#Ideas to arrange bedroom windows

#Ideas to arrange bedroom windows

Like a tall bed, this will draw the eye upward and make the windows appear larger. Mount your shades or curtains as close to the ceiling as possible. Shop the look: Modern Wingback Bed in Delft Chintz | Image courtesy: The InsideĪ small bedroom calls for employing tried-and-true interior design tricks for making a small room feel more spacious:

Be sure to choose lighting with enough wattage 60 watts incandescent usually does the trick (this translates to 8-12 W for LED and 800 lumens). The ideal placement for bedside sconces is a about five inches above where your head would be if you are reading in bed. There are hundreds of affordable options to suit every taste, ranging from traditional swing-arms with pleated fabric shades to industrial metal-shade sconces. Consider using small floating shelves, narrow bookcases, storage ottoman cubes with a tray on top, or even a stack of attractive, oversized coffee table books (secondhand bookstores or eBay are a great source for these).Ī scaled-down nightstand means you need every inch for personal items, so forgo the table lamps in favor of wall-mounted sconces or wall lights. There was a time when a pair of matching nightstands flanking a bed was the only acceptable concept of “good design” in a bedroom, but that is long over! Today, when it comes to the bedside table, anything goes – and you don’t even necessarily need a piece of furniture to do the job. Shop the look: Modern Wingback Bed in Ocean Velvet | Image courtesy: Clarke and Sons Design Group