Think cozy and think comfortable when decorating your bedroom in a cottage theme. Intimate and personal are also characteristics of this decorating theme. If that is how you see your bedroom, then the cottage theme is for you. Visualizing your bedroom one way and actually having it that way are not always one and the same. With a little imagination, you can have the cottage bedroom you see in your mind's eye.
Flowers
Add flowers to bedroom. Place vases and bouquets of both fresh and silk flowers on your furniture. Dried flower bouquets also work well. Cover your window valance with silk flowers. Create shadow boxes filled with pressed flowers. Wallpaper the inside of your bookcases with floral designs, arranging the books so the wallpaper can easily be seen. Decoupage pictures of flowers on your wood furniture such as your headboard, bureau and night stands.
Weathered Look
Give your cottage bedroom a weathered look. Carefully sand the corners of your furniture to remove the paint or stain so the bare wood can show through. Do this with your wooden shadow boxes, shelves and window ledges. Prominently place worn books on your nightstand and bookcases. Soak white doilies, gloves and other cloth or lace accessories in weak tea to make them look aged and worn.
Textures
Add textures to your room. Place wicker chairs, hampers and chests in your cottage bedroom. Use different types of fabrics such as cotton, linen and taffeta for your bedding, upholstery and window treatments. Use faux painting techniques such as crinkling, ragging and antiquing on your walls and furniture. Not only will this add texture, but it will also add depth and dimension to your cottage bedroom.
Prints
Add fabrics with prints to you cottage bedroom. Floral prints on throw pillows and dust ruffles look wonderful against a solid or striped comforter. Use fabric with wide stripes for your window treatments. Mix both floral prints, stripes and (a few checked) fabrics when you upholster your chairs, benches and ottomans. Remember to add toile de Jouy fabrics to your cottage bedroom. These fabrics can even be framed to create wall art.
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