Bedroom

When you head to your bed at the end of the evening, you want your bedroom to encourage you to relax, and to drift gently off to sleep. That is much, much easier when your bedroom has been decorated in colours that you love, that your furniture works well for you and you have ample storage solutions that help you ensure your space is kept neat and tidy. We’ve recently written a post about loft bedrooms that has some great ideas for decorating your space, so if you’re looking for inspiration, then you might want to put that on your reading list. 

Our bedrooms are our sanctuaries – a retreat that we go to in order to relax and wind down from the stresses and strains of the day. But because our bedrooms are the rooms that people outside our families see the least, they often get neglected, or left until last in the priority for being decorated – which means that they end up not being as relaxing as they could be.

Many of us have experienced the amazing sleep that comes from being in a lovely hotel when we’re on holiday abroad in a beautiful location, and wish that we could sleep half as well when we’re at home. While much of that is due to removing ourselves from the stresses and strains of our everyday lives, there is almost certainly a link with the décor, as well as the fact that housekeeping staff help to keep the space clean and tidy each day. With that thought in mind, and the fact that sleep is such an essential part of our lives, taking the time to think about our bedrooms, to plan a beautiful space and to invest in our sleep in order to benefit our health is well worth doing. 

Children’s bedrooms often bring to mind walls covered in Barbie pink, superheroes, football team or the latest cartoon characters that they are into – and if that isn’t your style, then you probably aren’t very inclined to have that kind of thing in your home. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to create a dream bedroom that they’ll love, and you will enjoy being in too.  Whether your children are lucky enough to have a bedroom to themselves, or space is at a premium and siblings have to share, we’ve got ideas that will inspire all kinds of homes. 

We spend around than a third of our lives sleeping, and most of us spend even longer than that in our bedrooms. That means our sleep spaces shouldn’t be an afterthought – they should be relaxing rooms that are comfortable, soothing, and encourage us to take our rest. The importance of sleep to our busy lives means that we should all prioritise creating an oasis of calm for our bedrooms, and this is even more important for those of us that encounter sleep disturbances such as insomnia, or conditions such as anxiety. 

Comfortable and relaxing doesn’t mean unstylish though, and a beautiful room really helps to create a feeling of contentment. Think back to how amazing the sleep is when you are on vacation in a beautiful hotel with a fabulous view, with crisp white linens on the bed. While we can’t completely recreate a luxury hotel in our homes (unfortunately very few of us can afford housekeeping services to change our sheets!) we can still create peaceful resting spaces with a luxurious feel that help us to achieve that deep sleep. A bit of thought, time and financial investment in our bedrooms can pay dividends in terms of the quality of our sleep.