Styling tips for your home {the bedroom}

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i am just about to head off to style guest rooms for a major national hotel chain all week, so the "bedroom" is on my mind. i thought i would hand out a little styling advice for the most restful room in the house.

i've told you how to style a coffee table, how to trick out your pantry, what to do with framed art how to style up your kitchen and your foyer.

but i have very specific ideas about the bedroom. i regularly style them for shelter magazines and hotel chains.

i was recently asked to design a bedroom a large bedroom suite for a professional couple. the initial idea behind the design was how i always begin. think about how you live and how you like to rest.

a.) the bedroom needs to be peaceful and comfortable. it needs to be an experience. buying a great bed is the key ingredient.

b.) select a restful, neutral, crisp or dark and sexy color theme. i like a sexy or neutral color palette.

c.) invest in good sheets, and very good pillows.

d.) arrange your bedroom, so that the bed does not face the door, considered very bad feng shui

here are a few examples of bedrooms that work and why:

color and cool serenity make this traditional room perfect {i styled this for decor magazine emily followill photographer}

sweet country style in this tiny bedroom make going to bed a comfy experience {i styled this for country home magazine reed davis photographer}

pastels make this suite like bedroom swathed in style {i styled this for decorate magazine owen masterson photography}

sexy neutral color palette and simplicity makes this bedroom a serene experience {via pinterest}

adding a fireplace with the bed tucked in the corner super cozy is the best description for this bedroom {via pinterest}

glam is always at home in a bedroom {via pinterest}

simple style + neutral tones are under rated, but this is always a great way to create serenity {via pinterest}

select a pleasing color palette pops of color always make a bedroom happy {room i styled for better homes and gardens magazine owen masterson}

clean drama via this fantastic headboard, is an easy way to instantly create a beautiful bedroom, an investment piece like this is always a great idea. {via pinterest}

think outside the box, these bentwood chairs on either side of the bed are functional and whimsical, everything in this room is very serene and balanced. {via pinterest}