Understated Luxury in Bedroom Design

If you would like some understated luxury in your bedroom rather than showy film-star opulence then choose your materials with care.

Use natural materials for furniture - dark rich wood with an aged patina or cool Scandinavian off-white painted furniture are two looks which work well.

Cool, calm natural shades are best for your walls and soft furnishings and bedding in plain colors. Introduce wonderful textures to your fabrics and paint your walls in chalky natural shades of off-white, cream or beige you can almost feel when you look at them. Add a soft cashmere. mohair or lambswool throw to a sofa, chair or bed for a touch of luxury and add a few pillows with plenty of texture too.

Soft velvet carpeting in a neutral shade will work well on the floor for comfort underfoot. Or choose natural wooden or parquet flooring with beautiful subtly textured rugs.

Cast soft light over your bedroom too with tall wooden or candlestick lamps and neutral lamp shades which will illuminate all the textures in the room.

Welcome to Bedrooms and Bedding

I have a passion for home design and there is no room I like better in a home than the bedroom. It's where you can relax and be yourself - and unless you are about to put your home on the market - you can really let your personality shine through in your bedroom.

I love that there is always a focal point to work with in a bedroom - the bed. And it's great that there are so many options for dressing your bed with beautiful bed linens, comforters and even ready-made bedding ensembles.

We are so lucky these days with the choices we have available to us at all price ranges. You can make your bed and your bedroom look like a million dollars with very little effort - just a little bit of know-how.

I hope you'll remember this blog when you want to decorate your bedroom and it will help you to make your bedroom fit for royalty whether you have a budget to match or not.