Looking for a way to add some romance to your décor? Start with a thoughtfully designed bedroom rich in details. Photo credit: Hooker Furniture Chatelet dresser.
Whether you’re a fan of Valentines Day or not, you have to admit it’s nice to see the visual explosion of pink and red around retail stores this time of year. The bold color palette and patterns that emerge provide the perfect foil to the winter blues. And after a month of New Year’s resolutions and after-Christmas dieting, Valentine’s chocolate is a welcome treat as well.
Nurturing romance, in life and interior design, pays great returns.
Top decorating tip for a romantic bedroom: Make the bed the star. Photo credit: Hooker Furniture Chatelet panel bed.
Creating a romantic and elegant home begins with a beautiful bedroom, and here are my favorite fresh decorating ideas for a romantic bedroom:
1. Make the Bed the Star
Inevitably the center of attention in any bedroom, the bed is the main attraction–so make it amazing. For the most romantic look, try a headboard and footboard combination or a four-poster bed.
The best of both worlds, this romantic bed from the Chatelet Collection creates a statement in rustic luxury. Photo: Hooker Furniture.
Fabric-covered headboards and tufted styles add instant luxury while soft wood finishes lend charm. For example, the Chatelet Mantle Bed creates a statement in rustic luxury by combining the classic lines of a panel bed with the sumptuous style of a tufted headboard.
2. Luxury = Romance
There’s no better way to create a romantic space than with luxury–think rich fabrics, sumptuous textures, dazzling metallic finishes and heavenly scents.
Once you find the bed of your dreams, dress it in style with luxurious linens that are soft and pretty. Choose a solid duvet or bedspread for the most calming effect and accent it with pillows or throws if you want to add pattern. Photo: softsurroundings.com
Add some feature lighting and well-chosen accessories and see how the romantic theme emerges.
3. Add luxurious fragrance
Address all your senses by adding a luxurious scent to the room. Whether you prefer a light floral or richly perfumed scent, fragrance adds another layer of romance. Photo: diptyqueparis.com
4. Add romantic lighting and accessories
Romantic and timeless, this lamp is perfect for bedside and features a distinctive antiqued mercury finish accented with an antique brass medallion. Photo: homeware.com
5. Define Romance in Your Personal Style
Whether your personal taste is traditional, transitional, eclectic, modern or somewhere in between–there’s a way to bring romance into your design plan.
This unique accent table is reminiscent of cupid’s bow and arrow. Photo: homeware.com
To achieve the ultimate romantic look, decorate with purpose. Create a vignette around a beautiful mirror by adding a lamp, a small vase and a stack of coffee table books. Photo: Chatelet mirror by Hooker Furniture.
For a more modern take on luxury, this streamlined mirrored tray adds elegance without fussiness. Photo: homeware.com
Romance is Alive
Nurturing romance, in life and interior design and decorating, pays great returns. As you strive to incorporate it into your home décor, look beyond rose petals and heart-shaped tchotchkes and instead focus on furniture and accents that you love. Walking into a bedroom that captures your personal style and feels like a personal retreat is ultimately the most romantic design solution.
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