How to decorate your bedroom [bedroom tricks!]

We spend a lot of time in our bedrooms. It’s where we sleep, get ready in the morning, chill while on the phone with our girls and maybe even where you work (now we’re all working from home). This is why it’s so important to decorate your bedroom so that you LOVE it. Having a bedroom that you don’t like will just bring your mood down. So, how do you decorate and dress your bedroom so it’s the perfect space?

When I think about decorating a room, I not only think about the finished room as a whole, but I also try to consider the smaller details that will either help to make the room more practical or those finishing touches that will really take a room from ‘okay’ to ‘wow’. It’s these finishing touches that can make a room look so much more expensive!

When I redecorated our bedroom, I knew I wanted to go dark blue. That was my starting point, and the rest (the curtains, painted bedside tables, bedding, etc.) all came after. Once the paint was up and the furniture finished, I thought about how I could incorporate some of those final touches, and I’m really pleased with the outcome! So what do you need to consider when decorating your bedroom to make it look really nice?

How to make your bedroom look nice

Fresh bedding and cushions

Bedding often gets overlooked, but I think a pretty bed can make all the difference, and making ours every morning really gets me ready for the day. Plus, everyone knows that good bedding can help you to get a good night’s sleep.

Our bed has pillows, cushions, a duvet and a throw. The cushions get put away each night into the cupboards above our bed and returned in the morning. While I don’t mind doing this, one of the jobs I really hate is making the bed. It takes time, and I always seem to leave it til the last minute, forgetting at 10pm that I still need to remake it.

What if changing your bed was a thing of the past?

We have the Night Owl duvet, a coverless duvet from The Fine Bedding Company. A coverless duvet means instead of faffing about with duvet covers, you simply wash the whole duvet. I know, life-changing right? You guys went mad for this when I shared it on my Instagram stories! The entire duvet can go in the washing machine and the tumble dryer, meaning you can wash it and lay it straight back on the bed.

The added texture means that it really looks like bedding, and not as if we sleep with just the duvet on the bed. The Night Owl comes in various colours, from white to pink to green to blue to grey, depending on how your bedroom is decorated, as well as different sizes and thicknesses. We opted for the light 4.5 tog so we could use it in summer, switching back to a thicker duvet in winter.

Overall, I love the effect of the duvet, the throw and the cushions. A great tip when dressing your bed is to fold the duvet over, as I’ve done, for added thickness. Then add your cushions on top. Finish with a luxurious throw to give your bedroom the best bedding.

Paint your old furniture

The furniture we currently have in our bedroom is the set I’ve had since I was a child. It’s definitely been used well and for that reason, I decided to give it a bit of love and paint the bedside tables. If you’re thinking about decorating your bedroom, one of my top tricks is to paint your furniture to match. This saves buying new (which isn’t great for the planet) and it’s like you have a whole new piece of furniture to enjoy for a long time.

I used Frenchic paint on our bedside tables, and then sanded the tops and added some new knobs from The Hairpin Leg Company. I was amazed with the before and after!

Update your sockets

When it comes to decorating any room, I love to think about the smaller details and finishing touches. Many homes have chunky, boring white sockets and I wanted something different.

We have just installed a black nickel light switch, as well as two double sockets with USB ports. Not only are the USB ports so handy (it seems like every phone and tablet currently comes with a detachable USB charger) but they’re so pretty and the perfect finishing touch for a newly decorated bedroom.

See how much nicer they are than stark white sockets? They blend in so well and do have a nice shiny finish to them as well. We did have some issues installing the sockets. This wasn’t due to the products themselves, but more issues with our walls. The backing plates that were already installed were cheap, and so they needed to be removed. Then we had to chisel some of the wall out, fit new backing plates and then finally install our beautiful new sockets. The work was so worth it!

Worth the effort (we had to fill the wall and repaint) and I love the finish on them.

Invest in lighting

No beautiful decorated bedroom is complete without some gorgeous lighting. We both have separate bedside tables, and I decided when renovating the room that I wanted bedside tables that were made of similar materials but were different in style.

I’ve had my B&Q overhanging light for some time (no longer available), with its marble base and beautiful copper pendant. So I knew I wanted another one in copper and marble, but of a different style, and this is what I found!

I love the giant bare bulb, and it really makes a statement in here. We use our bedside lights at night, while I’m reading and Jay sits watching videos on his phone, so they’re useful but also look beautiful.

My biggest bit of advice I can give for decorating your bedroom is thinking of how everything will work together! Plan your colours, materials, textures, etc. in advance and use these to bring the whole room together seamlessly. You’ll never want to leave your bedroom when you’re finished.