Use unique themes and your personal touch to turn the most important room in your house into a love sanctuary, writes IRENE NJONGWA
Creating the right setting in a bedroom can enhance the romantic mood.
Incorporating personal mementos, favourite bedroom accessories and fragrances establishes a getaway bedroom environment for a couple.
Simple accessories and creative imagination can turn a bedroom into a lover’s haven not only for special occasions, but also for a daily love sanctuary. Adding personal touches brings sentimentality for a couple and ensures a bedroom atmosphere that creates a mood for love.
Here are some easy ways to turn a bedroom into an inviting boudoir:
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• Prepare the love bedroom
Decluttering a bedroom is vital in turning it into romantic retreat. Get rid of things that are not related to bedroom activities. These could include work equipment like computers, files and some forms of entertainment like video game consoles. Then dust off and clean the room to freshen it up.
•Create ambiance with bedroom interior design
Turn the bed into an enticing place for romance by using bedding that is soft and luxurious. For special occasions, using red bed linen adds sensuality and colour for mood enhancement. Accessorise the bed with fluffy pillows making sure not to place too many as they end up being cumbersome.
•Incorporate soft lighting
Mood lighting is one of the easiest ways to create an atmosphere that encourages deep relaxation for both partners. Change out harsh light bulbs and replace them with softer lights. Get creative with different bulb colours or place coloured scarves over lamps to give the room a different look without having to paint the walls.
Floor lamps or reading lamps are the best as these tend to throw more shadows giving the room an even dreamier look.
•Romantic bedroom ideas
Have a music system and play soft romantic music to soothe and uplift the soul and mind. Select songs that have special meaning to you as a couple as this creates sentimentality and brings sweet memories; it could be songs from a first date or wedding dance.
•Use fragrant candles or incense
According to personal preference, enhance the bedroom with fragrances that relax the body.
Candles also provide romantic lighting in place of light bulbs. However, care should be taken with the use of candles to avoid the risk of fire. Heart shaped colour changing LED mini lamps serve the purpose of candles without the flame.
•Rose petals
These create that extra special touch and turn the bedroom into a flowery paradise.
Strew rose petals on the bed and the bedroom floor in a creative way. Silk rose petals are ideal and will not leave stains on the bed or carpet. Spray silk petals with rose water to give them a rosy fragrance.
