How to Furnish a Bedroom to Suit Your Liking

Your sanctuary from the world where you retired to rejuvenate every day must be furnished both with style and some common sense. Here are easy ways to decide what you want to put in your bedroom.

Do you want a floor-sleeping arrangement which is becoming very popular with New Age ideas or you want regular beds? Choose the style according to the size of the bedroom. There is no point in having an imposing bed in a small room where you don't want to get the cramped feeling every night. Good wood and utility should be the main considerations. According to size of the room, decide beforehand whether you need side tables for the bed or not. For extra storage space you can try box beds though, they are not too common these days.

The choice of wood for the furniture will depend on your budget and utility. Oak wood bedroom furniture is costly but long-lasting and solid. You can fetch lighter furniture if you are the kind of person who likes to change the setting of the room often.

How you furnish your bedroom also depends on who you share it with. If you are not married then not only can you make do with a single bed but use the remaining space for your other interests like reading, meditation or a music area. If you are married and share bedrooms, you will need to ensure that you do not clutter your spouse's idea of a bedroom. If you have a baby you want to keep in a crib in your bedroom, you will need to plan accordingly.

The clothes' cupboards and the dresser should be kept at a distance from the bed. The mirrors should not shine with outside light to disturb your sleep. Walls better have soft and soothing colors.

Traditional Feng Shui and Vaastu shastra also talk about furnishing a bedroom in a special way. Try and not keep televisions and computers in your bedroom. Electronic items, according to eastern concepts, disturb the chi in the bedroom and do not allow you to have a proper night's sleep. Other Feng Shui principles say that the bed should have space on either side and it should not be placed in the way of the door. You must complement this with a proper mattress and bedclothes. The pictures and paintings in the bedroom should be more to give you a soothing morning feel when you wake up rather than for ornamentation.

If you want to have books in the bedroom, do not stuff them with heavy racks. Get small low-height book shelves and stands instead of creating a clutter. Cellphone chargers and landline phones are preferably kept out of the bedroom.

While furnishing your bedroom remember however, to make some arrangement for music. Sleeping with nice music or waking up to traditional Indian ragas is fantastic. But please do not use heavy duty heavy music systems. A radio with simple speakers will also do fine in the bedroom.

The rule is, sweet dreams are made of simple things.