Ten Tips To Chase The "Boring" Out of Your Bedroom

There are things that can be done to chase the boring out of your bedroom. With today's consumer in mind, it can also be done without breaking the bank.

When considering your bedroom never choose dark colors for the walls and ceilings. Dark colors make the room, gloomy and appear small. Choose lighter colors, white beige, off-white, light blue, yellow; these colors will make your bedroom appear larger and given a light and airy feeling to the room. And whatever you do, make sure your color selection is in harmony.

Here are 10 tips that you can use to bring life back to an otherwise boring bedroom. Following these tips you can have a calm and serene atmosphere where the tranquility will never bore you.

1. Clear The Clutter. Take a look at your bedroom and get rid of anything that isn't conducive to relaxation or romance. This includes getting rid of the TV. (Research shows that the TV in the bedroom can hinder sleep.)


2. Shake It Up. Shifting or moving around your bedroom furniture can add new life to your familiar quarters. And hey, while you're at it rotate and flip your mattress to minimize uneven wear.


3. Trim It Up. You'd be amazed how adding a simple rickrack, ribbon or trim borders can add a little spice to an otherwise boring bedroom.


4. You Can't Handle The Truth. This is a low effort method that adds unique personality and style to otherwise boring furniture. Replace old drawer handles and drawer pulls, with new decorative ones.


5. Window Wow. Add some personality, and even some unique color with a valance. You can complement solid color curtains with a patterned valance - or flip-flop the look. You could even go with an upholstered look, by learning how to build a cornice and covering it with coordinating fabric.


6. Turn Down The Highbeams. Bedroom lighting should be subdued and indirect. Use a nightstand lamp or properly positioned wall scones for light to read by. But when you do that use three-way bulbs so you can control the lighting.


7. Bring Life To Your Room. An element that is sometimes overlooked in the bedroom is adding a houseplant or two. Houseplants generate oxygen and remove toxins from the air. So it is like adding "new life" to your bedroom by adding a houseplant.


8. Don't Get Caught With Matches. It may be tempting to get a bed in a bag that comes with everything. Remember you're trying to add life and variety to your bedroom - so it's not boring. There is nothing more boring than having everything match.


9. What Is In A Headboard? Any bed can take on a lush and sleek look with even the simplest headboard. There are even some headboard versions that are painted on or stencils that go right on the wall to give the appearance of a headboard without the expense.


10. Liven Up The Covering. Consider adding a new duvet or a new comforter. A new duvet cover or a new comforter (with matching shams) can create a whole new look almost instantly. You can move from dull and boring to snappy graphic, a modern to a classic look. All these can be accomplished in a snap by simply changing or adding a new duvet or a new comforter.

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