Your bedroom is your sacred space.
Your bedroom should be a serene, inviting space, arranged to inspire feelings of peace and rejuvenation. Keep clutter to a minimum so that your eye relaxes upon entry, rather than making mental notes of items to be organized or put away. Lightly decorate your walls with a few elegant prints or framed photographs, to create the illusion of wide open space rather than a cramped interior. If your bedroom window looks upon a pleasing view, hang sheer curtains to bring the outside world in.
Instructions
1. Treat your bed as the focal point of the room, as it is the largest and single most important piece of furniture. Place your bed against the widest and tallest wall in your bedroom, facing outward, as long as this doesn't mean putting your bed on the same wall as your bedroom door, or doesn't obstruct your closet door, bathroom door or a radiator or heating vent. If your room size permits, leave an equal amount of space around both sides of your bed. If your room is small, consider arranging your bed diagonally, using angles to create the illusion of space. If you have a headboard in a small room, remove it to save space and use your window to frame your bed instead.
2. Place a night table directly next to the head of your bed; if you have enough room, install a night stand on either side of your bed to create balance. Keep the surfaces of your night stands uncluttered, to maximize peace and order in your sleeping space. To this end, your night table should have some sort of storage, whether it's a built in drawer or a plastic bin that slides neatly in the space underneath.
3. Set up your dresser opposite your bed if possible; placing it on the same or adjacent wall as your bed could crowd your sleeping space. If you watch television in your bedroom, mount your TV on the wall space above your bureau to save surface space. If you have a mirror, install your bedroom TV on top of your dresser, to the side of the mirror.
4. Arrange an area in your room for sitting quietly, working or reading near the window if possible. Depending on the square footage and shape of your room, this area might include a chair and desk, an ottoman or a small couch.
5. Add more furniture pieces to your room only if they simultaneously serve the dual purposes of function and design. It's important to keep your sleeping space orderly, simple and elegant, to inspire relaxation and peace.
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