With a little imagination, you’ll be on your way to creating your refuge from the hectic world outside.
Create a Tranquil Spot
Have you always wanted a window seat for reading your favorite books or curling up with your tablet? Try this. Place a loveseat in front of your window. Place an armoire on each side of the love seat. The New Oak Tree has beautiful armoires in lots of widths and heights so you will be able to find what you need to fit the space you have. If your window is narrow, use an overstuffed arm chair.
Put Away the Television
Creating a bedroom sanctuary requires more than just changing the decorating scheme. It takes changing the way that you think about your bedroom. Without realizing it, many people bring the stress into their sanctuary by watching TV in their bedrooms. Try this. Limit the kind of programing you will watch in your sanctuary. Place your television inside an armoire. Unplug it from the cable/satellite and only use it to watch DVDs or streaming video. When you’re not watching, close the armoire. This will give your mind visual cues to relax in other ways besides watching television.
Designate Sleeping Space
If you are like many people, you have a desk in your bedroom for paying the bills or studying. Both are stressful activities. If possible, move the desk to another room. If not, create a separate work space by using a room divider. You can easily divide the space with shelving or by using an oriental folding screen.
Reduce Noise
If you live in a crowded city, creating a sanctuary is even more important. To eliminate traffic sounds and light from the outside, use heavy drapes and room darkening blinds over the windows. This will help you sleep better and wake refreshed and ready to roll the next morning.
Create Luxury
Use fabrics to create a peaceful mood. Fabrics not only create mood with patterns and color, they also absorb noise. Use luxurious, fluffy bedding and lots of pillows. Try a throw rug beside the bed. Go for the canopy bed you’ve wanted since you were young. Be careful. Certain patterns and colors can be irritating rather than relaxing.
Take Care of Yourself on Purpose
Your bedroom can be a refuge from the world, but you must be intentional about creating a space for peace and tranquility. It’s your bedroom; you get to say what makes it relaxing and peaceful. Furnishings and decorations are only a part of that transformation. Turning your bedroom into a sanctuary also requires a change in thinking.
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