Most of us can not afford to have a professional decorator design new rooms every time we tire of the decor. Usually, it’s not the furniture that we tire of, but what is on and around our carefully chosen furniture. It’s usually accent pieces, drapes, or simply the color of the walls that lose their freshness, causing us to get bored with the whole room and have an itch to redecorate. Here is an idea which is simple, inexpensive and makes that room’s appeal last much longer. This applies to any room, but has particular usefulness as a bedroom decorating idea.

Our bedrooms are the private rooms in our homes, and we spend quiet times, just waking up and sipping coffee, reading or talking to our spouse. We come to associate relaxing feelings with the bedroom. When we want to relax and enjoy kicking back, we do not want to look around and say, “Oh, I can not stand this bedspread any more!” We want our bedroom to be inviting, not boring. You might think that bedroom decorating ideas come with a premium price tag, requiring a complete makeover to freshen the look. The truth is, bedroom decorating ideas can be as simple as a change of throw pillows and some new lamp shades. A new set of curtains can change the whole mood of the bedroom.

These bedroom decorating ideas require that you start with squinting your eyes and looking around the room. Really! Squint your eyes slightly and cast your gaze around the room. Take different vantage points. Lie on the bed. Stand in the doorway. What is the first thing that catches your critical eye? Is it that old picture you are fond of, but tired of looking at? Your bedspread is pretty, but you have had it for years. In other words, find what weighs your eye down. There may be several things, but chances are, it is not the furniture.

You love that picture, but it’s been hanging there so long it’s become part of the wall. Relocate the picture to another room where it once again becomes a surprise to your eyes. If your bedspread is the offender, it’s time to pack it away for guest bedding and buy a new one. Now imagine. What color or fabric would please you in it’s place? Aha! you say. I want a deep blue velvet bedspread, and now that I think of it, some ivory lace curtains would be luxurious.

You are getting the gist of these types of bedroom decorating ideas now. Restrain yourself, as it’s easy to get carried away. These bedroom decorating ideas succeed when you aim for simplicity. Maybe a simple coat of paint or stained wooden louvers replacing curtains are all you need. Your beige lampshades might be changed for hand painted art deco ones for an entirely different look in the room in which you love to relax.

Kerry Gibbs is an interior decorater in Phoenix, Arizona.
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If you are thinking of decorating your home, then you can follow this simple formula to quickly come up with ideas that can make a difference in your home decorating or even redecorating.

What you will have to do is start with one component of your home at a time. What exactly are home components? Very easy, break your entire decorating task into:

1) Walls

2) Flooring

3) Ceiling

4) Windows

5)Doors

Now create a list of these 5 things priority wise. This can be as per your schedule of decorating. You can also assign a whole week to just decorating wall ideas and when you have done move on to another item in the list.

Such type of breaking down will help you to concentrate on almost all aspect of home decorating easily. Since you will be assigning a timeframe, the final output will also have quite details in it.

For example if in the first week you want to tackle the walls section, you can come up with may be 10 alternatives to wall decorating like

* wallpapers
* Repainting
* Tile Cladding
* textured Plaster
* Repainting only selected walls
* Wall hangings
* Wall paintings

and much more…

With these at your hand you can then mark down the budget required and kind of “theme” you want to go for.

Every home component above will have their own “treatments”. Such as doors and windows if made of wooden will have polishing and painting or replacing hinges or even completely replacing pivot type to sliding type windows. When you think about this before starting your work, you will have a very clear idea of the budget and that will speed up the home decorating process.

Breaking down the home decorating components will help your brain to think about one piece at a time and will have clear and unique ideas quickly. I urge you to give this method a try and see the difference for yourself.

Copyright Shrinivas Vaidya

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