Using Antique Styled Sleigh Beds to Add a Traditional Touch To Your Bedroom
August 5th, 2010Traditional style decoration, which is in vogue presently, was developed during 18th century. Some popular traditional styles are English, French country or British Colonial Revival. Usually, traditional style can be given to a room by decorating it with products having floral patterns in soft colours like peach and green, still-life paintings on the wall and damask fabrics. You can also decorate your bedroom in traditional style by having sleigh beds, accent pillows and wing back chairs.
Antique accessories give the room both an air of authenticity and originality. So, if you want to decorate your bedroom in traditional style, then follow these tips:
- First of all, plan how you want the layout of the room to look and what colours you would like and what kind of bedroom furniture you want to have.
- Decide a focal point for the room. Usually, bed is considered the focal point in a bedroom, therefore buy antique-style sleigh bed. In a traditional bedroom, the beds tend to be large, so either go for Four-poster beds or sleigh beds.
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In traditional bedrooms, sitting area consists of items like coffee tables, wing back chairs or window seats. If you want this type of sitting area, then decorate your sitting area by using similar colours.
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Plan the colour scheme of the room. Generally, traditional decoration features colours like soft peach, green and aubergine.
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Select rich carpets for the floor in traditional colours. You can also buy window coverings featuring tassels or fringes.
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Enhance the beauty of your room’s traditional feel by selecting such fabrics that bring elegance to the fore. You can go for silk, velvets or brocades as they are an appropriate choice for traditional decoration.
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Add a ceiling medallion and a chandelier to your bedroom for an extra touch of traditional luxury style.
Thus, these are some of the points which following you can decorate your bedroom in a rich traditional style.