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How Can We make this bedroom feel more comfortable?

12 years ago
I love everything about our home, but I have never been able to come to a nice, luxurious, comfortable feel (more of a hotel feel) with our bedroom. I dońt want to change the wall color (fits with our in-bedroom bathroom colors). Actually, it´s been the same dilemma in our hold house for 15 years. I don ´t have it when it comes to bedroom decoration. Any suggestions? Help!

Comments (28)

  • PRO
    12 years ago
    paint the red walls a soothing, calming color. not many hotel rooms have red walls. if you have had red walls that long......and still have been able to relax in the space. plus all the over sized art and sofa with a small desk all on one wall. what is that scary tree thing in the corner? can the bed be moved? what is on the rest of the walls.?
    eduane thanked User
  • 12 years ago
    Remove chair and branches. Replace one side of the bed tables with a one simple on bedside table to complement the black desk and move the desk to the other side of the bed to function as a dual purpose desk/nightstand. If you need the oversized chair, move it to where the desk currently sits.
    eduane thanked er612
  • 12 years ago
    The branches were put there for x-mas and decorated. I kept them for summer and wanted to put something in it but....never happened! One of the other wall have a large window and the other wall have 2 doors (entry and bathroom)
  • 12 years ago
    I guess i can get rid or the large yellow chair...
  • 12 years ago
    And we had the bed on the wall where the yellow chair is before but did not like it because it is in the door that way. Even though the room is large enough, we did not like to "block" the entry.
  • 12 years ago
    It looks like you have a teeny headboard... Plus with no window treatments on that wall the bed looks a little sad. If space allows I would rotate the bed 90 degrees to the left and place it in front of the curtains. They would act as a headboard and give it more presence. If you can use your vanity as one nightstand that would be great and eliminate one. I assume you use the vanity daily, but do you ever sit in the big yellow chair? If not, I'm not sure I would keep it in there as its so big, but it might look ok in the corner. Please remove the branches. They are very bad chi (dead) for a bedroom.
    eduane thanked rocketjcat
  • 12 years ago
    Too much stuff ,pare it down
    eduane thanked Alison Heppell
  • 12 years ago
    Thank you for great comments! I know about my bed... It is a king size, and we bought a new mattress with a 3" foam on top...so another little issue for us. I cannot find anything large enough so it would hang over the bed...
  • 12 years ago
    Oh I forgot.. i am getting rid of the branches.
  • 12 years ago
    I like the sheets with red trim, and I Will try and move some of the furniture.
  • 12 years ago
    Eduane, look for a king bedspread instead of a comforter. Something like this from overstock should work better.
    http://www.overstock.com/Bedding-Bath/Valencia-Bedspread-Shams-Sold-Separately/8291226/product.html?searchidx=3
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    can you post pictures of the other 2 walls? maybe moving the bed away from the windows is an option? i agree, the chair is quite large for the space. maybe a smaller scale chaise or bench would work if you needed a place to sit?

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  • 12 years ago
    Great idea Marlene. Never thought of it ... Will post other pictures tomorrow for you Eva (Will take them on daylight)
  • 12 years ago
    Here are my 2 other walls
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    here is a little put together..
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    i say you take most of the things out. turn the bed under the large window and see what happens with the space.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    maybe then you can put the chair at the foot of the bed. turn the desk to en end table/desk. you need to change the odd sconce that is floating on the wall too, can we see a straight on shot of that wall.
  • 12 years ago
    If you want to keep the chair, try moving the bed opposite the entry door, in front of the big window and move the chair to the corner, left of the closet. The bed may seem too big in front of the window but it could work if you simplify everything else. That said I would switch your curtains from gray/blue to cream (keep the white sheers and just swap the end panels). I would also choose one accent color (yellow or steel blue; having both is overwhelming). A king coverlet is a great suggestion for your bed. Overstock has several in ivory and white: http://www.overstock.com/Bedding-Bath/Madison-Park-Jaxson-3-piece-Coverlet-Set/8581318/product.html
    http://www.overstock.com/Bedding-Bath/Basketweave-Matelasse-3-piece-Coverlet-Set/8196415/product.html
  • 12 years ago
    To clarify, yellow and steel blue are overwhelming when paired with such bold wall color.
  • 12 years ago
    The bed would not be to high in front of the large window. the large window is low - 24" from the floor. The bed is 40" high (head). I may change the yellow chair for something smaller. Hère is a front shot of the wall with the art on it.
  • 12 years ago
    eduane, I would suggest moving bed as already suggested so headboard is against large window. Leave that wall red, and paint other walls neutral. This will still leave enough red to tie in with bathroom. Update curtains to a white and red print, either geometric or striped. Then bedding as I already suggested. I think a bench at foot of bed might be better than a chair in your room seeing all the doors and windows.
  • 12 years ago
    If you want to keep the wall sconce, shift the art and mirror to the right so that the mirror is centered under the light. Then it will look like it's meant to be there.
  • 12 years ago
    Yes, we realize the bed would overlap the bottom of the window, and that OK. It will feel like a big headboard. Can you rotate it for a trial?
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    or flip it onto the wall with the flowers!
  • 12 years ago
    I think the best option is in front of the large window because like flair said it will act like a big headboard. It looks to be thats what you see when you walk into the room also, and its visually appealing to have the bed that way as you don't have to walk around anything. It already is in front of other windows and then you have the wall in between which I feel looks choppy and not the hotel feel you are looking for.
  • 12 years ago
    I like almost everything about the room: red walls, small headboard, undecorated windows, bedding, yellow chair and accents. For me the problem isn't the chair but the flower canvases, which I'd either change or separate. I'd also get new lamps, the more traditional substantial kind with shades.
  • PRO
    9 years ago

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