Romantic Bedroom in Gray

Hi Friends,

If you have been following us over the past 3 months you know we featured 12 weeks of stylish, romantic bedrooms. Last week was our final feature in this series but we wanted to share one last romantic idea with you; Romantic Bedroom in Gray.

This bedroom not only has romance but a zen-like quality that many will appreciate. An over-sized headboard brings drama without the over-sized price. Visit your local hardware store for discarded wood blocks, ideal for this project and at a steal. Then take a trip to your local fabric outlet for foam, fabric, spray adhesive and no-sew tape. Check our earlier features for instructions on covering an ottoman, simple window treatments, and a no-sew duvet cover. Remember, recycling your comforter and throw pillows for this part of the project is not only a great cost saver but Earth-friendly.

Cut the foam to the size of the blocks, adhere each to the blocks then cover individually with the fabric. You may hang them separately on the wall then frame it out or have a piece of wood cut to your dimensions and frame that out for the perfect headboard at very little cost.

Recycle your night tables and pull a chair from another room that will compliment your bedding, you will be surprised at how renewed old furniture looks with a new headboard and bedding.

Always make every effort to recycle whenever possible. Take care of the Earth and it will take care of us.

Check back for more decorating ideas and enjoy your new Romantic Bedroom in Gray.

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Yvonne

Romance the Bedroom Series: Week 12

Hi Friends,

Welcome back to our final series in stylish ways to make your bedroom romantic and a special thanks to Caren Baginski. Our last feature of romance begins with sunflowers to brighten the mood. It's summer year round in this bedroom and you can imagine the sun even on the rainiest of days. Decorate your bedroom with sunflowers and get the feeling of a warm, lazy summer day.

Summer not your favorite time of year; pick a season you love and live in it year round. View some of our earlier features for great ideas at very reasonable cost.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for visiting us over the past 3 months in our Romance the Bedroom Series. It is our sincere hope that you have not only enjoyed but obtained some really great ideas for your romantic bedroom.

Keep in touch for more decorating ideas and enjoy the romance.

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Yvonne

Romance the Bedroom Series: Week 11

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Welcome back to our series in stylish ways to make your bedroom romantic and a special thanks to Caren Baginski. This week we are featuring Calming Water. Organic colors, slate and wood with bamboo panels below the window are combined to create a soothing bedroom water feature. It appears to be a daunting task but given a little time and a visit to your local hardware store it can be a breeze.

Remember your last beach vacation; the sound of the water outside your window, the calm and peaceful feeling as you went to sleep. Duplicate this feeling in your own space and create what will be the calm to your hectic lifestyle.

That's all for now, be sure to check back for more decorating ideas in our last series on Romance the Bedroom.

Enjoy your new water feature!

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Romance the Bedroom Series: Week 10

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Welcome back to our continued series in stylish ways to make your bedroom romantic and a special thanks to Caren Baginski and Candice Olson. Last week our feature was all about unexpected focal points. Hope it inspired some creative thinking for your space. In Week 10 we are going outside the box with a Passionate Red Minimalist bedroom. The palette is sophisticated and neutral, yet elegant when the pops of passionate red are added.

Modern and minimalist bedrooms can be elegant if you keep the palette sophisticated and neutral, then pop it with passionate red, apple green or even a fuchsia for the lovers of pink. Recreation of this bedroom in your space will give you that zen-like feeling and can be easily done on a budget. Your local linen outlet, my personal favorite, have clearance items that are missing bedskirts or pillow shams which you can pick up at fraction of the cost. Perfect for this design since the pillows shams will be in complimentary colors so matching sets are not important. Another great avenue is your local fabric store. Recycle and cover your existing comforter; not only does it save Mother Earth but mother wallet, as well. Check out our previous blogs on no-sew decorating to make your own duvet cover in less than 2 hours.

You can create a bedroom that is luxurious, sophisticated, elegant and most important, wallet-friendly.

Check back for more decorating ideas in Week 11 and enjoy your romantic bedroom.

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Yvonne

Romance the Bedroom Series: Week 9

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Welcome to Week 9 of our on-going Romance the Bedroom Series and a special thank you to Caren Baginski and Constance Ramos. Style comes into this bedroom with two unexpected focal points — a wall-length headboard and a lighted footboard.

Step outside the traditional bedroom box and add style with unexpected focal points. Get creative with a wall-length headboard for storage and a lighted footboard for seduction in the space.

With busy schedules and the daily chores, life should definitely be sweet. However, when you try to turn your bedroom into a sophisticated pink, it might prove to be difficult. Green compliments pink, but be careful not to pick too dull of a shade. Choose a color palette that is inspiring and not dated.

Green and pink might not work for everyone, so select your favorite color; having problems, visit your local home improvement center for great mix and match color ideas. The sales associates are always willing to help and can even custom mix a color just for you. Experiment and don't be afraid of color. It's only paint and not very expensive to change with only a few hours work.

Check back for more decorating ideas in Week 10 and have fun selecting the perfect colors for your bedroom this weekend.

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Romance the Bedroom Series: Week 8

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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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Romance the Bedroom Series: Week 7

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Thank you for visiting Week 7 of our Romance the Bedroom Series and a special thanks to Caren Baginski and Candice Olson. Want your own sexy, stylish bedroom? Start with the bed. If you need some inspiration, be sure to continue our 12 weeks of Romance the Bedroom Series for luxury and budget-friendly ideas.

Get that certain je ne sais quoi in the bedroom with Old World and French charm. In this traditional bedroom, the designer pairs cocoa chairs with a small table, perfect for a morning cafe and croissants, an ideal continental breakfast. Again, the linen outlet stores will become you favorite shopping ground. Creating this room on a budget is not as hard as it looks. Solid color bedding is everywhere and at very reasonable prices. Purchase that discontinued brown and beige bedding, then visit your local fabric store and pick up brown ribbon and hemming tape; a no sew project made easy and a stunning, luxurious room, made visible.

Check back for more decorating ideas in our 8th week and take that trip to your local linen store today.

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Yvonne