How to Achieve an Antique Bedroom Decor

Are you looking to redo your bedroom with an antique decor? If you are, I would recommend considering a Victorian style bedroom. The first thing you need to think about is the furniture. The Victorians prefer large ornamental wood furniture. The most popular woods for antique bedroom furniture were mahogany and oak. Bedroom furniture was decorated with beautiful carvings that drew from nature for inspiration-leaves and flowers. A tall heavy mahogany dresser and night table will do much to give your room an antique feel.

The next important thing to think of is your bed. In most Victorian homes, the bed in the master bedroom was made of very wood and usually had a canopy. If you would like a canopy for you bed, you have a few options. You can buy a new bed, find a carpenter who can build a canopy for your bed, or you can try to make one yourself. While I recommend finding a carpenter to build you a bed canopy, it is possible to build one yourself. You can do something as complicated as taking 4 2x4's and then connecting the 2x4's on both ends (top and bottom)with thinner 2x4's . Once you have the frame built you just need to drape material over the top of the bed. If the idea of working with 2x4's scary you , you can just try curtain rods. All you need to do is get eight curtain rod holders and screw them into the ceiling. You then take curtain rods and put them on the curtain rod holders. You can then take sheer curtains and hook them up to the curtain rods. An even simpler design is to just install a ring at each corner of the bed and drape fabric through each ring. Any of these above styles will add a look of class to your antique bedroom.

After you are done building your canopy, you need to think about what kind of linens you want to put on your bed. Most antique beds were cover with rich luxurious fabrics. Choose fabrics that have rick tones, such as golds, purples, or green. You may also want to add some interesting textures to your bed. I would recommend raffia accents and puckered silks.

Once your bed looks beautiful, you need to move on to the wall. A rich luxurious bed deserves to be paired with beautiful walls. White walls just won't make it. You may want to think about molding or wallpaper. Just remember to stick to nature inspired prints and ideas. Flowers and illustrated shapes were very common in Victorian times. If you are having trouble finding traditional wall paper at your local home improvement shops, try Charles Rupert's site. It has an amazing selection of antique wallpaper, historical tile, period fabrics, tapestries, and period hardware. What makes this site even better is that the site groups its selection according to period. If you are interested, you can check out their site.

I hope this article helps you decorate your bedroom in an antique bedroom décor. Your bedroom should always be an escape for you and nothing helps you escape then a beautiful and whimsical bedroom décor.