How to make over your bedroom with patterns and texture
Create a mood with accessories
Use a combination of drapes, throw cushions, bolsters, throws, spreads and area rugs to add lush layers, soften up the overall look – and muffle sounds in echoey condos.
Get the look: Bedspread, $259, Pottery Barn. Throw, $30, Indigo.ca. Gold cocktail cube side table, $1,095, Cocoon Furnishings. Ring table lamp, $575, Elte. Similar art: Curtis Jere sculpture, $1,250, Caviar 20. Hanging light, $889, Great lighting. Paint, Down Pour blue, $46/gal., Benjamin Moore. All fabric, Designer Fabrics (see below). Sewing, Designer Sewing Inc.,. Room design, Marion Melbourne.
The palette: Headboard – Malaga, in indigo/sailor, $39/ yd, Designer Fabrics. Feature wall – Down Pour blue,
$46/gal.,
Benjamin Moore. Bolster – R-Sensei, in navy, $37/yd.,
Designer Fabrics. Bedskirt
– Grace, in midnight, $20,
Designer Fabrics. Pillows – Isham Indienne, in
porcelain, $33/yd.,
Designer Fabrics. Rug – Madeline Weinrib Indigo Westley, $1,328,
Y&CO.
Before: This cookie-cutter room lacked colour and texture, and there was no focal point.
Practical space
Accessories also create
a mood that’s both practical and
luxurious. An open-backed chair lets
light in while taking up less visual space.
Tip: When choosing a floor rug,
make sure it’s large enough to extend
past the sides and end of the bed.
Get this look: Modern Windsor accent
chair, $449, toss cushions, $20 each, both West Elm. Madeline Weinrib area rug,
$1,328 (6 ×9), Y&Co. Milano Winter White drapes, $295/panel, In VU Drapery Co.
Before: Vertical blinds looked generic. A massive chair felt out of scale and too masculine.
Mismatch your night tables and lamps
Take your time to find
just the right piece
of furniture, rather
than buying an entire
bedroom set all at once.
Instead of looking
like a showroom, your
bedroom will feel like
a true reflection of
your personality.
Install dimmers:
Vary your lighting
to create an intimate,
sophisticated space.
Place the main overhead
light on a dimmer to make
changing the mood easy.
Then add wall sconces
or table lamps on either
side of the bed for late night
reading. Complete
the look with a lamp on
the dresser.
Get this look: Jules
round side table, $249, Crate and Barrel. Spike
wall pods, from $16,
In VU Drapery Co. Elkins
table lamp, $665, Elte.com
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