It’s possible to make bedroom a personal space; 15 ideas to personalize your space

Every one of us loves to beautify our home. We give preference to living room and dining room which catch the easy attention of guests, while we neglect arranging things beautifully in personal spaces such as bedrooms. Except for arranging things neatly and keeping it clean, we rarely give much importance to other matters. But we think bedroom is our personal space, where we can spend our private moments most, and often used as workspace, we can do a lot of things. Through this column I shall provide you a few simple tips to change your bedroom to a lovely personal space.

Bed is the centre of attraction of every bedroom. It consumes a lot of space as well. So our first challenge is to arrange bed in such a way that it takes less space, and give space to other objects too. First step is to decide where to place bed. If you believe in Vasthu principles, give importance to direction as well. Then go through these 15 ideas to personalize your space in a better way.

How to make your bedroom beautiful?

1. In most cases, beds are placed at any corner or at the middle portion. But it is not sufficient. You should take into notice the position of main door and windows, while arranging your bed. If a single panel window is available on either side of your bed, it invites more sunlight and gives your bedroom a spacious feel. But it is not a nice idea to directly expose to light. It irritates your eyes while sleeping. Instead place your pillows in opposite direction.

2. Next preference is the wall at the head side of bed. Avoid extra decorations and pictures on this wall. If you can keep it plain, it’s good. Wall treatment or texture painting can be done to retain the natural look of the wall.

3. What things are to be placed in bedroom, which things not to be; both these questions are equally important. Work table and study table – if possible avoid both in bedrooms. If you have only a little time to spare in your bedroom, you can make use of bed. Also, if one person is workaholic and the other person is not, such a table in bedroom can fully disturb the mood of your private space. Personal space is a relaxing point, and needs a work table only if you want to convert it to formal.

Most people want to keep their profession out of bedroom. If you can’t find a suitable space outside bedroom, you can use a corner of your bedroom. But separate that space from bed using curtains. Foldable partitions which can be removed after use can also be incorporated.

4. The idea to use same colour theme and its variations for walls, curtains and bed sheets has out dated. Experiment with different colour combinations. Texture colouring to highlight each area of bedroom and to use a vibrant theme for the bedroom as whole is the latest trend. It’s easy to bring colours to curios and soft furnishing. Aqua blue, orange and lavender shades and metallic shining can change the whole look of your room.

5. Avoid dumping big sized and heavy objects in bedroom corners. It’s an old style of interior designing to give spacious look to rooms. Arrange a corner sitting space at one of the corners. When you get some leisure time, you can use this space for reading and other interesting activities, which can fully change the concept of bedroom, which is meant for sleeping purposes only. If possible choose window-side corners. If your bedroom is enough spacious, arrange a coffee table in the corner. Hanging lights suit this space most. Set mood light at the inner area near to the main door, which gives an attractive look to your bedroom.

6. Almarah takes a lot of space of your bedrooms. It never adds attraction to a room. So avoid placing almarahs at those positions which easily reach guests’ eyes. You can set wardrobe and almarah near to attached bathrooms. It can save a lot of space within your bedroom. You can easily change clothes soon after you get out of bedroom. During planning stage, try to fix wardrobe as a part of bathroom wall, which can make things easy.

7. You can fix home decorations in walls making suitable arrangements. But never space such items in side table of bed, table tops and room corners. You need a lot of space for things which are regular in use. When you add a few decorations, it beautifies your room.

8. Use wooden or plywood panelling for ceiling. When you do this panelling along with clove lightening, ceiling area turns more attractive.

9. During planning stage itself, you should have a clear idea on where to fix windows and how many. Windows should allow maximum sunlight and air inside. Instead of fixing high expensive and big windows with decorations and architecture work, use single panel windows of latest trends. Choose plans according to the shape of room, while fixing such windows.

10. Use mixed styling for flooring. Wooden flooring for the bed portion, and separation using design type or pattern flooring can be considered. Separation can be given to bed portion and coffee table. Spread a carpet beneath bed, in such a way that 2 feet visible outside and 4 feet beneath it. Use rugs in coffee table area.

11. Use latest design bed lamps to add attraction to your bedroom. You can also try mount lights fixed at the wall close to head of the bed. Mount lights with swinging arms are also available, which can focus light at different portions of your bedroom. It can also focus light on your bed in a particular angle fixed at a higher position.

12. If your window is old fashioned three-panel type, choose curtains which can cover those designs. Use double-layer curtains for privacy. Use black-out fabric lining for one of its layers, which can completely absorb light rays from outside. Read about latest trends in curtain.

13. Storage space is equally important. It should be attractive and multipurpose. Laptop stand and ironing table can be incorporated in multipurpose storage area.

14. When you customize your private space with your ideas, it may take you away from closeness of nature. The idea to place flower vase and flowers is out dated. Instead choose a house plant with vertical look similar to fig or any other type of your preference.

15. Choose soft leather duet blanket for bed, which adds comfort to sleep as well as attraction to room. Use attractive sham cushions as pillows which can also be used as back support while you sit and work in bed.

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