All of us love to retire in our bedrooms after a hard day at work. Bedroom serves as a place where one can rest or perform some leisure activity. A bedroom should essentially be decorated such that it creates a comfortable and inviting place for the homeowner. There are several design aspects, that should be taken into account while decorating master bedroom. Since, master bedroom is the largest bedroom in the house, it has to be treated specially. Here are some master bedroom decorating ideas, that will help you out.
Master Bedroom Decorating Ideas and Tips
Layout is the most important design aspect for the decoration of any room. Thus, firstly you will have to take into account the purpose of your master bedroom. Apart from sleeping and resting, will you be using it for some activity, perhaps entertainment? The choice of furniture and its arrangement would primarily depend upon the purpose of the master bedroom. Since, layout is based on the size of the room, we will provide separate master bedroom decorating tips for large and small bedrooms. More on decorating ideas for master bedroom.
Large Master Bedroom Decorating Ideas
Usually, a queen size bed, dressing table, a walk-in closet, a comfortable chair and a reading table (optional) are the components of any large master bedroom. Now depending upon the type of your activity, you might have to include a music system, a book shelf or an LCD TV. The headboard of the bed should be kept at the wall that faces the entrance of the room. This should be considered as the focal point of the room and the remaining furniture should be arranged considering the position of the focal point.
Leave some free space for dressing, around the walk-in closet and dressing table, so that the lights can be focused on this area. Large bedrooms allow you a plethora of options in terms of painting and illumination. A large chandelier and a couple of lampshades should suffice the light requirement of a large bedroom. For bedrooms, it is preferable to go for subtle shades or undertones of bright colors. The curtains should be dark, so that the light won't interfere with your sleep. More on curtain ideas for bedrooms.
Small Master Bedroom Decorating Ideas
Even if you have restrictions in terms of space in your bedroom, you still can create a magnificent bedroom by utilizing the available space properly. Since, the size of your master bedroom is small, you should content yourself only with the essential pieces of furniture in your room. A bed, a wardrobe, dressing table, LCD and a reclining chair should complete the furniture requirement of your bedroom. Place a lampshade in front of mirror to create an illusion of space and light. While painting walls, go for lighter shades that make the room appear large. If you must use dark shades, paint only one wall in dark shade. More on decorating tips for small bedrooms.
Romantic Master Bedroom Decorating Ideas
Irrespective of the size of your master bedroom, you can send the sparks of romance flying across your bedroom. For starters, paint your walls in lavender, light pink or red (only if you have considerable large bedroom). Place some heart shaped cushions on the bed and set a beautiful candle stand on the table. Don't forget to place nice, scented candles in the stand. Place a crystal bowl near the headboard of the bed and put some red rose petals in it. The most important tip for romantic master bedroom is that you should keep your room clutter free with minimal furniture and please keep the television out of the threshold of your bedroom.
Painting the Bedroom Wall
There are many exciting wall designs for a bedroom that can be achieved using a combination of colors. Before selecting your bedroom wall color, there are several factors to be kept in mind. Choose a color that matches your personality, like if you are calm and peace-loving, then go in for neutral, soothing colors. But this doesn't mean that you restrict yourself to whites or creams. Your new choice can be a shade of gray or the color of sand, which are also soothing colors. You can take your pick from the earthy color palette like light brown, pale orange or shades of green and yellow. Brown evokes thoughts about one's family, orange is a color that makes people happy, while yellow has a positive effect on a person's psychology, but the effect lasts for a short time. You may also not like yellow for long periods. Tints of pink and blue, when used in contrasts, are popular kids bedroom wall designs. Purple is a good choice, but go for blue or green as they are colors of nature. Moreover, they stimulate peace and tranquility. Avoid red, though the color is exciting, it makes you aggressive. Read more on the power of colors and their meanings.
Wall decoration is an art. It is not necessary to have the same color on all the walls. If you have a partner and both of you do not agree on a single color, then you can go in for a combination of the colors. But, the combination has to be a contrast, rather than combining two colors like black and white. You can have a dark color on one wall and its contrasting color on the remaining three walls. If you have a bedroom in which there is ample amount of sunlight coming in, then color the wall that reflects the sunlight with a different color. You will find your wall shows off different shades, as the sunlight varies.
Useful Faux Finish Ideas
Faux finish painting adds custom look to the bedroom walls. Glazing, sponging, and metallic effect are the few unique techniques of faux wall painting. To give your wall a metallic finish, buy a roller and metallic paint. Roll the paint onto the wall, paint the wall with satin or semi gloss base coat of the same shade of the paint. You can also draw alternate stripes or can draw different geometric shapes. For glaze finish, apply a base coat of same shade to the walls and after it is dried, apply glaze paint. You can be innovative by applying an interesting effect to the wall, if you comb or drag while the glaze is wet. Sponging is one of the most easiest faux painting. Apply a base coat and wait till it dries. Take a damp sponge and pour the sponging color. Blot the excessive color from sponge and then, apply the sponge all over the wall surface randomly. Read more faux painting tips.
Bedroom Wall Decor using Wallpapers
Another option for decorating your bedroom is wallpapers. You can cover the wall exactly behind the header of the bed, with wallpaper. There is a wide variety of wallpapers available in the market. If you are a nature lover, go for some scenery. Wallpaper designs like polka dots, will add a modern touch to your bedroom walls. Latest trend is photo wallpapers like landscapes, historical pictures etc. It is an innovative way to add style to your bedroom.
Bedroom wall designs are the simplest, easiest and cost effective way to add that sparkle to your bedroom decor. Bedroom wall decorating should be solely of your own choice. You should not be influenced by the choice of others, except your partner. If you are imaginative enough, then think of your bedroom wall as a canvas, and go ahead and paint it. I'm sure it will turn out to be exciting and full of fun. Bedroom decorating is a creative task; but not a tough one to accomplish. Read more bedroom wall painting ideas.
