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Since you spend almost a third of our life in bed, it only makes sense that you make the bedroom a private sanctuary where you can take refuge from the day's activities.
Today's bedroom is much more then just a room for your bed. It's really a multi-purpose room where people read, relax, write and romance. So the furnishings must strike the perfect balance between functionality and comfortable luxuries.
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The best place to begin when creating the perfect relaxing environment is the bed. As the focal point for the room, the bed can be a very difficult decision. Liza Robinson Vidal, of Bali-based Warisan, is the manufacturer of a dozen different styles of beds, such as the Romance Bed, the hand-hewn Farmer's Bed, the carved Chinese canopy bed, and the traditional Colonial Day Bed. Vidal offers "a good bed should be well-suited for a variety of sleeping needs, while at the same time add to a spellbinding interior." So with the immense choice of sleigh beds, platforms, futons, brass, iron, 4 post, canopy and traditional it won't be hard to find one that adds to any décor. |
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Once you have selected the perfect bed style, then you can then indulge in the abundance bed linen and accessories. Ranging from pillows, duvet, comforters and bed spreads to the bed skirt and incredible sheets and shams. StyleForLiving.com asked linen expert Francesca Bianchi, from Dormire in Santa Monica to comment on what's in style now for linens. "Flowers, light, and texture are featured in our new collection of linens exclusively offered by Dormire," Bianchi says. "These linens are as practical as they are tactile, sensuous, and highly seductive." |
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Dormire |
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The Silk Trading Company
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"Our linens bring their own blend of Italian flair and fine textiles to the United States." But adds "ease and comfort are so important to American lifestyles. All our upholstered head-boards, frames and seating are slip-covered for easy laundering, or for changing the look with the seasons."
There are no rules when you are decorating your bedroom. It can be simple, opulent or exotic as long as it provides comfort. Andie Kay from The Silk Trading Co. believes the combination of beautiful textures and colors are the key to creating a luxurious room setting. |
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"Our 200 plus thread count, sateen finished Hotel Bed Linens and our silk bed spreads and duvets are the epitempy of luxury," confirms Kay. Adding, "paints and fabrics in soothing neutral colors are also helpful in creating a room for sleeping restfully." |
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Algabar |
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Postobello
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But don't forget to add those special touches like candles, mirrors, photographs or a reading chair and light. The details personalize the space and really make the room warm and comfortable. Jennifer Fink, of Postobello on La Brea Avenue gives some simple advice. "First, know your needs, then make every piece special so it's the last thing you want to look at when you close your eyes and the first thing you want to see when you awake".
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