Choose a bath and bed design idea that fits your personality.
Be it revamping an outdated space or designing a room from scratch, designing a bedroom begins with a theme. Heidi King, author of "Design Ideas for Home Decorating" suggests removing all items from the room to get a feel for the space. Develop a theme based on your interests and slowly add pieces that match your vision. Choose from a variety of themes that vary based on geographic region and history.
Tropical Asia
An Asian-inspired bed and bath theme draws from a tropical, earthy aesthetic. Use a Bali or Thai resort for the source of inspiration: Choose dark wood pieces of furniture for the bedroom and bathroom. For the color scheme, hang simple white cotton curtains but add patterned, warm-colored accessories such as pillows, cushions and towels. Color choices include burnt orange, deep violet and maroon. Select a canopy-style bed found in south Asian resorts and place tropical plants like bromeliads, birds of paradise, bamboo and ferns near the windows and patio door. Separate the bathroom area from the bedroom by placing a Japanese shoji screen between the areas.
Modern Design
Modern design showcases whimsical light installations, sleek Scandinavian furniture and steel rod installations in the bathroom. For a modern design bed and bath, choose a color palette of no more than three colors and one pattern. An example would be black damask wallpaper with white furniture and green accessories. A bathroom may showcase stainless steel square light design, black toothbrush holders and a striped purple curtain.
Keep the room uncluttered and choose simple furniture designs in basic shapes. Maintain the industrial, hardened look by avoiding natural textures such as unpainted wood and stone. Opt for stainless steel, glass, plastic or painted wood when selecting things such as curtain rods, table tops and picture frames. For lighting, use white fluorescent lights to add sterility to the space.
French Countryside
The French countryside design is feminine, practical, earthy and rustic. Draw inspiration from antique-like designs, from paintings to furniture. For the color scheme, use white as the primary color for the furniture and bedding. Add accent colors of light pink, soft purple, baby blue, gray or yellow. Apply a white, faux-antique finish to bureaus, tables and towel holders by using little more than some base paint, glaze and sealant.
Dedicate a portion of the budget to buy a white, rustic chandelier to hang in the bedroom and the bathroom. Find antique glass door knobs for the cabinets. Common French patterns to use for pillows, shower curtains, vases or pictures are damask and toile. Also, continue with the feel of the countryside by placing vases of fresh sunflowers or lavender on the bureau. Hang a dried flower wreath on the bathroom door.
Tuscan Southwest
Many villas in Italy and even modern homes in the Southwest display a Tuscan Southwest interior design. Paint the bedroom and bathroom walls a deep brown color with light copper flecks. Adorn the rooms with wrought iron picture frames, curtain rods, toilet paper holder and candle holders for an old world feel. Integrate elements of the Southwest by lining the bathroom mirror with Mexican talavera tiles in vibrant colors and choose a ceramic sink painted with a similar pattern. Place a small cactus garden in the bathroom as well.
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