Create a unique bedroom décor that’s a dream come true

A bedroom is a private sanctuary, solely designed for its inhabitants and no one else.

It’s a living space where you are able to indulge and be a little self-centered.

When designing your bedroom, the design should create a specific mood. You don’t need to be concerned about functional window treatments or paint colors that will directly work with different areas of your home.

There really isn’t a right or wrong way to design this living space. The traditional checklist includes a bed, a side table or two and possibly a dresser. And don’t forget lighting, bed linens, upholstery, paint, wallpaper or wainscoting.

Whether you are starting from scratch or it’s time for a re-do, I recommend beginning with your bed because it’s really the foundation of the room. Consider a fully upholstered bed, an iron four-poster bed, a leather sleigh bed or a wooden platform bed. The style will dictate the general aesthetic and mood you hope to create.

Then you can move on to the supporting pieces. For example, side tables should enhance your bed. Consider side tables or cabinets that suit your storage needs but also pieces that can stand on their own. If you have a fantastic leather upholstered headboard with tarnished bronze nail heads, a rustic yet refined chandelier and an old world, earth-toned area rug, your side table might be equally rustic and refined with a natural finish.

Focus on coordinating the textures, the feeling of the pieces and the finishes.

Mood Lighting

Lighting is an important feature of any living space, and in your bedroom, even more so. Lighting can be romantic and sultry or clean and minimal. An oversized drum shade fixture or a chandelier with an abundance of swag crystals and polished metal make for unique statements. Consider layering the lighting, with decorative and recessed task lighting on a dimmer. This will give you control over the general ambiance.

Bedroom design can be a therapeutic process as you consider the elements you’d like to incorporate into your sanctuary. And that means a never-ending collection of pillows placed at the head of your bed, from king-sized to boudoir, is perfectly acceptable. Or maybe a super-plush shag area rug, so thick that your 3-inch heels or a single cuff link are forever lost amongst the woolen tendrils.

When you select fabric for your lounge chair and ottoman, why not an incredible gossamer ivory silk and linen chenille – so fine that its only possible use could be tucked away in the privacy of your bedroom, away from sticky children’s fingers or your bestie who occasionally spills her glass of red wine.

It’s your private escape. So whatever mood you are after, or additional function you may need in the way of a mini office or home gym, take the time to research ideas that will allow you to drift off into a pleasant slumber, as well as awake in surroundings that make you smile.

Jennifer Leischer is the owner of J. Designs Interior Design based in Clayton. Contact her with questions, comments and suggestions at jenna@j-designs.com.