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How to Create a Bedroom You WANT to Sleep In

Your bedroom is supposed to feel like a soft little escape at the end of the day. It’s a place where your shoulders can drop, your mind slows down, and sleep feels easier than ever. You don’t need to really renovate your entire bedroom setup to make that happen. You just need to look at the changes you can make and turn your bedroom into your favorite place in the house.

For example, light plays a huge role in how your bedroom feels. 

Soft and adjustable lighting can help to signal your brain and show your brain that it’s time to wind down. You could consider using warm bedside lamps instead of harsh overhead lights and add blinds that let you control how much natural light comes through the day. Blocking out early morning light can also help you to sleep longer and more peacefully.Controlling the light for a calmerspace is a great place to begin.

From here, you can choose calm colours and textures that influence how relaxed you feel. Soft tones like gentle blues or muted greens can help to create a peaceful atmosphere, but you definitely want peace rather than hospital. You don’t have to repaint everything either. You just need to change out the beddings and the cushions so that you are using soft textures in the right colours to reflect what you want. When your room is feeling visually calm and physically soft, it’s much easier to unwind.

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Karen LeBlanc is an award-winning travel journalist and storyteller, honored with two Telly Awards and four North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) awards for The Design Tourist travel show. As the show’s host, producer, and writer, Karen takes viewers beyond the guidebooks to explore the culture, craft, cuisine, and creativity that define the world’s most fascinating destinations.

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