May 16, 2024, 9:03 am | Read time: 4 minutes
The bedroom is clearly the place in your home meant for complete relaxation. To ensure a good night’s sleep, an appealing atmosphere is essential. However, choosing the wrong colors, a chaotic mix of patterns, or cold lighting can quickly make the room feel uncomfortable and cheap. Odett Schumann, a myHOMEBOOK author and interior designer, explains how to prevent your bedroom from looking inexpensive.
Even though we only spend time in the bedroom for sleeping, the room should still have a presentable appearance. Who wants to sleep in a poor environment? Some trends and design ideas from recent years are no longer up-to-date and almost look cheap. However, with the following tips, such an effect can be avoided, and the bedroom will no longer appear cheap.
Boring Uniform Look with Furniture Sets
It’s no longer trendy to furnish the bedroom in a uniform look. Especially in the ’90s and 2000s, it was extremely popular to outfit this room with a kind of furniture set. From the nightstand to the dresser to the wardrobe, everything came in the same style. While it seemed harmonious, from today’s perspective, such an ensemble looks primarily one thing: boring.
Tip 1: Mix-and-Match
To prevent such a dull look in the bedroom, a mix-and-match approach is recommended. A room equipped only with favorite pieces appears much more interesting. If you’re unsure whether all parts or different styles really fit together, you can also add one or two neutral pieces of furniture. This relaxes the look and gives it character: An old wooden chest, a modern nightstand in bold indigo blue, and a white wardrobe in Scandinavian style–done!
Wild Clutter
Chaos flatters no environment! And even though the bedroom is not a place where you spend much time or entertain guests, this living area is often neglected when it comes to keeping order. The result is that at the end of a stressful workweek, piles of clothes accumulate, accessories are scattered, and the bed is always unmade. Not exactly a nice look, right? What is missing here are good organization systems that help maintain an overview in the bedroom.
Tip 2: Hooray for Organization Systems
Simply using as many pillows as you actually need in everyday life would be better. In addition to the regular sleeping pillow for the night, a few decorative pillows are enough. This simplifies morning and evening routines and is highly recommended.
Too Many Throw Pillows
Too much decor in a room is the enemy of any appealing interior design. But especially in the bedroom, where there is already a lot going on with clothes, accessories like bags, shoes, or jewelry, too many decorative items can severely clutter the space. This not only makes the room look cheap but can also negatively affect your sleep.
Tip 4: Less Is More
To avoid making your bedroom look cheap, it’s better to forgo some decorative items. A few well-chosen pieces can give a room a neat, decorative effect: a beautiful standing mirror, a jewelry box, and a few select items can already make a room appear more elegant and tasteful.
Too many patterns in a room can quickly become overwhelming and make a bedroom look cheap. Using patterns requires a good balance. A white wall here, a metallic cabinet there, and you can neutralize the overwhelming effect of a wild mix of patterns.
Pattern Overload
In general, for any room: It’s better to handle patterns carefully. Many patterns in a room can quickly become overwhelming and make a bedroom look cheap. Using neutral elements in the room can help balance the strong effect of a wild mix of patterns.
Tip 5: Use Neutral Elements and Inspirational Networks
In general, for any room: It’s better to handle patterns carefully. A white wall here, a metallic cabinet there, and you can neutralize the overwhelming effect of a wild mix of patterns. For inspiration, check out platforms like Pinterest, Instagram, and others. You’re sure to find suitable ideas that are easy to replicate at home.
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Fatal Color Disaster
What quickly devalues a bedroom is the use of overly bright colors or even color mixes like red with orange or pink with turquoise. Such combinations can make a room look cheap. In this case, “wrong” means colors that are too bright or clashing combinations like red with orange or pink with turquoise. These kinds of combinations can make a room feel overly stimulating and might even affect our sleep quality.
Tip 6: Create a Natural Ambiance
For a more relaxing atmosphere in the living room, a color temperature between 2700 and 3000 Kelvin is ideal. This creates a cozy environment and helps with melatonin production, allowing us to sleep better.