Hi Friends,Welcome back and thank you for joining us for another week of stylish romantic bedrooms and a special thanks to Caren Baginski and Candice Olson. If this is your first visit, please take a few minutes to browse through our previous weeks for some great ideas for your bedroom.
Vacation in your bedroom. Who says you can't have a chalet in your bedroom? If you're planning a bedroom remodel, keep your spouse's style in mind even if he or she isn't passionate about design. Our designer did just that when she created this his-and-hers suite that turned out "chalet chic." She was able to blend the two styles into one cohesive design and with our tips you can accomplish similar results.
To create an equilibrium, decide the room's theme, here they selected "chalet chic." The choice of a relaxing, gender-neutral color scheme featuring rich cream, pear green and bark brown was the ticket. Paint the space in a light cream, and if you already have hard wood floors, leave them intact. If not, check our previous blog on instructions to lay them yourself, a real cost-saver. Create two major zones in the room: a comfy sleeping space and a restful sitting area.
In your bedroom, if the budget allows, put in a luxurious, king-sized bed with flea market wooden bedside tables. It's perfectly acceptable to mix rustic and chic by installing a stunning brown leather headboard and then adding creamy paisley wallpaper behind it. Add lavish bedding: luscious linens, a variety of pillows and even a whimsical leopard print throw. On the windows, put up woven bamboo and jute blinds, and fronted them with drapes in a beautiful cream, green and brown striped fabric.
Across from the bed, although not visible here, put in a large storage unit in a classic shaker style, paint it white to complement the room. The unit should provide enough storage space for all of your clothes – and room enough for a concealed TV, a must-have for most. Install a mirrored cabinet for all of the accessories ladies need to stay beautiful.
In the sitting area, create a gorgeous feature wall. In this room they simply updated the room's existing exposed brick with a cut stone veneer treatment and added a very cool, free-standing gas fireplace. If you don't have an existing feature wall; create one. Check out some of our earlier blogs for some really good ideas. Also put in a brown leather club chair, an ottoman and a big area rug.
Lastly, since more people are working from home with no dedicated space for a home office, create a little office space near the sitting area, consisting of a wooden desk and a chair, simple, but effective.
To make the room lighter and brighter, get rid of the existing ceiling fixtures and replaced them with a track lighting system and beautiful lamps on the bedside tables.
After few last minute touches and personal additions, your master bedroom retreat will be complete. By creating the perfect balance between the masculine and feminine, your space will bring out the best of you and your spouse's differing styles and mix yin and yang together in perfect harmony.
Check back for more decorating ideas in our Week 8 blog and remember, your space should reflect you and yours.
Enjoy!
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Live well,
Yvonne
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