Create A Relaxing Haven With These Simple Bedroom Decor Ideas

Keep it Cool with Colorblocking

When delineating the different areas of your home—turn to color once again. This is especially helpful if you must make the most of a small space, but desire separate areas for your home office, exercise area, and self-care corner.

Color blocking is how you achieve this “zoning” of different segments of your home. Instead of turning to a physical partition or purchasing shelf units that cut off the flow of your space, paint your walls and floors in distinct color tones. You can personalize the mood for each space. For a feeling of tranquility and harmony, try shades like lilac, sage green, and cornflower blue. Calming tones like these can help you, mentally, adjust to a peaceful mindset and begin the process of winding down.

To achieve a color block effect throughout your house, try paints like neutral pearl gray or pink-tint halogen from Valspar.‍

Create a Haven with Houseplants

Creating a soothing bedside space is sometimes best achieved by going the natural route. By adding greenery to your space, you actively add to the happiness factor of your bedroom. Studies show that plants and nature can lower stress levels and enhance feelings of well-being. Plants also work as their own nature-given air purifiers. They not only engulf your space in comforting botanical tones, but they also spread fresh oxygen across your room. To design a visually-pleasing plant collection try options like cheerful snake plants, cascading pothos plants, and soothing aloe vera plants.

Complement your green space with simple, sophisticated furniture that won’t compete for attention with your plant oasis. An upholstered bed and textured ottoman paints your room with feelings of tranquility when covered in soft materials. Top it all off with some soft lighting‍

Try the ”Jade” pathos plant and the “Laurentii” snake plant, from Rooted, to start building a green-filled bedroom.

Make it Cozy with a Carpet

A smooth floor adds a sleek, chic aesthetic to interiors that can look amazing, but when it comes to unwinding at home, a parquet or tiled surface may not feel the most inviting when you just want to chill out.

One room to think about where to add softer textures—from carpets and rugs—is the bedroom (often considered the spot for nourishing relaxation in the home).

When searching for cozy carpets, look for pieces that feel comfortable when you walk across them. Go for textured finds that add lushness to your sleeptime haven. Options made from dense fabrics or thickly-woven fiber will feel great on bare feet when the temps drop. Seek out colors in gentle and versatile tones, so pieces can complement any iteration of your bedroom’s furnishings.

Try Hem’s swirly “Monster” rug and Serena and Lily’s Solana rug for cushy carpeting. 

Create a Sanctuary

A night of tossing and turning is often a sign you have a lousy night of sleep ahead of you. To maximize your chances of getting restful sleep, try personalizing your bedding.

Ask yourself what sort of bed environment would make you look forward to tucking into bed? For instance, do you prefer a fluffy duvet or layers of soft soft blankets?

From there, consider the materials and aesthetics. Light-weight cotton and linen make it easy to layer, while being very breathable fabrics. Then, think about the patterns and colors  of the “tiered cake” that make up your bed. Do you like the look of checks or lined sheets and covers? Or would you rather doze off wrapped in unfussy solid colors, such as white and gray? For single shades, you can choose to stick with the basics but don’t be afraid to expand to other serene solids. Muted greens and soft pastels will create a feeling of relaxation. You can mix up the variation of each piece in your chosen color palette, so your bed greets you with a warm, dimensional appearance each night.

For linen, try The Citizenry’s stonewashed bedding sets, available in multiple colors. 

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Keep it Calm

Cut clutter so your bedroom never feels stressful (too much stuff is never comforting to look at). A way to make decisive choices when decluttering is to review your room with an outsider’s eyes. If everything in your room wasn’t yours, what can you see needs to be purged or stored away, objectively? For items you want to stay, organize belongings into categories and decide how you want to arrange them (such as in dresser drawers, hanging in a closet, or tucked out-of-view under somewhere). 

Some strategic pieces like ottoman benches, vanities, and bedside tables can add charming and practical storage space. Further, they can elevate your bedroom to feel more special and stylish. 

Add the Kamila velvet ottoman – with storage – from Lulu and Georgia and a pair of bespoke, coastal bookends from Salter House.

Prioritize Relaxation

Create an atmosphere of sumptuous coziness with design elements that add warmth. Choose tactile fabrics you would want to cuddle up on. Velvet, chunky knit, and boucle all can instantly add depth and impart a cozy feel. Track down these fabrics as covering on everything from cushions to throw blankets to shearling furniture.

Try The Citizenry’s shearling Helm bench and taupe velvet throw pillow.

Transform Your Bedroom into an Unmatched Haven of Serenity

Your bedroom can be your true haven; the one sacred space you dedicate to tranquility and comfort to escape the busyness of your days. Further, the intimate setting of a bedroom makes it especially personal to you and shouldn’t carry outside worries inside. To begin your bedroom design journey, find inspiration, trends, as well as quality home products, check out our top home picks and tricks. A bedroom can be many things to one person. It may function as a home office; a kids’ playroom; or a dressing area to put on your armor for the day. But most of all, a bedroom often needs to be a relaxing space. Your mission to peace and quiet can become reality with a few design fixes, thankfully. By adding textures, soothing color, and prioritizing what space you do have, you can turn your multifunctional area into a comforting room, fit for sleep as well as unwinding.