Bedroom Accents to Make Your Room Shine
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Luckily for those who love to decorate the bedroom, the job isn’t finished when the bedding and furniture are picked out. There’s an array of items that can form a secondary theme, or flesh out the first one. Nelson bench are an obvious choice for your secondary theme. A stylish throw rug next to the bed, especially on hardwood floors, makes for a nice accent. They’re functional while also completing the look of the room. Consider them also for high traffic areas, such as bathrooms, as well.
Cloth wall hangings are a way to continue the color and design up into the vertical dimension. In any form, simple yarn abstracts to more complex scenes, these hangings have a thousand year heritage. Hunting scenes, peaceful pastures or any other image that integrates with the design of furniture and bedding is a good idea.
A wide array of lighting fixtures are available to illuminate both your modern furniture and your wall hangings. The simple pole lamp has become popular in the past 20 years and the style options available today are unlimited. Lighting options are limitless, with different styles available in track lights, hanging lamps, and more.
Depending on your existing lighting configuration, you may either accent one part of the room or create a primary source of illumination. Using creativity with shadows and light, you can create a mood for any occasion. For those who like another source of heat, or just an attractive decoration, a bedroom fireplace may be just the thing. They can be full sized and send out enough heat to cover the coldest nights anywhere. Of course, if heat isn’t your main concern, a smaller fireplace with give you all the style without the higher heating bill.
There are several options for powering a bedroom fireplace, including propane, special lamp oil fuels, or electrical displays that simulate flame. Some fireplaces have a Scandinavian style, a modern brick with slender lines. Or, they can provide a traditional American colonial accent that provides the perfect complement to that oak four-poster.
Modern closet organizers and storage innovation has greatly expanded options for maximizing usable space. Modular designs allow for implementing more as needed. Whatever the look of your bedroom, you can find a area rugs, wire racks, and moveable shelves in so many colors and patterns. Plastic, metal, wood or composite material options give you a choice perfect for your circumstances.
Bookshelves are another popular choice. Models are available that can be placed into the wall, similar to a bathroom medicine cabinet without the door. Or, the more usual type can be placed on L-supports. One interesting newer design hides the supports by using rods that insert into the shelf itself, while going into the wall in an L-shape behind the drywall or paneling. Once you’ve picked out your bedding, don’t let the decorating joy just stop there. Pick out some bedroom accents that give the design that final touch.
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