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Bedroom Design And Lighting by Owen Jones
Lighting has a massive effect on ambiance. In fact, it has the largest effect on mood. If the lighting is not fitting nothing else you do will save your design, so when it comes to redecorating your bedroom, you should spend some time thinking carefully about what you want to achieve. Do you want a sexy boudoir or do you want a functional home office/bedroom?
It matters a lot whether you are married or single. Many married people do not require a sexy bedroom, mainly if they have children, whereas single people, especially women, would rather a sexy boudoir. Single men are inclined to go for a functional bedroom with a computer desk in the corner.
There are three ways you can go about designing your bedroom: You could use pen and paper; you could use software or you could design it in your head. Whichever way you decide to go, you will have to think about style and lighting. Let's say that you will be using pen and paper to sketch out your design, because that is what most people would do.
Graph paper is the easiest to use exactly. Pick the largest scale that will allow your longest wall to fit on the page. So, if your sheet of paper is 12x7 inches and your room is 5x3 yards, then your scale would be 2 inches to 1 yard or 2:36, which is 1:18. Draw in the walls of your bedroom.
Next draw in fixed objects like windows and doors and then electrical sockets and light fittings. The rest is yours to do with what you want. At this juncture, you may want to make a dozen photocopies of your sheet of graph paper, so that you can outline different ideas.
Draw in where you want large furniture to go - things like the bed, wardrobes and the dressing table. Now draw in where you need extra electrical sockets to go. Next job is to clean everything from the room, lift the carpets and strip the wallpaper. Now what colours do you want?
Red or pink is sexy, blue or green is more neutral. Black is weird. Dark grey would be depressing, but a very light grey might be all right. Go down to the paint shop and try to get some sampler tins so that you can paint small patches on the walls. Or borrow a wallpaper catalogue to take home.
Put in the extra sockets before you begin decorating. The woodwork is usually painted white or off white; cream or rose white are nice warm colours; apple white is a little colder. After painting and decorating move your carpets and furniture back in along with any new furniture you have bought.
Install your new lighting. Table lamps, wall sconces and floor lamps can be a lot more effective than ceiling lights. They also allow you to highlight certain areas of your new bedroom. Table lamps permit one person to sleep while the other reads. A desk light will allow one to work and the other to sleep and a floor lamp will provide general lighting so that you do not trip over if you need to get up.
About the Author
Owen Jones, the writer of this article writes on quite a few subjects, but is at present involved with researching wrought iron table lamps. If you would like to know more or check out great offers, please go to our website at Wrought Iron Light.
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