Guest Blogger: How to Make your Bedroom Gorgeous on a Budget

 Guest Blog #130, Entry #598, July 25, 2011

For every homeowner, the bedroom is the one place in the house that you can really call home. For the bedroom enables the homeowner to express their style, and enjoy a room that is a sanctuary, rather than a public display for the rest of the home.

How to achieve a budget friendly, but inviting bedroom

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Today, my Guest Blogger gives tips for making your bedroom gorgeous and save money at the same time.

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There’s no nicer feeling than heading to bed in a stylish, comfortable bedroom, and waking up refreshed and relaxed. The bedroom may not be a room that is seen by many of your visitors, but it should be high on your list of priorities for making a comfortable and cozy room. Fortunately, thanks to budget beds from mattress discounters, it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to design the perfect bedroom.

Bedroom design tips

When designing a bedroom, the most important thing is to make the room comfortable and soothing. Usually, bedrooms use muted, relaxing colors, and the room is designed to be spacious and uncluttered. You should keep distractions to a minimum, and avoid having televisions and other entertainment devices in your bedroom.

Add colors to your bedroom to soothe and inspire

The goal should be to have a room that promotes sleep. If you tend to work or watch TV in your bed room, then this will make it hard to get into “sleep mode” when it’s bed time.

It’s a good idea to invest in some roller blinds for the bedroom, rather than relying on just curtains. Roller blinds are much more effective at shutting out light, making it easier to get a good night’s sleep.

If you’re completely re-designing your room, then converting a few of your lights to ambient lights with dimmer switches might be a nice idea. You can get alarms that link with lights and will gradually begin to glow as a way to gently wake you up. For some people, this is a much nicer feeling than waking up to the sudden noise of the radio.

Finding comfortable beds at mattress discounters

You can usually find some great deals at mattress discounters. There’s no need for snobbery when it comes to budget beds. In many cases, the budget beds sold by discount stores are simply regular beds from department stores that are no longer considered to be fashionable. Considering the most important thing about a bed is comfort, and the comfort comes from a sturdy frame and a quality mattress, there’s really no reason to avoid budget beds.

In fact, mattress discounters often offer a wider selection of mattresses, so you can choose between a no-turn mattress, a sprung mattress, a foam one, or a no-need-to-turn mattress. Often, if you buy from a less specialist retailer, you’re limited to whatever happens to come with the bed you’re buying.

Once you’ve chosen the right bed, and a comfortable mattress, you can start matching the bed to your decor. Even the simplest of budget beds can be spruced up to look luxurious with the correct selection of sheets, covers, and pillows or cushions.

Match your bed to your decor

The prices offered by mattress discounters are great deals, but make sure that you are getting everything you need. Some quotes may be for the bed or the mattress only, and the last thing you want to happen is to purchase only one part of your new bed under the mistaken impression that you’re getting both parts!

This article was written by Amy Fowler on behalf of The Original Factory Shop. Amy is passionate about frugal living and enjoys writing on related topics.

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