind that could be a good starting point for you and create a completely fresh look.
Presuming you're looking for something less romantic and wanting something a bit bold, here are our suggestions...
Leafy prints are in right now! You could team something like this with bold, block colour bedding >> More leaf murals
This print by Henri Rousseau is quite fun and playful and you can pick all sorts of colours out from it for your accessories - your stripy curtains may even go with this one! >> More Henri prints
Old Style World Map Wallpaper Mural · More InfoMap murals are a customer favourite just to inspire you!
Feel free to browse our website at your leisure. We look forward to seeing your finished room, we're sure it's going to fab :)
Nicole @ Wallsauce.com
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