Master Bedroom Decorating IdeasMaster bedroom decorating ideas for the bedroom that is usually the largest of all the other bedrooms in the home and more than a place to sleep.
It is an inviting personal place in which you greet the morning setting the tone for the day and where you retreat to at the end your day when it is time to rest and unwind.
The first wall you see upon entering the room becomes the natural focal point and placing the bed here is usually the best option.
Making the bed the focus of the room gives us many master bedroom decorating ideas from the head board to the bed linens, the most important of which is a good mattress and box spring to insure a comfortable night’s sleep. Make this the most sumptuous that you can with luxurious sheets and pillows.
Photo courtesy of Jagwired Aside from the bed for sleeping you will want to create a space for dressing. If you have a dressing room this can be eliminated, otherwise place your dresser, armoire or any other bureau or chest of drawers you are using close to the closets giving you one central area for dressing.
If you have the space, you may want to include a small writing desk or a place for relaxing with a chair in a quiet corner for reading.
Clutter detracts from your ability to rest and relax, so one of the best master bedroom decorating ideas is to live by the old adage of “a place for everything and everything in its place” to eliminate it.
Besides clutter “kills the mood” and if your bedroom is on the small side having it clutter free will make it appear larger.
Photo courtesy of nolaclutterbusters The lighting in the master bedroom is just as important as the bed. You want it to be bright enough in which to see yet softly when it needs to be so you can feel comfortable and relaxed.
Many people enjoy the romance and sophistication a chandelier in the master bedroom provides.
If you install one over the bed or elsewhere putting it on a dimmer will give you flexibility to control the light to create the proper ambiance.
Use separate lighting for the dressing area in case you need to get dressed before the sun is up. Consider using lamps with a three-way bulb for on the night tables, and if you included a reading nook or a writing desk, use an accent or reading lamps for those areas, and for those special nights, candles.
Photo courtesy of burningkarma Rub perfumed oil on the one of these light bulbs for fragrance throughout the room.
Choosing the right color for your bedroom is a sense of personal taste and the mood you wish to achieve and whatever provides comfort for you and your spouse is the right choice.
I personally prefer a restful palette that could include soft yellows, blues, greens, taupe or warm browns and lavenders. And layering interesting textures in tones of soothing colors is what give a room life and character.
But you could choose a more lively and dramatic color scheme if that is how you define luxury.
Hang something to adorn the wall that is romantic or that you find peaceful.
One beautiful painting (or two) but the master bedroom doesn’t want to be too crowded. This isn’t the room where you want to hang a gallery of paintings and photos.
Many have a TV in their master bedroom but don't think you need one. A TV can be a distraction. In fact you will wind up with more intimate quality time without one and a better nights rests. A better master bedroom decorating ideas bet is to have your favorite CD’s of soft music available for use and focus on each other.
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